Any cheap (<$200) electric scooter recommendations?

[Anonymous]

DD’s friends have them and plan to scoot to and from houses/pools this summer, all within our quiet neighborhood. She doesn’t have a bike, either, so I figured this would be a cheaper option.

[Anonymous]

less than $200? The only option is buy used from FB market place unless you want to buy from Aliexpress.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:less than $200? The only option is buy used from FB market place unless you want to buy from Aliexpress.

Actually, Amazon has a rather large selection. Good reviews, too!

[Anonymous]

Be careful. We know of two teen deaths on them.

[Anonymous]

Just hit her in the head with a frying pan instead and save the $200. Those scooters are concussion machines.

[Anonymous]

Honest question- we got one for my kid to commute to her activity when we can’t get her there. (1.5 miles away). Do people think they are worse than bikes? Ours only goes 12 mph, so not much faster than a bike would.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just hit her in the head with a frying pan instead and save the $200. Those scooters are concussion machines.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honest question- we got one for my kid to commute to her activity when we can’t get her there. (1.5 miles away). Do people think they are worse than bikes? Ours only goes 12 mph, so not much faster than a bike would.

Quick google search makes it look like bikes are safer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honest question- we got one for my kid to commute to her activity when we can’t get her there. (1.5 miles away). Do people think they are worse than bikes? Ours only goes 12 mph, so not much faster than a bike would.

We’re got our kids one that tops out at about 20 mph. I think people conflate them with e-bikes and high speed scooters which can easily go 40-50 mph.

[Anonymous]

I think a regular bike (not e-bike) is safer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honest question- we got one for my kid to commute to her activity when we can’t get her there. (1.5 miles away). Do people think they are worse than bikes? Ours only goes 12 mph, so not much faster than a bike would.

We’re got our kids one that tops out at about 20 mph. I think people conflate them with e-bikes and high speed scooters which can easily go 40-50 mph.

Falling off of a vehicle traveling at 20 mph can cause serious injury.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think a regular bike (not e-bike) is safer.

Not saying you’re wrong- but what are you basing it on? I would think the speed of vehicle and helmet use would be the most predictive of injury?

[Anonymous]

None of you are answering OPs question.
Good grief.
Op I wouldn't get the cheapest one. You dont want hers running out of power while the friends are still going. I would find out which ones the friends have and go from there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think a regular bike (not e-bike) is safer.

Not saying you’re wrong- but what are you basing it on? I would think the speed of vehicle and helmet use would be the most predictive of injury?

Are you talking about the stand up scooters? I know a bunch of people who have been injured on the ones you can rent all around DC. The problem is if you hit an uneven sidewalk or a rut in the road, you can easily be propelled forward. A bike goes over those easily. I'm pretty sure those type of injuries would unlikely be counted in statistics, though I do know someone who needed a full jaw reconstruction at the hospital from a scooter injury, and that probably would be tallied somewhere.

[Anonymous]

Just get her a regular bike. It's better for her health and safety.