Is a scooter safer than a bike or a motorcycle?
New research has shown that in the realm of two-wheeled motorists, moped riders are involved in more accidents, motorcyclists are more than three times as likely to die on the road!
New research has shown that in the realm of two-wheeled motorists, moped riders are involved in more accidents, motorcyclists are more than three times as likely to die on the road, and scooter riders are the safest of the three.
But which is the truth? The following article will clarify the most of your questions.
Scooter vs motorcycle
Studies show that scooters are less likely than motorcycles to be involved in a single-vehicle accident or where the rider is at fault. There is no proof that scooters are safer than bikes, but scooter riders tend to take less risks.
Studies show that scooters are less likely than motorcycles to be involved in a single-vehicle accident or where the rider is at fault. There is no proof that scooters are safer than bikes, but scooter riders tend to take less risks. While non-riders perceive scooters as being safer, most motorcyclists feel less safe on a scooter.
The study reports a lot of detailed differences in crash results between scooters and motorcycles, including time of the week, conditions of the crash, and possible causes.
The most notable points are that scooters are less likely to crash alone (i.e. no other vehicle involved) than motorcycles. Scooters also prang less frequent as a result of the rider doing something stupid. This, the author suggests, may be as a result of scooter riders being more mature (generally older and proportionally more female riders) and being motivated to ride for different reasons.
Motorcyclists tend to ride scooters for fun and social acceptance (real mature, right?), whereas scooters are generally used for commuting and to save money on gas and scooter parts are easier changed. This is reflected in a larger percentage of scooters going down during weekdays compared to scooters that throw off their riders at night and over weekends.
Also, it was shown that that the scooters and the bikes are equally prone to getting rear-ended (12.6% vs 12.2% respectively).
A scooter or a bike?
Studies show that scooters are less likely than motorcycles to be involved in a single-vehicle accident or where the rider is at fault. There is no proof that scooters are safer than bikes, but scooter riders tend to take less risks. Also, the scooter parts are more resistant that bike parts.
To sum up, there are no enough studies to prove that the scooter are safier than the motorcycle and the bikes.