| Motor scooters first appeared on the scene in the | | | | spending a fortune. Coupled with their fuel efficiency, |
| 1930s. In Taiwan, where they were first made, they | | | | they are the ideal route for people like students who |
| were in operation since the 1920s. The motivation | | | | need to get to and from class efficiently and cheaply. |
| behind their creation was to alleviate the stress of | | | | Motor scooters are also preferred because they are |
| walking long distances to work. The inventor, Gino, | | | | easy to maintain. Cars, while being popular, are |
| worked tirelessly to provide for himself a means to get | | | | expensive. If a car breaks down, which is often, the |
| to work without the hassle of walking. His expertise in | | | | owner can end up paying hundreds if not thousands of |
| engineering which he gathered from being an | | | | dollars in repairs. The motor scooter does break down |
| employee of the Razor factory, proved valuable in | | | | frequently and when it does, the repair bill is not as |
| creating one of the earliest modern scooter known. | | | | astronomical as that of a car. |
| Since then it has found its way to most parts of the | | | | Scooters are easy to store. Most people especially in |
| world and forms an integral part of transportation for | | | | the West have cars in addition to scooters. They also |
| many emerging economies such as China and India. In | | | | own garages attached to their houses where the car |
| the West, the scooter is still used as well. Let us look | | | | is parked. The motor scooter can also fit comfortably |
| at a few pros and cons of the scooter. | | | | beside the car and be able allow the ride room to |
| One advantage of the motor scooter is the fuel | | | | maneuver. |
| efficiency. It is no longer a secret that the world | | | | Motor scooters also have their own disadvantages. |
| economy is tittering on the brink with gasoline prices | | | | One of them is safety. Moderate to minor crashes |
| being a major culprit. Many people, who are hurting | | | | with a motor vehicle hardly causes any injury to the |
| economically, are looking for innovative but cheaper | | | | vehicle's occupants. But a similar mishap with a motor |
| forms of transportation. They need not look far. The | | | | scooter can be fatal. |
| motor scooter forms the ideal way to get to and from | | | | Another disadvantage is that motor scooters have a |
| short to medium distances. Motor vehicles, which are | | | | small gas tank. This means that they cannot travel long |
| the best and safest way yet to get to places on the | | | | distances. This limits their reach to just within your |
| ground, is still popular. But the price of gasoline has | | | | locale. Many people today commute long distances to |
| pushed the price of scooters to an all-time high. | | | | and from work. In places like the United States, it is not |
| Another reason why many are preferring motor | | | | unusual for people to travel 50 miles to their work |
| scooters is that they are cheaper than cars. This fact | | | | place. This is obviously not convenient with a motor |
| makes it possible for many who cannot currently | | | | scooter. |
| afford a car to get to and from easily without | | | | |