Electric Scooter Safety Guidelines
Electric scooters are great fun, but it’s important to remember to keep to safety guidelines, as per the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recommendations:
- Always wear protective gear: helmet, knee pads and elbow pads.
- Wear shoes that hold your feet, and therefore keep you on the scooter.
- Children under the age of 12 should not use motorized scooters, only kick scooter.
- Avoid uneven road and loose debris.
- Do not go into car traffic with your electric scooter.
- Unless your scooter has head and taillights, don’t ride it at night.
- Check for local laws regarding scooters with local authorities.
- Read the instruction manual, observe all safety warnings on the scooter.
- Electric scooters are designed to carry 1 person at a time.
- As with all “people moving vehicles”, check for loose bolts, flat tires, etc. before riding the scooter.
- Take care of others.
Here's a short video about electric scooter etiquette and road safety.
Video Credit: Falcon Pev