06-06-2011, 07:20 PM
No expert, but have owned a couple of smallish cycles, and ridden scooters.
I agree with the conventional wisdom that cycles are easier to keep under control and thus safer than scooters because you straddle them like a horse rather than sitting on them like a chair.
Since you grip a cycle with your legs, a cycle cannot tilt to the left or right without your body moving also.
A scooter however can tip out from under you, and you'll have the contact of only your hands to try and correct/recover.
I agree with the conventional wisdom that cycles are easier to keep under control and thus safer than scooters because you straddle them like a horse rather than sitting on them like a chair.
Since you grip a cycle with your legs, a cycle cannot tilt to the left or right without your body moving also.
A scooter however can tip out from under you, and you'll have the contact of only your hands to try and correct/recover.