| As a former motorcycle owner, I used to scoff at | | | | which were usually just a few steps from most of the |
| scooter riders, thinking that they were not "cool" | | | | campus buildings. In today's world, if a building doesn't |
| enough to share the streets. Now that the times have | | | | have a bike rack nearby, you can usually find |
| changed, I am getting sick of spending $60 plus dollars | | | | designated parking up front for scooters and |
| to fill up my mid-size pickup truck. The all-time gas price | | | | motorcycles. |
| highs are causing many Americans today to think | | | | Maneuverability is another great reason to buy a |
| about becoming more efficient with their vehicle use. | | | | scooter. If your scooter is freeway legal, and you're |
| People are trading in their SUV's for a more | | | | scooting on the freeways, chances are that you are |
| economical solution. One very practical solution is the | | | | running into traffic. A skilled and careful rider can easily |
| idea of buying a motor scooter. | | | | split lanes which also saves time. A skilled rider on the |
| Fuel economy sticks out as a number one reason to | | | | city streets can split lanes as well in traffic, as well as |
| own a motor scooter. The average car gets about | | | | head up to the front at stop lights. |
| twenty miles per gallon, whereas the average scooter | | | | Another reason to buy a scooter is the fun factor. |
| gets around eighty miles per gallon. The difference in | | | | Taking a short trip to the corner coffee house or |
| fuel savings after a year and a half would be enough | | | | returning some DVD's can be thrilling. There's nothing |
| on average to pay for your scooter investment, | | | | like feeling the air rush by your body as you open up |
| including helmet. | | | | the throttle. Doing forty-five miles per hour on a |
| Parking is another great reason to buy a motor | | | | scooter feels like you're doing eighty in a car. Your can |
| scooter. You can save a lot of time. This became | | | | also take in a much better view. |
| evident to me while attending college. After buying the | | | | Again, buying a motor scooter seems to be a wise |
| expensive semester parking pass for my car, I learned | | | | choice for keeping some of your hard-earned cash in |
| the hard way to factor in the ten to twenty minute | | | | your pocket, but it is also a fun alternative to hybrids |
| walk to get to class once I parked out in the outer | | | | and fuel-efficient cars. Maybe we'll see the day when |
| regions of the campus. The students who rode in on | | | | people aren't considered "cool" unless they're riding a |
| motor scooters were able to park at the bike racks, | | | | motor scooter. |