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I’d Rather Be Riding My Scooter

Our relationship began in March.

I posted an ad on Craigslist looking for the perfect match.

And a couple weeks later, we finally met at a place in York.

It was love at first sight. And now- I can’t go a day without seeing her.
My scooter is the best acquisition I’ve made in the past ten years.

I appreciate it more than my iPod. More than my disc golf discs. More than my lapt..er, maybe not as much as my laptop…but nonetheless. Owning a scooter for transportation around the city has immeasurable benefits to being stuck in a car all the time.

I know I’ve wrote of this before- but I’ve never been one to shy away from redundancy so here are a few more reasons that riding a scooter is better than driving a car-

  • I get FAR fewer parking tickets on my scooter than I do in my car. Just today, in fact, I had to go down to city hall to see good ole John with his bowlcut to pay one of three parking tickets I have out there in order to stay off of the ‘boot list’. I had a few errands to handle which required pickups and dropoffs so I opted to drive my car. After paying my parking ticket, I stopped over at Roxbury’s on State, plugged every quarter I had in my pocket into the meter and went inside. I came out to smoke a bit later and sure enough- there was that ugly green envelope on my windshield. When I’m on the scooter, I just park that sucker on the sidewalk. And there ain’t no meters on the sidewalk.
  • I spend five dollars per week on gas to drive many, many miles more than I could on five dollars in a car. Seriously. Five bucks. Ride it every day and get probably sixty five or seventy miles out of every one and a half gallon tank.
  • Did I mention less parking tickets?
  • It’s a very social way to get around. Seriously- at least twice every time I’m out, someone stops me to ask about gas mileage, license requirements, comfortable amounts of distance to drive, etc.
  • You see more on a scooter. It’s amazing how much more I notice while on two wheels compared to being boxed into a car. Unfortunately, I notice the piss-poor driving habits of many drivers- specifically ones yapping on their cellphones. But it’s a great way to really see the city.

Harrisburg Parking Ticket

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  1. August 26th, 2008 at 17:38 | #1

    Well, let’s see a photo of the scooter, not the ticket!

    Plus I want a photo of you riding it!

  2. jerseym
    August 26th, 2008 at 18:53 | #2

    Edited the post. See above :)

  3. August 27th, 2008 at 00:51 | #3

    sweet hog

  4. August 27th, 2008 at 01:00 | #4

    Here, Here!!! I got my Scarabeo 200 back in June and FREAKIN LOVE IT!

    Good to see my old stomping grounds of central pa are scooter-conscious.

  5. August 27th, 2008 at 09:52 | #5

    Unfortunately, a 50 year old man of my stature just does not look good on a scooter. A motorcycle is the only means of cheap transportation for me.

    Namaste.

  6. 31 Flavors
    August 28th, 2008 at 10:30 | #6

    Amen brutha! Mine is like my child pushed through thy womb.

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