Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --- BOB KRAMER <BobKramer@COOPERCARRY.com> wrote: > Photo, yours and Bill's points are taken. Fortunately I > live in an inner > city neighborhood where soccer moms are rare, streets are > very narrow and > traffic speed is low. Those are the conditions that > might make this idea > work for me. ============================================================ Well, actually scooters are not new to the US. As the US was helping Europe struggle back to her feet after WW2, there were a lot of Italian, German and Czech scooters imported into the US. SEARS even sold them. And in the late '50s Mopeds became popular, until this state required a regular drivers license for them. Then in the early '60s the ubiquitous Honda 50s and 60s became the rage on college campuses and some high schools. Within a few years the schools banned them because of all the injuries. I do not know what city you live in, but I see two real problems. 1. Getting run over by some idiot, and probably a hit'n'run at that. 2. Some one will decide to steal it, perhaps even with you on it. I really miss having a 650. Especially now that spring will be here soon. But I just don't have a death wish.... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html