I also wear a high-visibility vest practically all the time I ride an electric scooter, even in full sunlight. It makes me visible to drivers entering the road, they will give me right of way more often than if I wouldn't wear one. I wear it even more than on a bicycle, as the upright position on a scooter makes me look like a slow pedestrian, so with the vest I look more like a guy who has business being on the road.

@Vmaxfodder

6 ай бұрын

Me 2 Great Idea

@mickeyandlucy

3 ай бұрын

Be cautious of the light green safety vests. They are the same color as new green leaves in the spring. You can get lost in a background of foliage.

@ioanc2

3 ай бұрын

​@@mickeyandlucyeh, depends on region. In concrete cities, or during the night, that's not much of an issue

@N8_Lee

2 ай бұрын

Makes me wish I still had my old PT Army RoadGaurd Vest. 😂

Hey! great to see the varla eagle one pro on the channel again! Your reviews and videos were a huge factor in my decision to get one. And you didnt steer me wrong! almost 2k miles later and im still very happy

My general rule is assume the worst. If a situation arises where something could go wrong or someone can't see you, assume that it will go wrong or the person that can't see you will turn or pull out in front of you. Great tips! BTW the rovoron is now on sale for $1000! That is a steal!

@Andrew-3445

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, I thought I got a steal on my Rovoron for $1,499. Them selling it for $999 is like giving it away. It legitimately goes 45 mph and at cruising speeds (20-22 mph for me) I can get 50 miles on a charge.

@jamesf2811

6 ай бұрын

@@Andrew-3445 It's pretty darn close to the Alibaba price for quantities of 10 (around $750) And then you'd pay whatever else on top for shipping. I definitely love mine that I've had for a month. And I paid $1599 for the white one.

@harrison00xXx

4 ай бұрын

Yep, absolutely. If you dont even put yourself in a potential danger which can be avoided in the first place, why not. Pedestrian crossings for example. I learned to just walk across them, many car drivers think "i dont allow this scooter to cross", but they are scared of a penalty because hindering people on foot to cross. Everytime i caught such a driver and he stopped as i walked instead of standing on the scooter, i walked pretty slow to waste some of his time as well. Its generally the best to stay out of the road with a slower scooter, for example the street legal (and highly dangerous) scooters. But as i rebuilt my old scooter with all new parts and going easily 50km/h (about 30mph), its so much safer around cars going a straight line. Yet its pretty annoying and dedicated bike ways are so much more fun, enjoying and peaceful.

Excellent video. I've ridden thousands of miles and you're bang on. Good job 👍

I put mirrors on all my bikes and scooters, except for my BMX.

I always ride in a defensive manner when riding bikes, EUCs, scooters. I never ride agressive. I assume the driver DO NOT see me only when I make eye contact do I go the right away. Don't ride fast, unless the case cause for it. Drivers of 4000 pound boxes only look for other 4000 boxes or bigger, a 100 pound Personal Electronic Vehicle (PEV)is the last thing on their mind in traffic...And if a Personal Electronic Vehicle is riding in the flow of traffic, it make car drivers think they are going too slow...many don't know PEV can go 60+ mph

Also be extra careful when riding on sidewalks, as they can have many more potholes and seams you may not even notice, since they're not built for high speed riding.

Just got back home on my Maxfun 10 pro electric scooter, I see you're also cruising on one in this video. I won't deny it - your review of the Maxfun 10 pro definitely impact me. Yet, I have zero regrets. After a month of whizzing about town on it, my affection for the Maxfun 10 pro just keeps growing!

Thanks for the safety tips as a scooter rider it’s always a great reminder to know about when riding an electric scooter.

Thank you for uploading the electric scooter urban riding safety tips on KZread. I find them very helpful for me to obey wisely and properly at the same time. In fact, I'll take this opportunity to convince my parents to buy a Phantomgogo Commuter R1 foldable electric scooter which has a seat and a carry basket included as part of a great idea that I had for Earth Day 2024 regarding reducing fuel in the environment.

I recently got an electric scooter and this video helps out a lot! I live in an urban city and there's usually a lot of traffic, roundabouts, and a casino nearby. I finally took it for a ride last night to my house and was scared to death on my way over. It was my very first ride, but good thing it was at night with very few cars. I know I'll get better with practice, but just the fear to take it out today to work and something happening, it's scary. Hopefully I grow out of this fear eventually. I bought an Apollo City which itself as a very first scooter is crazy.

@jamesf2811

6 ай бұрын

Take it to a decent sized, empty parking lot to practice. The tip in this video to plan your route is 100% essential.

