| Drivers of mobility scooters are being asked to take a police safety course after a spate of accidents involving the low-speed electric vehicles. |
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| Motorbikes and scooters too are also best given a miss, because their vibrations can cause the leads to come adrift. |
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| Those on the wrong side of thirty or those who give top priority to the utility of the vehicle obviously prefer scooters. |
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| Swarms of scooters yammered hysterically past, sounding like runaway chainsaws. |
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| The rentable sober drivers ride scooters that are collapsible, so that they fit into car trunks. |
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| Cars and autos, cycles and rickshaws, scooters and even huge four-wheel vehicles squirm their way through the shrinking lanes. |
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| Some time ago I complained to the police about scooters, motor cycles and quad bikes being ridden in Peel Park and Bradford Moor Park. |
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| Skateboards, scooters and rollerblades are also prohibited at the memorial because of the destructive nature of the contraptions. |
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| The men will travel home in a bus overnight while the scooters, which can travel at a maximum speed of 8mph, are left with lock-keepers. |
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| Larger toys, such as tricycles, scooters, slides and climbing frames, will all be popular. |
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| Plus, the folks at genuine scooters guarantee me that the metal flake sparkles lovelily in the sunlight. |
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| It was a mixture between big motorboats, small sailing boats and on one pier eight water scooters were standing on a platform. |
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| Ballgames, bikes, scooters and a seeming unending game of tag keep the decibels up. |
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| However, for the reasons of weight, size, manoeuvrability and safety we are unable to carry powered scooters. |
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| In addition, officials said, scooters with jet engines consumes 18 percent less oil than conventional ones. |
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| We have had numerous reports about youngsters riding motorised scooters on roads and pavements, particularly since Christmas. |
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| Youngsters who are getting a buzz from riding motorised scooters could be heading for trouble by breaking the law. |
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| Children receiving trendy new powered scooters for Christmas may be driving straight into trouble with the law. |
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| I saw the women with their thick dark hair, so much like mine, riding scooters together around the piazzas. |
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| Unruly youngsters riding motorised scooters are making their residents' lives a misery. |
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| Children hoot in merriment as they ride their water scooters or turn into birds gliding across the sky while they para-sail. |
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| The lake has several marinas where you can rent ski boats, water scooters, patio boats, and the like. |
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| But a new study says less than half of all kids 5 to 14 actually wear their helmets, when on bikes, skateboards, scooters and other wheeled toys. |
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| As summer arrived, so did the big wooden crates bringing wonderful dolls, mechanical toys, pedal cars, tricycles, scooters, dolls' prams. |
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| I remember I wanted to get one of those push scooters with those inflatable tires. |
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| Motorless aluminum scooters with in-line skate wheels fall into another category, but aren't street-legal either. |
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| Others whizz into the garage on machines resembling scooters with two oversized wheels, one on either side of the standing platform. |
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| In 1998, 2200 people in the UK were involved in accidents involving children's scooters. |
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| A wall of uniformed police on motor scooters blocked off half of Second Avenue as marchers trooped down city streets. |
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| The trendy lower downtown area has sushi bars, day spas and a shop that sells ultra-cool Vespa scooters. |
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| He came to the ceremony from his home a couple of blocks away on a Segway, one of those motorized two-wheeled scooters. |
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| Looking like two fused Razor scooters, this sleek, self-propelled triwheeler goes up to 15 mph. |
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| According to police, the scooters, which should only be used on private land, are a menace to pedestrians and motorists. |
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| Noisy generators added to the cacophony of street sounds, mixing in with scooters, car horns and the ever-present meringue music. |
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| But they then followed us on their scooters as we walked toward the castle on the Bay of Naples. |
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| Parents planning to buy motorised scooters for their children this Christmas are being urged to beware. |
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| Bicycles, tricycles, scooters and cars are involved in getting water from far and near. |
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| Why anyone would want to put a tax on mobility scooters is beyond me I mean, no-one chooses to have these things. |
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| British scientists are developing tracking technology for mobility scooters to prevent their elderly and disabled users getting lost. |
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| I am aware that recently concerns have been raised about the increasing number of accidents and incidents involving mobility scooters or buggies. |
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| The big difference between mopeds, motor scooters and motorcycles is power. |
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| As I headed left towards the town centre, a group of scooters and mopeds bounced past followed by an old lady on an even older bicycle. |
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| Cars, motorcycles, mopeds and scooters were also checked for road-worthiness and officers will advise on essential repairs. |
