Scooter Safety Tips For Kids

It’s important to keep active even in the colder weather and scooting is a great way to encourage your children to get off the sofa.

But as autumn and winter bring with it darker evenings, misty mornings and rainy pavements, it’s important for you and your children to be safe, too.

To ensure that you and your child have everything you need to travel safely at this time of year, here's some safe scooting tips for all the family.

How To Perform A Scooter MOT

Here's how to perform a scooter MOT:

• Spin the wheels on your scooter – to make sure they go round easily and do not stick
• Check that your wheels don’t wobble from side to side.
• The steering should turn easily and your height adjustment lever should be secure.
• Check the end of your handlebars are covered otherwise it could be dangerous if you fall on them.
• Push the scooter’s brakes – the wheels should stop going round.
• Check the bolts holding the wheels in are securely fastened – you should do this regularly to prevent the wheels from falling off.
• Make sure your safety helmet fits securely and that the strapping is not frayed or worn.
• Spray the wheel bearings and the folding block of your scooter once a week with WD40 - this will help to prevent the bearings from ceasing up and it will make sure the folding mechanism operates smoothly.
• These quick checks done regularly will make sure your child’s scooter is in perfect working condition which means the scooter itself will last longer, but more importantly, you can be reassured that your child is on a safe scooter.