Cyclist in my area(not SF, LA, NY, etc) tend to be much more safety conscious. They typically have high visibility wear and lights in the evening, and ride in t

Cyclist in my area(not SF, LA, NY, etc) tend to be much more safety conscious. They typically have high visibility wear and lights in the evening, and ride in the lanes and obey traffic laws and signage(traffic lights, stop signs, etc). As well, a scooter will casually accelerate very quickly up to 15mph which is not a casual cycling speed for most people; it's a beginner training speed and rarely seen in parking lots and other space constrained locations. Lane splitting is not legal in my state, and scooters seem to be much more likely to zip between cars and between cars and curbs including through lights and stop signs. Typically, surprisingly, cyclists will actually full stop behind cars at lights and not go around them to the front. I would contest, but be open to, it being a sampling biases. I would posit the scooter riders and my area are a much higher accident liability than cyclists in large part due to their own actions. Cycling is reasonably prevalent in the area I live at in my city. I think I can sum it all up with one phrase: "Carte Blanche"