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