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nlike Europe and Asia, America
has been slow to truly embrace
scooters. A large reason for this
is the fact that for decades Americans
left cities and moved to the burgeoning
suburbs, where vast sprawls of distance
begged big vehicles to make the in-
creasing commutes more comfortable.
That's changing. We're currently in a
seismic shift that has new generations
leaving behind the quiet and subdued
suburbs in favor of a more charged
lifestyle in the radical gentrification
and explosion of hip that is sweeping
through inner cities everywhere. With
commutes diminishing—or vanishing
altogether—public transit slowly gaining
riders, parking space at premiums, and
Uber and Lyft offering affordable alter-
natives to getting where you need to
go, there is decreasing need for many
city dwellers to own a car.
GETTING AROUND TOWN
HAS NEVER BEEN SO FUN
(AND INEXPENSIVE)
BY JEFF BUCHANAN
TWO WHEEL
FUN
TAIWAN
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