The Face Of Short Range Personal Transportation Is Changing
by: Scott Best
You have noticed recently some odd looking two, three and even 4 wheeled vehicles buzzing around your neighborhood, the mall or the city sidewalks and streets. Portable scooters, pocket bikes and mobility scooters have for many replaced those short car trips these days. With the price of gas well over 3 dollars a gallon in most parts of the country, its making more and more economic sense to utilize these types of personal transportation vehicles.
Remember when you were a kid and you had a two wheel push scooter? Maybe you never had one as a child, but in fact they have been around for a long time. They became popular for children in the early 1900’s as a toy and were still quite readily seen into the early 70’s. From those humble beginnings of course someone put a motor on it and the powered scooter was born.
There are many types of scooters these days to be certain, ranging from the low cost low profile sleekly designed push scooters that are reminiscent of the first push scooters we knew merely as a toy, to super fast motorized pro versions that can scoot along at 40mph or more. Some scooters are gas powered, some electric, and yes the ever popular foot powered scooter still is loved by many
Pocket bikes are sometimes referred to as mini motorcycles and are very small, single person transportation devices, usually only about 47 inches long and 18 inches tall, usually with gas motors that are 50cc’s or less. Pocket bikes started out as a fad but have gained popularity over the years. Many different styles are in production today, ranging from Harley Davidson look a likes, to those that resemble most of the modern motorcycles on the market. Pocket bikes not only have become a new type of racing phenomenon, but also have gained popularity as a personal transportation device, usually with those of a younger age group.
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