Musician and scooter rider Mike Burns was left on the road to die near his Perth home after an unlicensed mother-of-four struck him with her car on the way to the shops and drove away.

Mr Burns, 65, suffered serious injuries and says the sentence of two-and-a-half years in prison handed to Danielle Marie Quinlan is light.

Quinlan must serve at least 15 months behind bars before she can be eligible for parole. Credit:Tanya Lake

"My injuries are my life ... my leg is in constant pain," Mr Burns told reporters as he sat in his wheelchair outside the WA District Court on Monday.

Quinlan, 37, was driving an unregistered vehicle when she veered onto the wrong side of the road and hit Mr Burns in Spearwood in March 2016.