Before falling, Michelle Inskeep’s ride on an electric scooter lasted less than a minute and cost her about $1.
The aftermath: $6,500 in medical bills and three months of recovery -- and counting.
“People just think, ‘Oh, I’m just going really quick for fun,’ but it can turn into a lot worse,” Inskeep said. “I can tell you I will never ride them again…I think they’re dangerous.”
On November 14, Inskeep was riding a scooter in downtown Scottsdale when she fell as she tried to avoid hitting a curb.
The fall caused her to break several bones in her right foot and her thumb, in addition to multiple scrapes and bruises. She’s still rehabbing after a complicated surgery that placed four temporary screws in her foot to separate the bones as they healed.
“Oh yeah, it will still be several more months,” Inskeep said about her recovery. “It hurts every day. The doctor told me it will be a full year before I can see if the swelling will completely go down and everything.”