AltWeeklies Wire
Nashville's Scooter Riders Say They Might as Well Be Invisiblenew
You would think someone riding a praying mantis-like vehicle the color of a strawberry milk shake could make it through workday traffic without cheating death. Not in Nashville, where rising gas prices and the attendant popularity of pump-friendly scooters are creating all new hybrids of traffic hazards and road rage.
Nashville Scene |
Tracy Moore |
09-12-2008 |
Transportation
E-Scooters Are Clogging Up Bike Lanes ... and Here Comes the Segwaynew

When is a bicycle no longer a bicycle? When it's equipped with a motor, right? But it's not that simple, as an electric bike pilot project in Toronto is making clear.
NOW Magazine |
Paul Terefenko |
07-22-2008 |
Transportation
Scooting Along, If the Cars Don't Take You Outnew

Scooters and motorcycles save gas, but are other drivers considerate?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Cheris Hodges |
07-16-2008 |
Transportation
Philadelphians are Trading in Their Cars for Scootersnew
It's tough to look manly on a scooter: They're small, they're cute, they're popular in Europe. Our car-obsessed cowboy culture should want nothing to do with them, but it's amazing what $4 a gallon will do to cultural identity.
Philadelphia Weekly |
John Steele |
06-16-2008 |
Transportation
Scooters Used to be Cool, Now They're Just Generic and Efficientnew

There's no such thing as a free ride, but scooter dealers are ready to sell you the next best thing: 75 to 125 miles per gallon. As fuel prices soar, motorcycles and scooters are more visible on Richmond's streets.
Style Weekly |
Staff |
04-30-2008 |
Transportation
The Scooter Schismnew
For true scooter cred, you need a Vespa -- an old Vespa.
The Other Paper |
Richard Ades |
09-14-2007 |
Transportation