Other accidents happened because of irregular pavement, tandem riding, inability to use the foot brake, and a vehicle hit one child. Researchers say adults were supervising in half of the cases. Also, none of the children wore protective padding and only two children wore helmets. The injuries included lacerations, amnesia, broken bones, and head trauma. None of the injuries was life threatening.
Researchers say most scooter-related injuries are preventable if proper protective gear is used.
They encourage the use of helmets, wrist pads, elbow pads, and knee padding. They add local, state and federal legislation enforcing helmet use and restricting scooters from public roadways needs to be implemented to prevent future scooter-related injuries.