My new ride.

[mredskins]

No offense but I hate these things. They zip all around MD nearly causing accidents. I think if yo uare using the roads you should pay for them through registration and what not.

I saw one at Royal Farms slam into a SUV last summer. I am assuming the guy was not insured, I am sure whatever he paid to repair that SUV eat up his gas savings.

[gibbsisgod]

Originally Posted by mredskins

No offense but I hate these things. They zip all around MD nearly causing accidents. I think if yo uare using the roads you should pay for them through registration and what not.

I saw one at Royal Farms slam into a SUV last summer. I am assuming the guy was not insured, I am sure whatever he paid to repair that SUV eat up his gas savings.

I know accidents can happen, but if you are careful and obey the laws you should be fine. Plus I live in the country. I pass maybe 3 cars on the way to work and there is a bike lane on the road for 75% of my trip. In the Evenings there is more traffic but again, I have a bike lane until I get to a back road.

And I do pay for the roads with my taxes and what not.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by gibbsisgod

I know accidents can happen, but if you are careful and obey the laws you should be fine. Plus I live in the country. I pass maybe 3 cars on the way to work and there is a bike lane on the road for 75% of my trip. In the Evenings there is more traffic but again, I have a bike lane until I get to a back road.

And I do pay for the roads with my taxes and what not.

touchy touchy, geez. I was speaking in general.

Problem is a bunch of punks in the B-more area buy these things and fly all around the place (sidewalks include) and they are or going to damage property or hurt someone.

Plus, is it not illegal to use a motorized vechicale on a bike path?

[gibbsisgod]

Originally Posted by mredskins

touchy touchy, geez. I was speaking in general.

Problem is a bunch of punks in the B-more area buy these things and fly all around the place (sidewalks include) and they are or going to damage property or hurt someone.

Plus, is it not illegal to use a motorized vechicale on a bike path?

Well, its not really a bike PATH. It a really wide shoulder. In some places you could ride 2 scooters safely on the "shoulder". I live on right off of route 40.

Anyway, the MVA told me I should use a shoulder if ther is one available.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by gibbsisgod

I know accidents can happen, but if you are careful and obey the laws you should be fine. Plus I live in the country. I pass maybe 3 cars on the way to work and there is a bike lane on the road for 75% of my trip. In the Evenings there is more traffic but again, I have a bike lane until I get to a back road.

And I do pay for the roads with my taxes and what not.

Bikers have a saying. "The only bikers who haven't laid a bike down are new bikers or liars."

Scooters certainly are more stable but I promise you will put it down at some point if you plan on riding it as much as you say.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

Bikers have a saying. "The only bikers who haven't laid a bike down are new bikers or liars."

Scooters certainly are more stable but I promise you will put it down at some point if you plan on riding it as much as you say.

Totally true, and you either have or you will.
Not to be pointed, but Scoots are actually much less stable than a full sized machine as the little wheels start to get squirrely about 40/45+. They also start to feel real top heavy as well at speed.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Hog1

Totally true, and you either have or you will.
Not to be pointed, but Scoots are actually much less stable than a full sized machine as the little wheels start to get squirrely about 40/45+. They also start to feel real top heavy as well at speed.

Oh I agree. It's just getting non-riders to understand the physics of bikes is a no-win situation. I'd ride of those little scooters on vacay in Puerta Villarta but in real life I ride my V-Star when I am trying to save on gas, and it's not too cold.