Great tips. However, sadly the biggest risks are potholes. I had a major accident by hitting a pothole. I was going around 35mp/h and didn’t even see the hole, so i turned into a superman and smashed on the pavement. If i didn’t wear my helmet, i wouldn’t be typing this comment now… so watch out folks

@robslams2324

20 күн бұрын

Do you think if someone was so inclined you might be able to hop and kinda lift up on the front to kinda ride over the hole? I’m a former skateboarder and I can imagine hopping over a pot hole on a scooter would be easy. If you seen it of course.

@filipluneski0204

16 күн бұрын

@@robslams2324 perhaps, but provided you see the pothole. In many case you go fast and dont even notice the hole until too late

You use the exact same logic and decision making as I do and it's about the same whether I'm walking scooting or anything on the road really. Great Video, appreciate it!

I've been riding scooters for 6 years. Lots of scooters don't have directional signals or brake lights, and most only have an annoying little buzzer instead of a horn. Two things I use and recommend are a Lumos helmet because they have very bright and visible lighting and directional signals and brake lights. And I would never ride without my @Loudbicycle horn which is extremely Loud and sounds exactly like a car horn. These two accessories have saved my life many times over because of bad drivers and pedestrians.

I really appreciated this video you did. I myself own a hyper scooter. And I would love if you could do additional safety videos like you just did. I've been riding for years but I can always use extra advice. Thank you

Hey I haven’t seen many reviews on the gotrax gx2 I think you are one of the most unbiased e scooter KZreadrs is it possible if you could review the gotrax gx2

While not strictly a tip to riding, but consider writing to your local government officials to install bike lanes(especially separated or protected lanes) and other infrastructure to help with improving riding conditions. Also see if there are any local micromobility groups(usually a bike group) to follow and help advocate when you can.

I’m a E-bike guy so far have a long range ANIOKI goes a little over 30mph. You are lucky where you are to have bike lanes. A lot of two lane roads so I do map my routes out like you added in this vid. I’m deep in the south there aren’t many lanes so a lot of honking and people going around no one really rides them in my city alternative vehicles in the city. This was a great video man , definitely will cop a e-scooter one day , subbed !

Nice channel and great tips.

For the dooring part if its sketch looking with distance i actually will just ride slower to avoid being startled when a car door open. I think the worse is the people exiting out to quickly not realizing a cyclist could be secs away from passing them because they weren't looking. Ever since i got my Vsett 11+ it changed the way i drive my car. For the people speeding up toa driveway often do it on purpose because they expect you to slowdown when it's actually the complete opposite. A lot of people are used to driving fast so their level of patience is very low. I usually check behind 2-3 times just before i'm about to cross pass a driveway like in the video because i don't trust that will see me or slow down. This gives me time to decide if i wait or keep going.

Lots of good tips! The right turns in front of me are the ones that cause the most close calls. I ride with my lights on bright flash mode too and that seems to help a lot. I feel way safer on my motorcycle than I do on my WolfKing GT!! Haha! Definitely have to pay attention!!

thank you!

Very comprehensive. I love those people in automobiles that turn in front of you as shown at end of video 😠. Maybe you’re right that they don’t see you at times, but I’m less convinced of this. I ride ultra defensively. Once I had a person pull a U-turn on a wide residential street that missed me by mere inches. Thankfully I was on my 3000W 12” tire ebike and was able to throttle out of the way, but that was a unpredictable moment that I had never anticipated. Most of the time it’s just the driveways that can’t be seen clearly, at least here in the PNW where we get more rain in the valley. There’s a lot of foliage that I didn’t see in your videos. Since I’ve been riding after my bought my first ebike/scooter , the Jetson Bolt and then SegWay ES3, both from Costco, I’ve managed to have only one wreck. I was on my Zero 10X and lifted one hand to adjust my sunglasses when I hit a asphalt repair on the road that had a bump I couldn’t perceive with the glasses on. The Zero 10X steering geometry is not forgiving when this happens if only holding with one hand. I took a spill at 15 mph or so. Not a fun morning that day. I pushed my now inoperable 80lb PEV some 5 miles uphill no less back to my home. Unfortunately nobody was awake in my family to call, plus I felt the burden was mine.. The gashes were pretty big, as I had to dig out glove material from my wounds. Since then, I’m even more cautious !

Good tips! I ride in Australia (both scoots and EUC), where unfortunately we can't bloody follow some of this advice because our laws and regs for PEVs/micromobility are written by people who don't know what they're talking about, and there's been a sustained fear campaign from the media. Ride at the same speed as traffic so you don't get smeared across the road? Nah, limited to 25km/h and cops have crushed unlocked scooters if they find them. Very frustrating and limits the potential of these PEVs to reduce the number of cars on our more congested roads.

