> > I know there aren't many motor scooter riders on this forum, but a lot of Rinkworkers (Oh no! What I said!) travel and might be able to help me with this. In some off-the-beaten-path resort areas like Santa Catalina, Key West, and some places in Hawaii, there are more motorscooters than bugs on the windshield. Personally, I look for such places. One of these days I'm going to load up a couple of scooters and go to one of those places and spend a few weeks. (Scooting is safer in areas where people have learned to notice them. In most towns, scooting is suicidal.)
> > My question, which I am finally getting around to, is, does anybody know of such places where scooters are common? I'm looking for fun places, not just your mundane college towns. I wonder about Cape Cod and the Outer Banks, places I haven't visited in several years. Any suggestions?
> > Howard
> > Afterthought: Boy would I like to take a scooter to Hawaii (Big Island)! An enormous island with fairly good roads, low traffic, a slow pace, friendly people and stuff you can't see anywhere else. But, alas, they don't have trailer hitches on those airplanes.
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> Mopheads (sp?) and other scooters type things are common in Italy. Ofcourse it isn't safe. Driving anything in Italy is suicidal, but they are common.
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> Speed'gladIneverhadtodrivethere'ball

The correct spelling is "moped," but I think I like your spelling better. It's mo for motor and ped for pedals. Some people call my Honda NC 50 a moped, but look, Ma, no pedals. If I ever go to Italy, maybe I can take my Vespa. I'd look local.
Howard