| Many people who commute by bike or by public | | | | street and usually it doesn't cost you anything. |
| transportation are looking to be able to get to work or | | | | Most safety conscious 50cc gas scooter owners do |
| school faster, but don't want to bother with a car. For | | | | wear a motorcycle helmet and gloves since a crash |
| a wide range of people, 50cc gas scooters can be a | | | | can be very unsafe, but the odds of injury are not |
| good answer. They are not much more dangerous | | | | dramatically worse than a bicycle unless you drive |
| than a normal bike, but with the gas engine, they don't | | | | crazily or very fast. Keep in mind that this type of |
| require you frantically pedal up the hills and arrive to | | | | scooter does not have much power: it may not be |
| work all covered in sweat. | | | | enough if you need to ride up very steep hills, or if you |
| They also won't cost you much on gas: they usually | | | | commonly need to care a second person on your |
| have a tank that holds one or two gallons of gas, and | | | | back. In this case, you may want to investigate a more |
| often get 120 miles per gallon of fuel or more! They | | | | powerful scooter or even a motorcycle. However, for |
| are a breeze to park too, and much more similar to a | | | | one person riding on fairly flat streets, a 50cc scooter |
| bike than a car. You can secure them to a pole, park | | | | is usually sufficient. |
| on the sidewalk or even park between cars on the | | | | |