Please review scooter accessories 🙏🏿

Thank you 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🚀

I feel like some drivers don’t like it when PEVs pass them on the road. I could be going 20mph and someone will speed on by and they weren’t going that fast before. And the speed limit in my area is 25mph and my scooter somewhat keeps up but I got another that goes 40 but it’s too big for the quick maneuvers I like to do. I’m currently practicing with it but won’t fully take it out until the side mirrors come in. I have an Unagi and Varla Eagle V2 btw.

@RK9Rides

6 ай бұрын

Yeah cars definitely seem to feel like they have to be faster than you

another advice if u think a car and u make eye contact assume they still dont see u i have a broken wrist because i thought she saw me she claimed she didnt even see me

And remember: screws and nails tend to lie closer to curbs, so be ready for surprises.

Kinda ironic, on a video about safety and most of the clips no gloves, and all clips not even a strong side mirror. I don’t understand how people can ride in traffic and amongst upcoming traffic without a mirror. I feel so much more vulnerable without knowing what’s coming up from behind.

Where i live, i learned to better block cars than allowing them to pass, at least when it comes to dedicated bike/trail roads where you see 90% people walking, with a (e) bicycle or rarely a scooter. Those 10% of people on these "roads" with cars are ruthless and overtaking with barely any space between me and the car. Learned this lesson within a few days. In those cases I CHOOSE when the car is allowed to go in front of me, and to be honest most cars driving there are driving this road anyways illegally (farmers and local residents only)

I'd never bother to go behind a car but nevertheless it is a good idea. If your wondering why I generally don't is because I make myself seen and heard. I have a recharged bar light on my Wolf King GT and the scooter has a strobe function. When I get near cars, I give them a friendly honk or have obnoxious music playing on a loud Bluetooth speaker. This makes you stand out more than you need to in busy areas.

and then we got my country , one of the few countries that sadly dont legalize e-scooters even tho my country would be a dream place for any E-scooter rider because we have the world's best infrastructure for bicycles which E-scooter would also benefit from. however , i do ride a e-scooter so my safety tip is , dont get caught.

@THEPh3n0m3nal_1

9 күн бұрын

What country?

braking practice is a must you will do what you practiced also keep your speed down to 35km/hr max cars are able to act predictably around you

pro tip: always maintain the speed traffic on your scooter and stay behind the car that is in front even if you can go way faster since they may make an unexpected right turn without turn signal and cause you to get a fun ambulance ride down to the er!

I notice you have many parts of your videos filmed in Utah I will not say what city but I totally recognize many places. I have a Zero 10x and have watched many of your videos.

I blast obnoxious music on my JBL speaker while riding here in NYC. PEVS are quiet so it’s important to be heard as you approach cars. It has saved me countless times from sketching situations (like cars drifting into the bike lane quickly correcting themselves) and especially lane splitting in slow traffic.

@oldemonteef

23 күн бұрын

stay off the road, someone should open their door when you are splitting traffic.

@khanrides

23 күн бұрын

@@oldemonteef what are roads initially made for?

I think the rear mirror is very important. looking back on a scooter seems quite dangerous.

Can you review the Evercross H5 pls?

How do you make a left turn at a busy intersection without a bike lane? Take the pedestrian crosswalk?

Have you ever looked into yume? I have a y10 and love ot

What camera mount u use? Looking for something to use on my scooter with the insta 360 x3

I just crashed my scooter today and you upload this at the same time, perfect timing, thanks for the tips, I will apply them. I had complete right of way at the crossing but the Jeep that was turning did not see me. I was only scraped up a bit, nothing bad. I used the pedestrian crosswalk because it was a wide multilane road with busy traffic, so there was no safe way to get into the left turning lane. The scooter cannot keep up with traffic anyways. Do you have any recommendations on safely turning left on busy roads?

@RK9Rides

6 ай бұрын

Using the crosswalks is the safest way to go if you can't get into the turning lane safely

What happened to your scooter brand tier list video?

Never assume drivers see you when they are coming out of street making a right or left turn best to stop until driver see you .

I’m thinking of getting the fastest new wolf king as my first scooter. Former skateboarder and I’ve used pushed scooters before so I’m confident in my ability to ride. I would definitely start of slow for quite a while and only use single motor lvl 1,2 ect until I felt extremely comfortable with turning and how it handles and gradually ramp it up when I feel comfortable. Do you think I can handle the new beast as my first scooter with that mindset?

