As you probably noticed, scooters and e-scooters are here. Touted as a convenient way to get around, they can also cause serious injuries, and you may need a Kansas City Bird scooter accident lawyer. You can count on the injury lawyer team at Townsend Law, LLC, to be by your side. If another person’s careless or negligent actions have caused your injuries in an electric scooter accident, you should not be on the line for the costs. Let us work to investigate what happened so we can secure the compensation you deserve in Missouri, Kansas City, and surrounding communities.
Why Are These Scooters So Dangerous?
Used properly, electric scooters are not a major threat to pedestrian safety. However, we know they are rarely used properly, and the results can be as catastrophic as a car accident. Perhaps you are familiar with these scooters and e-scooters that have been injuring pedestrians across the country or someone who has been an accident victim, such as a loved one or yourself. All a person really needs is a smartphone to unlock a scooter and they can head off, zipping down the streets, bike lanes and sidewalks. When that leads to serious injuries, broken bones, spinal cord injuries or wrongful death, you or your loved ones need support in this time and legal advice on how to proceed. The medical attention required from the accident can also result in medical negligence, malpractice, and hours dealing with medical bills and insurance companies.
You may have some questions.
Do people who use these scooters need to have any training?
Do riders have to wear helmets?
The answer to both of those questions is no. In most cases, the people getting on Bird scooters are inexperienced riders with no helmets. This is causing injuries to multiple groups of people:
- The scooter riders themselves
- Pedestrians and bicyclists struck by scooters
- Pedestrians who trip over discarded scooters
Bird scooters can reach speeds of 15 mph, certainly enough speed to cause injuries in a collision. Injuries from these incidents can be severe and often include:
- Broken or dislocated bones
- Severe lacerations or amputations
- Internal organ damage
- Internal bleeding
- Traumatic brain injuries/head injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
Those who are struck by Bird scooters and the riders usually suffer from two injury-causing impacts the original collision and then a collision with the ground. Injuries from these incidents usually require immediate medical care. Some victims may even need expensive rehabilitation in order to recover from their injuries. If a Bird scooter injury victim is unable to work due to their injuries, they could lose the income they need to support themselves and their families.
Who is responsible for covering these costs?
Will Bird’s insurance help at all? What about the insurance of the person who caused the incident?
Only a Kansas City Bird scooter accident lawyer can help you sift through this mess.
What Happens Moving Forward?
Do you know where you will turn if you or someone you care about is injured in a scooter crash caused by another person’s careless or reckless actions? The costs associated with being an electric scooter accident victim go far beyond medical bills, and accident victims often are not familiar with an injury lawyer who can provide legal advice and has experience in this type of personal injury.
At Townsend Law, LLC, our law firm has the expertise you need to get through this. Our personal injury team will get to the bottom of what happened, developing an attorney-client relationship to help support you during this time and ultimately can secure the compensation you truly need right now. This can include:
- Your medical expenses related to the incident
- Lost wages and benefits if you cannot work
- Pain and suffering damages
- Loss of personal enjoyment damages
- Punitive damages against those responsible
If you need a Kansas City Bird accident attorney, you can contact us for a free consultation by clicking here or calling us at 833-869-6529.