| Scooter drivers of all ages, just as automobile drivers, | | | | legitimate vehicle. |
| have a responsibility to take safety precautions before | | | | Motor scooters are legal vehicles to drive on regular |
| jumping behind the wheel. For young scooter hobbyist, | | | | roads and the traffic laws and rules of the road are |
| parents are also responsible for making sure their child | | | | typically the same as those for other cars and trucks. |
| driver has a basic knowledge on how to function the | | | | This being the case, by law, there should not be a |
| motor scooter. Supervisors of scooter riding and the | | | | situation where a regular sized automobile over takes |
| drivers must always know the proper safety | | | | a motor scooter in a manner they would not use if it |
| equipment to use and use it. Though motor scooters | | | | were an equal sized automobile. Awareness of the |
| have the ability to serve multiple purposes, they are | | | | regulations on driving motor scooters is most likely the |
| growing especially fast in popularity among commuters | | | | primary reason for road vehicles to violate scooters |
| in areas such as college campuses and congested | | | | right of way. |
| downtown areas. | | | | Since driving scooters on legal roads is not a practice |
| People traveling to near by neighborhood locations and | | | | used widely in all of the nation, motor scooterist must |
| to short distances for errands are also finding the | | | | remain alert for any harmful situations. For starters, |
| convenient use of motor scooters for commuting. The | | | | anywhere you drive your motor scooter a helmet |
| advantages driving a scooter can offer are very | | | | should be in your attire. While out driving around town it |
| obvious to some people because of the lifestyles they | | | | is advised to wear bright colors and use a whip flag. |
| lead. Probably the favorite perk motor scooters offer | | | | Both of these precautions increase the chances that |
| commuters is the different ways using one can save | | | | other vehicles will see you and react properly. |
| money, such as by nearly eliminating gas costs and | | | | The rear and brake lights on your motor scooter are |
| creating additional free or work time by allowing you to | | | | important features that can also raise the awareness |
| avoid traffic. | | | | of your presence to other drivers. During day and night |
| Each advantage of driving motor scooters is valuable | | | | the tendency of automobile drivers following behind |
| to many people, especially in large, metropolitan areas, | | | | your scooter is to become distracted from any turns, |
| but those who have used this method of commuting | | | | signals or actions you are taking. Having bright, |
| have also been met with some resistance. Motorists | | | | consistently working brake lights help trailing drivers to |
| who routinely travel by scooter know, or should know, | | | | notice the move you are making, or plan to make. |
| the safety laws and regulations in their area but | | | | Some avid scooter drivers have installed a flash lamp |
| unsafe situations still tend to rise more often than they | | | | that is also activated when the brakes are applied. |
| ought. When driving scooters the most problematic | | | | The flash lamp continually flashes brightly, each flash |
| situations occur when automobile drivers do not notice | | | | only fractions of a second apart to warn following |
| or choose not to recognize scooter drivers as a | | | | vehicles of the scooter drivers intent. |