YOO wsp man I've been tryna find your channel for a while now I've seen ur possway t3 and uditer s3 review. Do you still use them and which one is better I've heard really bad things bout the possway like it breaks down a lot. The uditer is the one I've been tryna get but its a $200 shipping to Canada so fuck that lmao. Anyway which one do you think is better?

I just fell yesterday on my scooter going 80 kph and damn it hurt

You should show us that you need to stop completely at red lights and at stop signs.

Rule #1 when cars are around---expect the driver to do something stupid in front of you, and be ready. Never assume the driver will do the safe thing. Usually they do, but sometimes....

At 5:31, I saw a rodent run across sidewalk. 😂

I do have a question, on a slow scooter, as ours are limited to 20kph here in my city, how do you make left hand turns on multiple laned roads. Its illegal to ride on footpaths here but we are allowed on roads up to 60kph, the issue is in the inside lanes cars are not looking for you as theyre zipping past, so its dangerous getting into the turning lane

@RK9Rides

6 ай бұрын

I would say use the crosswalks to make a left turn if you can't get over to the turning lane

@Surryfox

6 ай бұрын

@@RK9Rides Thank you! I've mostly been walking it and crossing at the lights when theres busier roads. Much appreciated for the reply!

side walk is a no no

4:54: If you’re in California remember that anything that goes above 15mph needs to be registered with the DMV and insured against liability.

@broteinbarguy9135

Ай бұрын

This is why people don't like California

@nuttysquirrel8816

Күн бұрын

Group riders post videos of their rides on KZread. Stop signs and traffic lights mean nothing to them. Oftentimes you'll see all the cars in traffic waiting at a stop light but the group riders go right through the intersection like the stop light isn't even there. Cops and insurance companies see these videos which makes it easier for insurance companies to lobby for more insurance mandates.

@nuttysquirrel8816

Күн бұрын

Also, am I missing something? I hear people describe California as a liberal state. The more I learn about the actual laws in CA, the more it seems like a tyrannical state. 🫤

hey i live pretty close to you. Need to get any heavylight scooters out of your hands😅😅😅😅

Inspite of all this, there will be always idiot drivers in cars trying to race you, especially if you have a performance escoot. They can't stand a escooter overtaking them so they will do some pretty stupid sh*t around you.

The sidewalk belong to the pedestrian. If you use it ? Be very respectful. Dont ruin it for the rest of us !

@OzaruPrince

Ай бұрын

Even when respectful you still get snotty idiotic comments like you’re not supposed to be on the sidewalk . Like bro I just let you pass I didn’t speed past you or anything

@jclyntoledo

Ай бұрын

I get that but drivers are constantly cutting off bikers or almost crashing into ppl who use bikes and electric scooters and even mopeds and motorcycles so no offense but I'd like to not die bc someone turned without looking. I've even have to be careful to literally cross the street after the pedestrian walk sign went on bc drivers don't pay attention in their cars. There's not always bike lanes everywhere.

@OzaruPrince

Ай бұрын

@@jclyntoledo just signal the driver to go around you and they’ll let you do so respectfully too . I always do the arm motion like “. Go ahead “ and they always pass me up nice and smooth not fast and obnoxious . Some times they even say thanks

@Vmaxfodder

Ай бұрын

@OzaruPrince be careful with that directing traffic. People been sued for that very thing. It's called directing trafficking.

d'ont use cruise mode on scooter with high speed, d'ont kick start with 0km, drivers d'ont like e scooters

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1:23 - As someone who rides an e-bike daily I CANNOT DISAGREE MORE… Do you know how many damn times I am riding on the correct side of the road and people we just VEER out of suburbs without even looking both ways? Like, I’m absolutely shocked these people don’t have more dents in their cars. Or for all I know they’re super well off and replace vehicles and pay off tickets and judges non-stop. I am not kidding, it is staggering how many people think that when they are behind the wheel of a car they can suddenly become a, “multi-task” god… You THINK you can use your phone and drive at the same time, but for people like myself paying MUCH closer attention to the road I swear to you this is not true. You’re just NOT noticing your errors.

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He's talking about security on the road and he's scooter doesn't has rear back mirror. Wow

Dude you're giving safety tips while riding around, wearing no gloves what so ever! GTFO with those tips!

I had a policeman tell me to ride on the sidewalk if possible. I researched the laws in my state. E scooters are prohibited on sidewalks except for downtown. It was a fairly young man, so I guess he wasn't familiar with all the scooter laws. 🛴