{"id":24641,"date":"2019-03-05T14:40:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T19:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhinolawyers.com\/?p=24641"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:38:19","slug":"scooter-rider-injured-riding-on-i-75","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\/es\/scooter-rider-injured-riding-on-i-75\/","title":{"rendered":"Scooter Rider Injured Riding on I-75"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early Tuesday, March 4, 2019, a car hit a person riding a scooter in the far-right lane on I-75 near Fletcher Avenue. Severely injuring the scooter rider. The Florida Highway Patrol says<\/a> that the 32-year-old scooter rider injured was driving slowly in the outside lane and was rear-ended by a 2011 Toyota Sienna.<\/p>\n

The impact threw the rider several feet over the guardrail and on the grass. Paramedics took him to Tampa General Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Police cited both drivers, the scooter driver for impeding traffic and the Toyota driver for careless driving.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay Scooters<\/h2>\n

Electric scooters are becoming a popular alternative transportation in many of the nation\u2019s cities. Companies like Bird, Lime, Skip, and Spin have cropped up over the last few years. They place scooters all over the city and riders can rent them and then drop them wherever they are when finished.<\/p>\n

This has caused cities some problems and many detractors feel that the scooters are a nuisance and a safety hazard, while supporters say that it\u2019s an inexpensive way for the city to provide transportation to thousands of people a day. Either way, it puts a lot of scooters on the streets.<\/p>\n

As of March 1, 2019, Tampa Bay has not yet joined in the list of cities offering scooters as a means of transportation. There are expectations that scooters will be coming soon to Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n

Scooter Rider Accidents<\/h2>\n

Regardless of whether or when Tampa Bay gets their scooter program, scooters are still being used by people as a cheap way to get around the city. Many of these are the motorized scooters, also called mopeds. Electric scooters are smaller and people ride them standing up.<\/p>\n

Florida law prohibits electric scooter on the state’s roads but allows motorized scooters on the roadways and are treated as vehicles so long as they meet the minimum requirements for headlights, brake, tail and turn lights, etc. However, they are not allowed on the freeways unless the motor is 50 cc\u2019s or more.<\/p>\n

The problem with motor scooters is that they have a low profile and many times aren\u2019t seen by drivers of cars. Some riders will zip around in and out of traffic while others will be going too slow and frustrate drivers.<\/p>\n

This causes accidents, and when that happens, the law allows the injured person to seek compensation just like they would in a typical vehicle accident.<\/p>\n

Common Scooter Rider Injuries<\/h2>\n

Scooters are small, lightweight, and they leave the rider fairly unprotected. The cars and other vehicles might outweigh a typical scooter as much as 20 times. This puts the scooter operator at a huge disadvantage when a car or truck and a scooter collide. Some of the common injuries of a scooter accident are:<\/p>\n