Common advice is it's dangerous it is to ride a scooter in Cozumel. Lots of people dismiss that. I just saw a video posted on a local Cozumel Spanish-speaking discussion group of a scooter-car accident here today in Cozumel a couple of blocks from my street. The scooter was proceeding at a pretty good clip (but not much past speed limit, if even) on the block behind our house and a few side streets over. A minivan blew a stop sign and drove right into him sending the scooter flying. Then kept on going. I'm still trying to process this. It's unconscionable. Sociopathic. Not even checking to see if the driver is alive.
I know people tell me that they are good and careful scooter/motorcycle riders. But even if you do everything right, and obey all the rules, and some knucklehead tries to kill you anyways, AND LEAVES YOU BLEEDING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, what then? This person must have many broken bones and internal injuries, if they even live. They face a long, long rehab and probably years of chronic pain from the accident.
I might add that it is not unusual for people to drive here with no driver training, no driver's license and no understanding of the rules of the road. And no insurance. Probably why this driver just kept on going after clearly clobbering some motorcyclist.
You have a better chance of surviving an accident if you are in a car...not on a scooter. Last year a guy on a scooter died in front of our house. Please, please, please...do not ride scooters in Cozumel. It is crazy dangerous.
I know people tell me that they are good and careful scooter/motorcycle riders. But even if you do everything right, and obey all the rules, and some knucklehead tries to kill you anyways, AND LEAVES YOU BLEEDING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, what then? This person must have many broken bones and internal injuries, if they even live. They face a long, long rehab and probably years of chronic pain from the accident.
I might add that it is not unusual for people to drive here with no driver training, no driver's license and no understanding of the rules of the road. And no insurance. Probably why this driver just kept on going after clearly clobbering some motorcyclist.
You have a better chance of surviving an accident if you are in a car...not on a scooter. Last year a guy on a scooter died in front of our house. Please, please, please...do not ride scooters in Cozumel. It is crazy dangerous.