People ride motorized scooters
because they:
- Crave the feel of scooting --
like skiing on land;
- Enjoy making local errands
fun, quick and easy;
- Like to save money, meet new
people, and protect the environment
- Still need convenient,
point-to-point transportation after losing their driving privileges;
- Want their own traffic
"lane", convenient parking spots and shortcuts;
- Would use public
transportation if they could avoid the "long walk";
- Regularly travel farther than
the 1-mile range of kick scooters;
- Deserve more fun and freedom
in their lives.
Keeping
neutral opinion on any type of scooter, there are few benefits of electric
scooters over gas-powered scooters:
- Electric scooters are allowed
on public transit (bus/train/plane); gas-powered scooters are prohibited.
- Noise and air pollution of
gas-powered scooters is eliminated.
- Due to the simplicity of
electric motors, less maintenance is required.
- Electric motors provide quick
starts and hill-climbing without the delay of gas engine "ramp
up".
- Although often purchased as a
"toy", electric scooters often live long lives as
transportation.
While Gas
powered scooters got speed and distance advantages of over electric scooters.
To further help the undecided, we offer a few more
insights questions to clarify your thinking and help you reach decision.
