Irvine Electric Scooter Accident Lawyer

Many people have ridden a scooter before and probably don’t understand what could make them so dangerous.

Here are only some of the ways that scooters can cause accidents:

• Virtually anyone can rent a Bird or Lime scooter, regardless of their age or experience with a scooter. For this reason, many inexperienced riders will be on the roads and the sidewalks.
  
  
• Many people renting scooters will be teens, who are prone to riskier behavior. Statistics show that young car drivers are much more likely to be in an accident than older drivers, and there is no reason to expect things will be different with scooters.
  
  
• Scooters are hard to see, and riders might blend in with people on the sidewalk. As a result, motor vehicles might collide more easily with scooters.
  
  
• Scooters are more prone to upset when they hit uneven pavement or a pothole. They might also be harder to handle in the rain.
  
  
• Scooters are not supposed to be ridden on sidewalks, only bike lanes. However, many people will still ride them on the sidewalk, endangering pedestrians.
  
  
• Lime and Bird require that riders wear a helmet, but there is no practical way to enforce that. Riders can pick up a helmet from a nearby location, but many will not bother to do so. After an accident, they are more prone to head injuries.
  
  
• Scooters like Lime and Bird are dangerous because they can be “dropped off” anywhere. As soon as the rider is finished, they can abandon the scooter. This means scooters will probably clutter store entrances, where people can trip and fall over them. Scooters might also block handicap ramps, rendering many places inaccessible to the disabled.

In spite of these dangers, many people find scooters an attractive method of transportation, and California cities have been eager to embrace them. If you have not seen a scooter on the road, watch out for them. They are soon to be swarming around you.