[Impaired]

My scoot stopped starting, im figuring its the brake light switches because my brake lights would work and stop working periodically and one morning i couldnt get it to start at all and when i apply brakes the brake lights dont come on...

To make matters worse i cannot find the brake switches, where are they located? If there a way to bypass them to make sure i dont have some other issue?
Could my brake light bulb have blown and caused these issues?

Any help appreciated.