| Motor scooters have taken the world by
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| | There are many reasons to own a motorized
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| storm. Sales have increased dramatically
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| | scooter. They are often used for
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| over the past several years, but are they
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| | traveling short distances around the
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| safe on the city streets?
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| | neighborhood to perform errands. Due to
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| Motor scooters, both electric scooters
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| | their size, fuel-efficiency, weight, and
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| and gas scooters, are a style of
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| | typically larger storage room than a
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| motorcycle that have a step through frame
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| | motorcycle, they are ideal in this
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| and have become a very popular method of
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| | situation. But in the hands of the youth,
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| travel all over the world. They have been
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| | without any previous driving experience,
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| scooting out of show rooms at record
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| | they can be deadly.
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| speed. But what many people do not
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| | The ATV, go carts, dirt bikes and mini
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| realize is that motor scooters are
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| | bikes are other racing vehicles that are
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| classified as motor vehicles when it
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| | often owned and operated by younger
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| comes to highway regulations. And
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| | drivers. ATVs are usually used off road
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| although they are an object of desire for
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| | along with dirt bikes and mini bikes. Go
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| many they can also be dangerous for many.
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| | karts are typically driven on paved
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| They are typically regulated by state
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| | tracks specifically made for the go cart.
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| laws as either motorcycles or mopeds and
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| | The go kart, mini bike, dirt bike or ATVs
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| are subject to many of the same
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| | don't usually get out on the open road
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| regulations as other motor vehicles. With
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| | where there are cars to contend with.
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| a careful and alert driver a scooter can
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| | Therefore they also avoid many of the
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| be as safe as any other vehicle on the
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| | dangers that scooter drivers must face.
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| road. But accidents frequently occur when
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| | Motor scooters are the latest craze,
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| motor scooter drivers think they are
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| | especially among the youth market looking
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| exempt from the conventions that apply to
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| | for a quick, cheap form of
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| automobiles.
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| | transportation. These youths can be too
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| Motor scooters (sometimes called mopeds
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| | young to own a driver's license, and the
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| or go peds) are commonly purchased for
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| | result is a dangerous situation. They are
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| use by children and teenagers, most of
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| | more popular than ever, but as their
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| whom do not even possess a valid license
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| | popularity grows, people's awareness of
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| to drive. Licensed drivers have had a
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| | driving regulations has not kept pace,
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| certain amount of training behind the
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| | especially among the younger generation.
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| wheel of a car, unlike many motor scooter
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| | Kids often think of motor scooters as
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| drivers under the age of 16. Without
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| | toys, not as adult vehicles. But a
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| proper training children and young
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| | scooter is not a toy. It's a potentially
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| teenagers can easily find themselves in
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| | dangerous motor vehicle subject to
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| positions that experienced drivers
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| | certain laws and regulations. Also, youth
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| normally would not.
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| | often think of themselves as being immune
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| Darting in and out of traffic with little
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| | to automobile driving regulations and
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| driving experience, on a motor scooter
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| | immune to accidents as well. "It won't
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| that is so small it cannot be seen by
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| | happen to me" is a very common attitude
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| other drivers, poses a hazard to both the
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| | among the youth. But it's precisely this
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| scooter driver and other motorists
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| | attitude that can get them into trouble.
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| traveling the highway. To be safe a motor
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| | People need to be aware of the potential
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| scooter driver must think of himself as
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| | motor scooter dangers and take
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| being invisible to the other drivers
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| | appropriate action. Scooter riders should
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| making their way down the busy streets. A
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| | pay special attention while driving,
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| scooter driver cannot assume that other
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| | making sure not to drive erratically, but
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| drivers will see them.
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| | to be predictable and courteous to other
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| A safe approach for a scooter driver
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| | drivers on the road.
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| would be to assume that they are
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| | Both kids and adults need training and
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| completely invisible to other drivers and
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| | experience before attempting to maneuver
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| then act accordingly. A motor scooter
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| | their scooters out in traffic. If parents
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| rider must be ready to maneuver out of
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| | will take a little time to train their
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| harm's if another driver makes a sudden
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| | children, making sure they are aware of
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| unexpected movement. Being safe means
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| | the rules of the road before they are
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| staying alert at all times. Being safe
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| | allowed to travel on them, it could make
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| also means following the rules of the
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| | driving a pleasure instead of a danger.
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| road and not making unnecessary or risky
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| | With a little training and some wise
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| moves in traffic that would cause their
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| | words of advice we can all make a
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| moped scooter to dart out in front of
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| | difference in the lives of the youth.
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| another moving vehicle. Automobile
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| | Give them some training and experience
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| drivers must have time to react to a
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| | and their motor scooters may be an object
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| scooter driver's movements.
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| | of fun instead of injury.
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