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  You stop at your local florist to buy some flowers on your way home from work. You exit the store and as you are walking to your car, you are clobbered from behind by someone illegally riding a shared electric scooter on the sidewalk. Knocked to the ground, you are in shock and your leg hurts. You look around and see the person who ran into you pick up the electric scooter and ride away. At least you saw the color and brand markings on the scooter. A good Samaritan helps you get up, but you can’t walk due to pain in your knee. Your spouse arrives and takes you to the hospital where you are told you’ve torn up ligaments and cartilage and will require surgery followed by weeks of therapy. You won’t be able to return to work for six to eight weeks and you likely will have degenerative changes in your knee that you otherwise would not have had without the trauma.

  Although the introduction of shared electric scooters onto the streets of California was met with controversy, with some cities banning them (e.g., Beverly Hills) and others opting to allow them with regulations (Los Angeles), they appear to be here to stay. In fact, the state has formally declared its support for electric motorized scooters as an alternative low-emission or no-emission form of transportation. But the question of who pays for the medical bills, lost income and physical and mental changes in life suffered by the accident victim or their loved ones is more complicated than it seems at first blush. Although there can be other sources of recovery, the major ones are the careless scooter rider, the scooter rental company as owner of the scooter, and possibly the auto insurance of the victim.

  If the careless scooter rider happens to own a home covered by homeowner’s insurance, that policy may be a source of money to pay for the damages suffered by the injured victim. Depending on the language used in the insurance contract, homeowner’s insurance can provide protection to both the scooter rider and the rider’s victim. For example, a typical homeowner’s policy generally provides coverage for injury claims made against the homeowner for bodily injury caused by an accident. A common exclusion provides that there is no homeowner’s liability coverage for any motor vehicle liability if at the time of the accident, the involved motor vehicle “is registered for use on public roads or property”  or is not registered when registration is required by law. Since electric scooters are not required to be registered, the homeowner’s insurance in this example would provide both liability and medical payments to the injured victim. Again, it all depends on the specific language of...

"We want to make sure the rules around e-scooters are clear," a spokesperson from the force said. "E-scooters are legally available to purchase but it's currently against the law to ride a privately-owned one in any public place in the UK. "This includes roads, pavements, parks, within town centres or canal towpaths. "The only place a privately owned e-scooter can be used is on private land, with the landowner's permission."

  This kick scooter is also made for people much shorter than my 6'4" self. My extra-large hands take up the entire length of the handlebars, and the whole thing is a tad shorter than I’d like. The deck is so narrow that I can only fit one foot on it, with the ball of my second foot behind.  At least you get important extras, like a bell, an LED display that shows your speed, and a headlight and a rear brake light. It’s also IP54 water resistant, and I had no trouble when I was forced to ride the scooter in the middle of a sudden light rain. Just make sure to wipe it down as soon as you’re back, and don’t plug in the charger until it’s completely dry! (Despite touting the IP54 rating, the manual says  not  to ride it in the rain, so I'd avoid it when possible.)  The best perk is the removable battery. The idea here is to buy a spare battery and carry it with you, so when the scooter starts to lose juice, you can swap in a fresh cell to keep going. The battery is...

  Although a claim can be pursued against an uninsured scooter rider, with little to no chance of obtaining payment due to lack of available and reachable assets and availability of bankruptcy, most attorneys will not take on the case unless there is another viable responsible party. The owner of the electric scooter, that is the rental company (e.g., Lime, Jump, Bird, Jump, Lyft, Spin, Razor), may also be a source of recovery if, for example, poor maintenance or a mechanical or design defect contributed to the crash. Failure to verify a rider’s qualifications may also be a basis of recovery, if for example, the rental company failed to verify the rider’s driver’s license thus allowing an underaged person access to unlock and ride the scooter. Scooter rental agreements, however, create roadblocks to recovery. Common clauses say the rider releases the rental company of any liability, waive the right to a jury trial, etc.

  It’s almost entirely in one piece out of the box. All you need to do is take it out, attach the handlebars by rotating them into the threads at the top of the stem, slot the battery into the stem, and tighten the brake/LED display with the included hex key. That’s it. You’re ready to go. Unfolding it is dead simple too. Push down on the rear mudguard to free the stem, lift it up, and close its clamp to keep it in place. You can secure the clamp by rotating a lock over it. Do the reverse to fold it, and it all takes less than a minute. You can carry the X8 by grabbing the stem, and it really  is  lightweight.  The first thing I noticed aside from its sleek and simple looks? This is a noisy escooter—and I don’t mean the motor. It makes a loud chime when you turn it on and off, and frequently makes beeps when you ride (more on that later). It’s not so bad when you’re outside surrounded by traffic and other ambient sounds, but it’s  loud  indoors.

 A Lamborghini was stolen by a 14-year-old, and the owner used a scooter to chase after his prized possession. On Tuesday, Chris Sander heard his Lamborghini start up. “I look out the window, and I see somebody driving it away,” Sander said. He grabbed his scooter and chased after his stolen Lamborghini. The teen was eventually stopped and taken into custody, but not before running away from police. Andre Kaline was sitting on his porch when the young suspect came running up to him after ditching the vehicle. “I didn’t know if he had a weapon. I wasn’t sure how crazy he was. I was trying to talk and calm him down.” Kaline said. “He asked me for advice. He’s like, ‘I’m 14. I don’t know what to do.’” Kaline advised the teen to turn himself in and seconds later, an officer appeared.

  Hoverboards might not exist as we originally imagined them, but electric kick scooters are the next best thing. They’re just hoverboards with handlebars, right? And wheels. Well, close enough. They feel futuristic, but many are heavy and bulky, as I found with the escooters I tested   over the past year . It’s near impossible to tote one around like you would a skateboard. So I was overjoyed when the Slidgo X8 arrived on my doorstep. Compared to the more than 60-pound escooters I’ve been testing, this 30-pound vehicle feels positively lightweight. I  did  carry it into an ice cream shop to grab a pint of masala chai (it was delicious), and I  didn’t  struggle or bang it into my shins in the process. However, the lighter an escooter is, the more likely you’ll notice the host of sacrifices made to get there.