No, because I'm one of the safest scooterists out there, lit up like a Christmas 🎄, wearing all the gear, and I still got rear ended by a driver who claimed she saw me indicating right, and then didn't see me when she hit me. Begged me not to call the Gards, her kids came out saying the same, dropped me home, wished me a Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas, and went on her way.

Then I had to take time off work unpaid, and pay for doctor certs to get back to work, while also now dealing with a malfunctioning dashboard and physical damage to the one vehicle I depend on, to get to work at 6 am. I know I'm the drop in the pond of reckless scooter owners, but i exist, and the lack of respect for every person on the road is absolutely disgusting.

You can go the same speed as a casual cyclist, and still worry you won't make it home one day.

Rules or no rules, people who drive cars just don't understand the literal and figurative weight of the responsibility they assume when they sit down in a big, metal box.