Are scooters safer than motorcycles?
On One Hand: Motorcycles Go Faster Than Scooters.A 50cc (cubic centimeters) scooter and 50cc motorcycle are equally dangerous, but most people use small scooters as utility vehicles for commuting and city shopping, while large motorcycles tend to be chosen as recreational vehicles and for longer highway trips. According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, a motorcyclist is 34 times more likely to die in a crash than a person in a passenger car, but regular helmet use could reduce both motorcycle and scooter fatalities 37 percent. The faster a person travels on a motorcycle or scooter, the greater the risk of injury or death.On the Other: Scooters Are Harder To See.Slower is not always safer. According to the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, the majority of crashes between scooters and cars happen at intersections. Small scooters are harder to see than larger motorcycles, so to stay safe a scooter rider has to drive defensively by wearing bright clothing, watching fo
