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• Fox 7 - Scooters will keel yoooooooouuu!

  An older Fox news piece that says fatalities are directly proportional to 2-wheeler use... You should stick to smoking instead. Posted Oct 25 2008, 06:18 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Rider Safety, Video

• Road hazard - Going up... Second floor, housewares, linens and appliances

  Ok, this is a tad bit off topic but it's astonishing to watch. I hope everyone had a chance to evacuate. Probably so since the road was already blocked off. PS> The title is meant to confuse... it's just an optical illusion. Posted Aug 09 2008, 03:13 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Rider Safety, Off Topic, Video

• Video: Japanese for "Motorcycle Safety Course"

  Akisan sends us this COOL video from Japan. When it first starts up you might shrug your shoulders, but you'll be smiling by 1:30. This video is actually a bike riding school demonstration. Here you see the instructors showin' what they got. I... Posted Jun 21 2008, 02:55 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Rider Safety, Japan, Video

• Engadget: Virginia Tech students create "smart" brake lights

  Oops! I found this scoop under the fridge. Sure it's a bit old and crusty, but if you blow off the dust bunnies it's still tasty. Since I luv Engadget and their quip-ridden blurbs I'll just say... Take it away Engadget! It's only taken... Posted Jun 11 2008, 03:38 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Rider Safety, Prototype

• Words from the readers - What safety gear?

  We got an email the other day that said: Could you do a post about what gear you should get for a starter like myself? Thanks! Tony SURE Tony! I'm glad you asked. New riders are smart to budget some safety gear into their "big purchase"... Posted Apr 26 2008, 06:20 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Rider Safety

• Casey from TSS in a bad wreck last night

  (Casey seen with his homebuilt scooter, The Flying Jackhammer, at Sandblast 2007) It's an eerie feeling to watch a close friend hit the pavement right in front of your eyes. As it's happening you become overwhelmed wondering how this is going... Posted Apr 22 2008, 03:34 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Rider Safety, Damn, Personal

• New track sport - Synchronized Highsiding

  Synchronizing something usually makes it better... Synchronized swimming for instance. The only thing really good about this video is that both riders recovered nicely. Posted Apr 07 2008, 04:54 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Rider Safety, Video, Damn

• DIY of the day - The Blinker Jacket

  Designed more for bicyclists, Leah Buechley's "Signal Jacket" is her answer for, hopefully, getting noticed by motorists. I spend maybe a few hours a month meditating on the "how to make scooterists MORE visible". I don't know... Posted Mar 27 2008, 02:53 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Rider Safety, DIY

• Awareness test

  This has already made it's rounds across the net... but in case you missed it, it applies to scooterists too. Posted Mar 23 2008, 04:08 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Rider Safety, Video

• Scrubs - Watch for puddles!

  Thanks to Chris D for bringing this one up. The scooter part is after the bubbly bath part. Reminds me of the good old Loony Toons. I almost like this one as much as the Overkill scene. Posted Feb 12 2008, 09:16 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Rider Safety, Funny, Video

• How to be safe without looking it. Icon Field Armor

  I'm a big fan of Icon gear. As a proper Icon fanatic I've got an Icon jacket, gloves, pants, reflective vest and 2 Icon helmets... pretty much the whole setup except boots and my summer helmet (see Momo ), so anytime you see me riding, you'll... Posted Feb 10 2008, 02:25 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Rider Safety, Review, Apparel

• Studs do it better in the snow.

  Lorenzo sent us the scoop on some sweet tires for you snow riders out there... granted he sent it when there was still snow on the ground some weeks ago, so I apologize if this scoop is getting to you late. It's the Iceman Spiked scooter tire from... Posted Feb 06 2008, 09:55 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Rider Safety, Accessories, US Availability

• Do moped riders have to wear protective gear?

  Thanks to reality-fan who is sharing this photo from his flickr account (title link). Here Sonya Olson makes one ponder... Do mopedists reallly need to wear protective gear? I mean, she can't be going THAT fast, right? You know... as long as she promises... Posted Dec 15 2007, 02:41 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Rider Safety, Photography, Moped

• Evel Knievel passes on to that stunt track in the sky

  An excerpt from his website: Friday, November 30 marked the end of what will forever be remembered as the longest and most courageous battle between one man, a man we all know as the world's greatest daredevil, and death. Robert Craig "Evel"... Posted Dec 04 2007, 09:24 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Rider Safety, Motorcycle, Announcement

• Rider airbags starting to appear. It's about time.

  Here a stunt man takes one for the team, the Dainese team; developers of the Dainese D-Air Racing vest . It's really looking promising! Tie this to Yamaha's crotch airbag and scooter wrecks start looking more like a ride on the bouncy castle. Posted Dec 04 2007, 04:36 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Rider Safety, Accessories, Video