scooters vs automobile!

[bacardi]

I have recently seen during the high price of gasonine this summer an increase in the number of scooters on the road. Mainly the Vespa from Italy and also the Hondo Scooter. I believe they get about 100 km to a litre of gas and are great for inner city parking.

What are your thoughts on a scooter! Would you trade in your gas guzzler for one?

[bacardi]

It is said that if one million people traded in their SUV's for a scooter the world would save about 2 million barrels of oil per year. Also the average person would save on average 500 dollars of gas a year. This of course does not include the savings on Insurance.

[CarlU]

I probably would for an electrical one but unfortunetly I think they are illegal where I live to ride on public roads which is a big shame because I know alot of elderly people use them.

[temi]

I go long distances so scooter will not do, but I drive and LPG car so I am just a little greener than those who drive petrol or diesel cars

[CarlU]

Also bikes and scooters are death traps. They are 20x more likely to die in a crash then a car driver. I guess you can't live in fear like that all the time but I'm just sayin' cause I've been looking at getting a bike license for some time.

[bacardi]

Also bikes and scooters are death traps. They are 20x more likely to die in a crash then a car driver. I guess you can't live in fear like that all the time but I'm just sayin' cause I've been looking at getting a bike license for some time.


This is where governments come in and should make bicycle and scooter lanes only. The problem here is the political will is not there as they know that the average Joe may talk the talk but not walk the walk as they may say they want to be greener but when push comes to shove most dont want to be inconvenienced with driving a scooter or even a small car for that matter!