Scooter Accidents Attorneys

Jacksonville, Florida

If you've been to Europe or Asia, you know their streets are crowded with scooters. The combination of low incomes, high gas prices, and narrow, medieval streets make scooters the ideal solution for most people from Florence to Denpasar. These streets are filled with swarms of scooters flittering about. As a result, drivers in Europe and Asia know how to look for and react to scooters.

But not so in America. American drivers are used to big, highly visible automobiles and trucks, especially SUVs, and an occasional noisy motorcycle, but they are not prepared for the swift, maneuverable, silent scooters that are being seen more and more on our city streets. When you decided to get a scooter to keep mobility while saving on gasoline during the recent spike in prices, you were probably not prepared for the ignorance of drivers and the danger they posed to you.

All You Could Do
In driving your scooter, you probably did all you could do to keep yourself safe.  Of course, your scooter is equipped with all necessary lights and signals to make it as visible as possible. And although your scooter is highly maneuverable, you weren't dodging in and out of traffic, but stayed in your lane and drove the speed limit.  You wore a helmet and maybe even other protective gear.

But none of that could prevent your scooter accident.  As in most motorcycle accidents, the other driver probably violated your right of way.  The other driver probably changed lanes directly into you, or turned in front of you without warning because they weren't paying attention and didn't see you. 

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An Unfair Share
When your scooter hit or was hit by their car, you took more than your share of damage.  Although the accident was their fault, it is your leg, arm, or rib that is broken.  It is your skin that is abraded or lacerated.  You are the one who has suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Or, worse, you are reading this because you lost a family member as a result of a scooter accident.

But you don't have to bear that unfair burden.  The law is on your side.  And so are we.  And though there are some losses that no amount of money can lessen, there are things you can be compensated for, such as

• Past, present, and future medical bills
• Lost wages
• Physical training, physical therapy
• Pain and suffering
• Disfigurement and permanent reduction of quality of life
• Loss of companionship

Florida has carefully worded statutory limitations on noneconomic damages, so to maximize your compensation for your immeasurable injuries, contact an experienced scooter and traffic accident lawyer.  Your initial consultation with the law firm of Hardesty, Tyde, Green, & Ashton, P.A. is free, and we don't get paid unless you do.  Florida law allows a finite period of time for you to file your claim.  Contact us today.