If you have doubts about the utility of a scooter for everyday living I think this video will change how you think about them.  It’s a look back at scooters in the early 1960s in Great Britain.

After watching the video I was surprised at the size and scope of the scooter culture that had developed and wondered about the barriers for a similar embrace of a scooter for everyday living in the United States.  Low fuel prices coupled with a general tendency for people to want bigger, more powerful machines and it’s easy to understand why we don’t see more scooters.