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Scooters! Safe or Scary?

Do you think scooters are safe or scary? Most of you would probably say both. You would expect them to be safe as many people use them for transport, but that’s not always the case.

The Law.

There are obviously laws to riding a motorbike, just the same as there is to driving a car. You must stick to these rules for your own and other people’s safety. Here are most of the laws you must follow:-

  • Wearing a helmet.
  • If you are on a provisional licence you must have Learner plates.
  • If you are on a provisional licence you can’t carry passengers.
  • You must keep to the speed limits.

I bet most of you are wondering what a provisional licence is? You can take the test when your just 16 and it enables you to ride a 50cc scooter, which by law are restricted to 30 miles per hour. The test you have to take is called your CBT; you can take these in most places. It consists of you going to that place for the day (9am-4pm.) and they teach you the basic skills of riding a scooter. After 2 hours they take you on the roads. Don’t worry your not alone they usually take you in a group, and there are at least two instructor’s there to help. After being out for the full day if they think that you have done well, and ridden safely, you will be given a certificate stating that you are passed and now legal to drive a scooter. You can’t drive a scooter any faster than a 50cc until you are 17.

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Insurance.

Just because you’ve passed your CBT still doesn’t mean you can ride your scooter unless you have insurance, and that it has a valid MOT.

If you are looking to insure a 50cc scooter depending on what REG it is (registration number.) It would cost you £200 to be covered for fire and theft; this means that if your bike is stolen you are covered. If you don’t think that this is enough you can go fully comprehensive, which means your scooter is covered for anything, and if you put someone else name on your insurance, and they have ...

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