On Jul 23, 5:15 pm, "Michael Plog" wrote:
I also bought a scooter (moped) as a toy, but I take it for errands as often
as possible. I do ride it to work, and do not end up sweaty. My wife and I
still ride our recumbents for entertainment and exercise (especially
cardiac), but the moped is good for other things. I get close to 150mpg, so
I feel pretty good buying one gallon of gas at a time.
Wow, that mileage sure sounds high. Are you sure?
A word about traffic. I take side streets on both the bicycle and moped.
Sometimes that is impossible, but generally there will be streets with very
little traffic yet getting where you need to be.
You are being smart. The big predators are out there...
SUV vs. Scooter
"Dedicated to all those injured, mutilated or killed by the Hen and
her SUV."
I've always wondered what would happen in an accident between SUV an
Scooter. It's not so simple. The SUV being so high could totally miss
the scooter.
Well, I guess this SUV wasn't high enough...
Preventing Motorcycle, Scooter Accidents a Matter of Awareness
By Ryan Taylor - 17 Jul 2007
In March a BYU student, driving a scooter died of injuries suffered in
an accident with an SUV.
Adam Cox was riding in the outside lane of University Parkway just
behind a car that was driving in the inside lane when an SUV going the
opposite direction, turned left and hit Cox, said Capt. Michael
Harroun, of the BYU Police Department.
Just like Cox's case, most motorcyclists are not at fault when
accidents happened, Harroun said.
"But they will get the worst of it," he said.
Even though Cox was wearing a helmet, he suffered severe head trauma
and died after being taken to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center.
http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/64865
And remember, you SUV drivers, your distraction can spoil someone's
life. Well, I don't mean to offend you, just try not to talk so much
on the phone, and if you do, do like the Hen...
http://www.thehenshouse.com/index.html
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