HONOLULU ? June Jones, Hawaii football coach, has banned his players from riding mopeds during the season, citing injury risks.

“They’re too dangerous,” Jones said of the motorized scooters used by many of the Warriors. “I wouldn’t do this unless there was a problem. In the last few years, we’ve had a lot of moped accidents.”

Mark Tate, a junior wide receiver, suffered a knee injury from a recent moped spill. Tate had surgery last week to repair the ligament damage but is expected to miss the start of the season.

Last year, quarterback Nick Rolovich, defensive tackles Brett Clowers and Lui Fuga, and defensive end Travis Laboy were injured in moped accidents.