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