It can happen in a flash. One moment you are driving along, winding through the crowded streets of your busy downtown metropolis. The next minute you are slamming on your brakes and swerving into oncoming traffic to avoid taking out the motorized scooter that just zipped across your lane of travel. Whether on the roadway, in bike lanes, or even on the sidewalk, we have all had close calls with motorized scooters now made ubiquitously available by companies such as Bird and Lime.

But what happens when there is more than just a near miss? How do you mount a defense against those times when a vehicle (larger and capable of producing more injury) and a motorized scooter collide?

Originally published in the Daily Journal, September 19, 2019.