Common heat-related outdoor risks include heat exhaustion, dehydration, dizziness, fainting, confusion, hot playground or seating surfaces, long waits without shade, limited water access, and overheating during outdoor events, sports, camps, hikes, or work.

Responsibility may depend on who planned, managed, owned, maintained, or controlled the event or property. Relevant facts may include warning signs, shade, water access, emergency response, crowd control, surface conditions, and whether staff knew or should have known about unsafe heat-related conditions.

After a heat-related outdoor injury, document the location, date, time, temperature if known, shade availability, water access, warning signs, staff response, surface conditions, photos, incident reports, witness names, tickets or receipts, and medical care.

Driveways are risky because drivers may be focused on cars in the street and may not notice a teen rider coming from the side. Parked cars, fences, landscaping, speed, and distractions can make visibility worse. Teen riders should slow down near driveways, scan for reversing vehicles, and try to make eye contact with drivers when possible.

Families should document the vehicle, license plate, driver and insurance information, bike or scooter damage, helmet damage, road condition, traffic signs, lighting, visible injuries, witnesses, police report number, school incident report, and medical care. Video from nearby homes, businesses, buses, dash cams, or school cameras may also matter and should be preserved quickly.

California helmet rules depend on the device and setting, but CHP guidance explains that riders under 18 must wear a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet when riding an electric bicycle on a public roadway or bikeway. CHP's scooter guidance also identifies helmet requirements for riders under 18. Families should also check school and local city rules.