These young scooter riders are an example of a worrying trend that is leading to an increase in injuries in Seattle and nationwide.
Seattle area driver and Redditor /u/Viperman6869 shared a classic example from earlier in September (Sept 20, 2025) of what’s landing many young scooter riders in the ER to the /r/Dashcam subreddit.
Check out his dashcam video embedded below with the original Reddit thread linked here.
The incidents occurred along 105th St., near the intersection with Dayton Ave, and then again at the Intersection of Fremont Ave (Exact location on Google Maps linked here).
As the dashcam shows, OP is driving along N 105th St. towards the first aforementioned intersection when he comes upon a pair of young teens sharing an electric scooter riding tandem.
The pair swerve towards OP’s lane without realizing OP is driving right by them, but swerve out of the way to avoid getting hit.
In response, OP swerves out of the way, too.
Thankfully, they do not come into contact with each other.
It doesn’t end there as immediatly after, at the next intersection, we can see four teens sharing two electric bikes, also riding tandem (and without helmets) turn left against a red light, essentially running a red.
“I believe there have been several people killed on those rental scooters (Lime, etc) here locally. Probably for similar moves, and of course, it’s a rental so they don’t have helmets,” the top comment from /u/Brufar_308 reads.
“Great reactions. Those scooters are so unsafe. One lil bump while standing stiff legged, and over they fall,” /u/ProfessorUnhappy5997 added.
In the Seattle area, it is legal for electric scooter and bike riders to ride in non-bike lanes if no bike lanes are present, if the speed limit is 25 MPH and under.
Most non-arterial streets in Seattle, 105th St. included, fall under this speed limit so, these scooter riders are allowed on the road.
Also, in Seattle, it is against the law to ride an electric scooter one, without a helmet, and two, in tandem like these young kids are.
Axios recently published on Sept 8, highlighting the worrying trend in Seattle and nationwide of young people getting injured on scooters.
“We have also seen injuries from ‘tandem’ riding from young people who are both riding the same scooter together, including injuries to very young children.”
