1. There’s a side walk there. Why was he driving in the street?

   • Shouldn’t be on the sidewalk. They drive to fast on the sidewalk. When pulling out of a blind driveway, you can’t see a scooter flying down a walk. Your looking for pedestrians on the walk until you reach the street.

2. It’s good. He’s right in front of precious house

   The parents of the kids driving

3. He actually had his blinker on, but not sure when he put in on.
   i feel bad for guy on scooter…

4. The scooter is at fault he saw him with the blinker on, yes the driver could have missed seeing him in the mirror but the scooter could have and should have stopped.

   • EXACTLY.

   • 100% correct blinker was on and the scooter was behind the car, scooter’s fault

     • cars must always check their blind spot even if they have their blinker on!

5. I would say Avi Schnall is at fault. His sign right there on the corner must have excited both of them about the upcoming election as such they stopped concentrating on the road and that’s what brought about the accident…

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6. Sorry scooter guy but your at fault..

7. Sory driver u have to make shore its clear before you turn scooter guy home u take him to court

8. Scooter guy is at fault . . .

9. I think the rule is the drivers at fault. Any person operating a vehicle that hits a pedestrian is at fault. And this driver likely didn’t check their blind spot before turning.
   The scooter guy is at fault for driving illegally (ie: on the street without obeying traffic laws).
   But that doesn’t exonerate the car driver from initiating contact wh him.

   • Scooter isnt a pedestrian he”s a car and has to follow all traffic rules.

10. I was driving down Route 9 north earlier today between First Street and North Lake Drive. A guy on the scooter was riding to the right of the right lane. I had to swerve around him and almost hit the car in the left lane. There was a sidewalk and bo shoulder. When I honked at the guy he looked at me like I was crazy. If these scooterist insist on driving on the roadway, they need to follow the laws of vehicles on the roadway. This is not a complicated concept.

11. There’s a difference between at fault and liable. While the car may be legally liable, the scooter should’ve prevented it. This is why this is a collision but not an accident.

12. I don’t like to take part in these “who’s at fault” polls, but I am not hearing a question here. Why would the driver be at fault? Is he is expected to look in his rearview mirror before making a right turn?

    • Yes!!!!!

13. That driver is not at fault. When you are turning anyone on the sidewalk would be seen because of the different in speed between the car and a walking pedestrian. Even if they were running it’s the same thing you can stop with more control if you are running/jogging. The kid was on a scooter. Electrical if I am correct. That is not something that a driver would think to look out for, if they see the cross walk is clear at the moment of turning. The kid on the scooter should better be taught how to be more safe and take precaution on using that scooter and stop at intersections since it is a electric scooter on the road!

    • Maybe it’s time to start looking 🤔

    • And the driver’s need to be taught to use their mirrors and look its no secret plenty of bikes scooters and kids on the road

14. Scooter was at fault. The driver was already turning when the scooter reached the corner. The scooter ran into the car.

15. The driver had his blinker on. The person on the scooter should have been more alert since he was riding in the street along vehicles. It is possible that the person on the scooter was also in the driver’s blind spot, which is why the driver seemed to be unaware of the scooter. All Drivers, pedestrians & riders on all types of mobility vehicles need to be alert. There are a lot of modes of transportation particularly in Lakewood, everybody needs to be aware of others.

16. Scooter for driving on the shoulder of the road and passing cars on the right that are not stopped while indicating a left turn. Scooter should be given tickets.

17. Because that’s why u have mirrors 🪞 😉

18. @Chaim you are obviously either the one on the scooter or related to the one on the scooter since you seem to respond in disagreement to anyone who thinks the one on the scooter was at fault.

    You seem very sure of yourself that the driver is at fault, but I honestly think you are incorrect.

    If the scooter is riding in the street on the shoulder, at speeds faster than the cars next to him, he is like any other vehicle.

    If it was a motorcycle cutting traffic on the shoulder instead of a scooter, I don’t think anyone would have a question that the driver of the car is not responsible since the one in behind in NJ is almost always responsible.

    I don’t see why this would be any different

19. While I would agree the guy on the scooter was at fault the car most likely passed him in travel and should have checked his mirror knowing the scooter was riding on the shoulder. Always be aware of your surroundings, whether in a car, on a bike or a scooter!

20. Scooter is wrong. He has to follow rules of the road, and thus was required to allow the car to turn.

21. I come close to hitting these things most times out on the road. More rider education or more enforcement for careless riders. It’s as always the scooters fault.

22. A person moves his body when he walks, it will catch your attention that there is a person there. As opposed to s/o on a scooter, not going that fast, you don’t see any particular movement, it won’t grab your attention that much

23. A scooter has the same legal requirement as a bike and must follow all traffic rules. Driving on a shoulder which is not designated specifically as a bike lane is illegal in New Jersey.

24. Scooter was passing on the right. He doesn’t have a license plate. He is obligated to stop at the crosswalk and walk his scooter across. This is why so many people are getting hurt. They fly like the wind without any awareness of what it’s like to be a driver. No one looks behind them before turning right. They briefly look at the crosswalk. Then they go.

25. An electric scooter is a nice name for a motorcycle that is a little slow. It helps the manufacturers and toy stores make money. They really need to be regulated similarly to a motorcycle. Additionally, the kids riding them have no training nor the maturity to own the responsibility of how to drive a very fast vehicle. The only surprise is that there aren’t many more serious accidents B”H.

26. Chaim, any type of moving vehicle on the road, is required to follow the rules of the road. That includes using hand signals as well as knowing what red, yellow and green lights mean. Thus the scooter is completely wrong. Parents that allow their children on the roads without teaching them these things are guilty as well. I’ll go a step further, legally if the person is a minor and allowed by their parents to be on the road that way, the parents could be charged with endangering a minor. R”L

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