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Originally Posted by sailor47
I don't understand all the concern about riding a scooter on the roads. The issue with scooters and motorcycles is visibility. They are hard to see compared to a car. 50 cc Scooters will reach or exceed 45 depending on the load and or hill. They should be just as safe as a motorcycle on our local roads. They are small compared to cars so in an accident you loose. Same holds for motorcycles. You just simply must ride with your eyes open both the ones in front and behind (mirrors).
A really bright led tail and head light should be on all the time.
As a high schooler I drove my Honda 50 all over Kentucky and Ohio on summer vacations. Never had an accident. Relax and enjoy the wind in your hair but keep those eyes open.
The trouble with using cart paths is that the scooter is much faster than anything else on the path. Not saying you would go that fast but any accident may be on you to prove you weren't going too fast. Just Say-in.
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True...MANY (many, many) years ago I used to drive a little moped around in SW Philly. It wasn't as dense as Philly proper and I was fine. BUT...there weren't many SUV's then, or big ole Escalades, or for that matter, round-abouts, snowbirds, and condensed elderly. Nahhhh, I'd do a motorcycle on the roads, but not this little scooter. Hell, I've seen the Street Legal carts on the road, and cars just itching to get by them or cut them off. Lived this many years with all my bones intact...gonna try hard to keep 'em as they are! (and, yes, I'm a chicken!) You are right about the paths, tho. Will keep it in mind...
