| Like most Americans, you're probably feeling the | | | | get away with parking a scooter right up on the |
| crunch at the gas pump these days. According to your | | | | sidewalk. It is common for cities to have designated |
| lifestyle, driving needs, and routines, owning a motor | | | | parking for motorbikes as well. The easy |
| scooter may be your most practical choice. | | | | maneuverability of a scooter is also a time saver as |
| Most scooter riders reap the benefits from owning a | | | | you can weave through backed-up traffic and split |
| scooter if they are living in an urban area. They are a | | | | lanes to make it to the front of the line at stop-lights. |
| great option for people that live and work within a | | | | Some motor scooters are equipped with larger |
| metropolitan area. Scooters get about eighty miles per | | | | storage solutions than motorcycles, so carrying a |
| gallon compared to automobiles, which average about | | | | briefcase, books, or even a bouquet of flowers |
| twenty miles per gallon. I read somewhere that for | | | | shouldn't be a problem. |
| every twenty miles that you travel - a scooter will | | | | Scooters are also great for the suburbs as well. They |
| save you about twenty cents per gallon compared to | | | | are a perfect vehicle for running small errands such as |
| an automobile using a three dollar per gallon rate. | | | | returning DVD's or carting your kid home from soccer |
| Today in the United States, the average cost of a | | | | practice. A scooter is a perfect vehicle to cruise to the |
| gallon of regular unleaded is over $4.40. I'm not a | | | | beach on, and you're almost guaranteed to find an |
| mathematician, but I'm sure that the average savings | | | | up-front parking spot. Why waste a trip with your |
| per twenty miles is more than that twenty cent figure | | | | automobile on running these small errands when you |
| from a couple of years ago. The savings in gas alone | | | | can hop on your motor scooter and rejuvenate |
| means that you should recoup your initial investment | | | | yourself with fresh air and sun. |
| within the first year or two of owning a motor scooter. | | | | Basically, if you live in any populated area with a long |
| In an urban setting, scooters are easy to park, which | | | | window of good weather, a motor scooter is definitely |
| saves time. You can usually park a scooter at a bike | | | | a practical choice if you are looking for a more |
| rack, and if there isn't one around, you can probably | | | | economical vehicle option. |