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I recently purchased a scooter to get me to and from work. I’ve always loved scooters. In fact, I first purchased one when I was 17 and since then I’ve had a scooter except for a couple years when I lived in Hawaii. However, there are a few things people should know when purchasing a scooter.

1. There is absolutely nothing COOL about riding a scooter. You have to be able to accept the fact that when riding a scooter you are not doing it to be cool. The coolest thing you might be able to do with a scooter is get a hot girl to ride on the back. The first time I hung out with my wife I took her to a restaurant on my scooter. However, I’m pretty sure she didn’t marry me for my scooter. In fact, I’d probably say that she married me despite my scooter.

2. Remember and repeat to yourself over and over that while there is nothing cool about riding a scooter, you are getting 100 miles per gallon while everyone else is filling up their SUV’s with thousands of dollars of gas each year. Cost is the BEST reason to ride a scooter. The savings are fantastic.

3. Parking’s not a bad second reason to have a scooter.

4. If you ride a scooter then you have to realize that you can’t go as fast as everyone else. In fact, even if you are going over the speed limit, cars that see a scooter are going to speed up. People who see a scooter on the road think that they have to go faster than a scooter. There’s some internal need for people to feel like they are going faster than a scooter. Speed goes out the window and passing the scooter is people’s only objective. I know it’s true, because when I’m driving a car I do the same.

Before you buy a scooter, make sure you know what you’re getting yourself into. Some people just can’t handle the power of a scooter.