Well peasea, scooter smooter, whatever, it sure beats first class walking!
But I hear what you are saying doc!
I use one in Christchurch when my bike has been in for servicing, with all my riding gear on I kept feeling I had to explain to everyone around me at the lights!
Personally I feel sorry for scooter riders, because I felt so exposed to danger while riding it!
The old biker saying that,
" everyone else on the road is trying to kill you", is amplified a thousand times while you are on a scooter, IMHO!
The vast majority of scooter riders are not real bikers. They have no knowledge regarding bikes and biking. For all purposes and intents they are the "joe public" and for the joe public, scooters look safer because your legs sit behind something (as opposed to being exposed like on a bike) and the position is closer to the position in a car.
I started off on scooters (proper italian ones with gears and a clutch I might add!) and regard myself as a biker now! But, hooning around against all those Superdreams, RD's, KH's and GT's taught me a lot about machine control and that its not just about the bike but the rider!
That said, I still have a soft spot for those stupid little wheels, pogo-stick suspension, non-existent brakes and lights that wouldn't even attract a moth, ahhh them were the days!!!
'You don't speak good English like what I do' - Morecambe, E.
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