Riding a Moped Abroad – All You Need To Know

2. What should you wear?
   
   On my travels, I often see people rent their scooters and they’re only wearing a little tank top, shorts and flip flops. I highly recommend that you do not do this. I have seen so many accidents where people are covered with road rash when they get into a small accident or fall over. There is a reason why you see people back home riding scooters/motorbikes wearing protective gear, proper shoes and a helmet. Make sure you are wearing clothing that covers you when you are riding a moped or scooter, so you are somewhat protected just in case anything should happen. This doesn’t mean you need a full leather outfit. Just wear long pants, socks and running shoes or boots if you have them and a long sleeve shirt or jacket. And always remember to wear the helmet. Some countries don’t require the helmet to be worn, but make sure you always request it even if it costs extra.

4. Does your travel insurance cover you?
   
   A lot of people make this mistake when they get travel insurance thinking that they’re covered for everything that they’re doing on their trip. Most people don’t necessarily read through all the details of their plan seeing what is included in what is excluded. When you do go through your coverage, you will notice that if you rent a car, a scooter, moped, motorcycle, anything abroad, you are only going to be covered for what kind of vehicle you hold a license for. If you rent a car and you have a car license, you’re going to be covered for an accident or an injury.

If you are renting a scooter or moped, on the other hand, you are not going to be covered by your travel insurance unless you have a motorcycle license. In conclusion, you have to make sure you have the correct licensing for the type of vehicle you are driving.

So many times, people get into an accident and they don’t realize that they’re not covered. They then end up paying out of their pockets for any injuries. If it happens to be a very serious accident, it is going to be expensive as you may have to be airlifted or flown to a better hospital.

Read your policy and be aware of what you are and are not covered for before you rent that scooter. You definitely don’t want to be having to put up a Go Fund Me page and get people to contribute to paying down the costs that would have been covered if you knew your policy. 

I hope these give you some things to think about before you start renting a scooter abroad on your future trips.