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Politics "Under democracy, one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule -and both commonly succeed, and are right."
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01-21-2008, 03:59 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: North Carolina
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Scooter Laws
Ok,
As present scooter/moped laws are anything under 50cc's and 5hp.. with a regular drivers license.
http://www.gekgo.com/state_scooter_laws.html
Now, I'm aware there's kids out there who hoon around and cause trouble on them. But they are a legitimate form of transport and should be taken more seriously here in the states.
At present the laws make it better to own a motorcycle (which is way more pricey). I've been into scooters now for 8 years and have seen a great uptake in them. I'd like more, lots more.
So this is what I propose be done. Get laws changed to increase size of scooters than can be driven on a regular car license, say 125cc's. That still isn't alot mind you, but due to our terrain here in america it'd make scooters more practical and available to more people in more areas. Scooters are cheap, easy to ride and great on gas.
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01-21-2008, 04:04 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Behind a keyboard.
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I was hoping that this would be able the happy hardcore group .
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01-21-2008, 04:06 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Harlem
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I agree. Here in Louisville, there's a huge support for bicycles and such. But scooters can get you to other places. Maybe a scooter with 3 wheels and a side carrying pod would be rather awesome I think.
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01-22-2008, 11:12 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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Once again, the laws are there BECAUSE of right-wing oil hungry politicians keep Americans away from this sort of technology.
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01-22-2008, 01:12 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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01-22-2008, 02:17 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: North Carolina
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Prove your accusation stern.
And it's not a matter of tech, as much as laziness or overburdening bureacracy.
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01-23-2008, 02:57 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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By your own admission: 'At present the laws make it better to own a motorcycle (which is way more pricey).'
Same goes for SUV's and large trucks.
Plus, you are bitching about the laws surrounding scooters, per your thread here. Do you think those laws just materialised out of thin air? Scooters are commonplace throughout Europe. They are a major form of transportation here, and can be bought and maintained for very, very little.
You start a thread complaining about the law, and then fail to realise the reason these laws are in place to begin with...
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01-23-2008, 02:54 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: North Carolina
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Once again. No proof of your outlandish conspiracy theories.
And no, I'm not complaining about the law. I'm discussing it with other people to se there points of view. People who I might add, do not share your paranoid schitzophrenic ramblings about conspiracy thoeries and evil little men behind trees.
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01-23-2008, 07:51 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Los Angeles
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But the men! They hide behind the trees and get you when you least expect it!
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06-30-2008, 03:17 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: North Carolina
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Just bought a new scoot! Check it out on myspace picture page! It's a Yamaha morphous 250cc scooter. It's f'n awesome. Looks like something out of bladerunner or akira.
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07-03-2008, 02:42 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Temple of Love
Posts: 1,641
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Scooters < Motorcycles
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07-04-2008, 12:13 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Chico Ca
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Damn! That is one NICE scooter! Didn't realize scooter look like this. I always expect scooter look something like this:
http://www.electricscooteroutlet.com...ic_Scooter.jpg
Funny thing is today my mom was talking to me about how I should get a driving license and a car and that she'll pay for them and first year of insurance. I was like "NO WAY! You're nut I'm trying to start a business by next year last thing I need is another huge expense" But after seeing how nice and big a scooter could be, it have made me reconsider the whole thing. I have a couple questions:
How much do similar scooter cost?
How much gas do they eat up?
How far can they go on a full gas tank?
Do I need insurance for them?
Thanks in advance.
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07-25-2008, 05:24 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: North Carolina
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Ok,
The msrp on mine is around 5,300.00. I didn't pay near that much cuz I'm a savy shopper. You can get a lesser brand with similar stuff for around 2,500.00
Mine gets around 60mpg. The motor's not broken in yet, I'm not exactly small, and I drive like a hoon.
I get around 220 miles per tank.
You can get insurance on anything. Really, just about anything. But the rules go as I have stated above: 50cc and below in most states you don't need tax, title or tags. Which means no insurance and no special license. Mine is a 250cc which requires a motorcycle license and insurance. I regularly own bikes so I hold a license already, and insurance is really cheap on these things. I pay and 1/8 of what my cars costs.
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07-27-2008, 02:57 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: California
Posts: 390
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Frankly, I'm libertarian. If people want to die on scooters, let them, it's their right.
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07-27-2008, 07:21 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 2,670
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Can I decorate the spokes on my scooter with the skulls of libertarians I run over? Cause decoration is my right too ya know?
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07-27-2008, 02:58 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: North Carolina
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Some say the goal of life is to live it responsibly and arrive at the gates standing tall and waiting to enter heaven.
Others (like me), will ride up to the gates broken and battered, powerslide in, stand up broken and battered and say "What a fuckin ride!"
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07-28-2008, 12:21 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CptSternn
By your own admission: 'At present the laws make it better to own a motorcycle (which is way more pricey).'
Same goes for SUV's and large trucks.
Plus, you are bitching about the laws surrounding scooters, per your thread here. Do you think those laws just materialised out of thin air? Scooters are commonplace throughout Europe. They are a major form of transportation here, and can be bought and maintained for very, very little.
You start a thread complaining about the law, and then fail to realise the reason these laws are in place to begin with...
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Um, I've lived in Europe all my life, and I've never really seen that many scooters about. I saw loads when I was in America, though. In Ireland (the north, at least) you still have to take a CBT test for one. The fuel prices have risen here too, not just in America.
In fact the law is the same, with a moped defined as anything up to 50cc.
Most mopeds cost between £400-£600, not exactly cheap either. (I was considering getting one for my 16th. After a while I figured cycling was cheaper. )
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07-29-2008, 01:26 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 4,587
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Germany, Italy, and France also have very large scooter communities.
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