| With gas prices continuing to climb, many are | | | | have nowhere to go. However, you should know |
| looking for ways to lessen the cost of | | | | that the dweeb image is being turned around. |
| traveling, especially for the commute to work | | | | There is actually scooter racing, even on the |
| or school. There are many ways to do this. | | | | little scooters. Thirty-five miles an hour |
| Some people carpool. Some utilize public | | | | may seem really slow on the open highway, but |
| transportation system and others walk. Some | | | | on a racing track it can be very fast. These |
| are switching to smaller cars. And some are | | | | little engines can actually get the average |
| going to one of the cheapest forms of motor | | | | person pretty far off of the ground. |
| transportation available - scooters. | | | | |
| | | | A scooter could be great for your child's |
| Scooters can get amazing gas mileage to make | | | | first mode of transportation. Not only can |
| your stops to the gas station few and far | | | | they take them to work and school and back, |
| between. And some scooters are electric, | | | | they can do it cheaply. Also, most adolescent |
| making gas and motor oil unnecessary. | | | | wrecks happen when multiple people are in the |
| However, they aren't always practical if you | | | | vehicle. That is not really an option on a |
| have a very long commute. | | | | scooter, which may help lessen the parental |
| | | | worry. |
| Scooters that are street legal can generally | | | | |
| keep up with the speed limits inside city | | | | Also, scooters and their fuel, if any and |
| limits, but not always outside. They are very | | | | maintenance can be very affordable for a |
| practical and useful for those who don't have | | | | person with a low paying or part time job. |
| to travel a long way outside of city limits. | | | | This can be great for the student with only |
| However, traveling thirty miles an hour could | | | | an after school job. |
| make a forty mile trip take a lot longer than | | | | |
| it should. | | | | Scooters can be great for economic |
| | | | efficiency, but they can also be for |
| Not all scooters are too slow for the open | | | | recreational purposes, depending on what type |
| highway. Keep in mind what you are looking | | | | of scooter you purchase. Keep in mind your |
| for when you go looking for a scooter. Ask | | | | purpose for getting a scooter when you |
| any questions that you should ask, such as | | | | purchase one. If it is for riding around |
| how fast a particular scooter should go, | | | | town, make sure that you get a model that is |
| whether it should go off road, and general | | | | street legal. |
| maintenance. | | | | |
| | | | Electric scooters are not only economically |
| Now that you've heard the one downside of | | | | efficient; they are good for the environment. |
| driving a scooter, you may be a little turned | | | | Without the gas and oil to burn, electric |
| off. You may think that scooters are too slow | | | | motors create less pollution for a |
| and they are only for dweebs and those who | | | | environmental friendly ride. |