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| The popularity of water scooters, high powered motor boats and parasailing pose a threat of accidents. |
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| Mopeds, motor scooters and motorcycles all offer the freedom of a car while using less fuel. |
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| Numerous youngsters show off with their scooters and expensive racing motorcycles, which have no mufflers. |
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| The park will be free to the public and will allow skateboards, bikes, roller blades, scooters, snakeboards and more. |
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| There he developed mechanical devises such as the statoscope, cars, motorized invalid chairs, power scooters, and various amusement park rides. |
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| The Toy Run is open to all motorcyclists from 50 cc scooters to 1500 cc superbikes and is not restricted to motorcycle club members. |
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| Proud owners had customised their scooters and many sported gleaming chromework, multiple wing mirrors and lavish paintwork. |
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| Cars seem to come from all directions, switching lanes like dodgem cars and it's not just cars but bicycles and scooters too. |
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| But you always get some youth tearing up and down the road or on the pavements on these scooters. |
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| Other big sellers included micro scooters, the fad which swept through the country in 2000 and a favourite with young and old alike. |
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| Women fluttered among buzzing auto-rickshaws and brake-screeching scooters. |
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| In the midst of the chaos a flying squad of plainclothes cops rode their scooters wildly into the crowd, hitting a number of marchers. |
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| The only possible worry is punctures, but the off-road scooters have special tyres which should prevent that from happening. |
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| We unload the bus and we all depart the training centre in a happy convoy of scooters and pushbikes. |
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| The procession included babies in pushchairs, disabled people riding on electric scooters and young children walking. |
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| Police in Lisbon have also been supplied with 100 new marked patrol cars and 70 scooters, ideal for speeding through the city's tight backstreets. |
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| Farther downstream the river begins to widen into Lake Havasu, and the parade of water scooters and powerboats with massive, roaring engines begins to increase. |
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| The mopeds and scooters would be 50 cc models which are restricted to 30 mph and can be ridden by 16-year-olds with a provisional license and L-plates. |
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| It comes following numerous accidents involving the vehicles, including incidents in which users have inadvertently driven their mobility scooters onto motorways. |
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| The age to drive such scooters is the same as for a moped, 16 years. |
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| Miniature motorbikes are mainly being raced around estates, while scramblers and scooters are being ridden in areas such as the Seven Fields Nature Reserve. |
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| Our mood turns pensive as we find the rental shop and return our scooters. |
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| The riders, known as scramblers, are illegally riding their motorbikes, quad bikes and scooters across Crane Park and are tearing up the ground in the process. |
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| Manual and powered wheelchairs can be insured as can mobility scooters. |
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| Sometimes the scooters would be in the bike lane, sometimes the road. |
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| Penny-farthings, tricycles and scooters can be seen in this section. |
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| Many kids would make scooters by attaching the rough, steel wheels to a two-by-four with a milk crate on it and then adding wooden handlebars for steering. |
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| The air pollution caused by smoking autos and scooters is a case in point. |
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| Have you heard that British dive shops are being asked for names of people buying the more expensive items of dive gear, particularly rebreathers and diver scooters? |
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| A sharp rise in injuries related to using foot propelled scooters is leading to an increased demand that children using them should wear mandatory protective gear. |
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| They push their shiny aluminum scooters onto the street, in formation. |
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| In the latest crackdown on motorised and battery-operated scooters, Swindon police are taking a zero tolerance approach to people using the machines. |
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| Electric motorcycles and scooters are rising in popularity because of higher gasoline prices. |
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| As a result, underbone engines are usually further forwards than those of scooters. |
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| While the engine and suspension layouts described here for scooters and underbones are typical, they are not rigid definitions. |
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| In Thailand, scooters are used for street to door taxi services, as well as for navigating through heavy traffic. |
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| Italian scooters were preferred for their cleanlined, curving shapes and gleaming chrome. |
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| The factory of Derbi, a large manufacturer of motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, also lies near the city. |
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| Bicycles and electric scooters are very popular, and major streets have dedicated bike lanes throughout the city. |
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| Underbones are often mistaken for scooters and are sometimes marketed as such. |
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| A new campaign called Get On is encouraging undergrads to try out motorbikes or scooters to save cash and the environment. |
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| India Yamaha Motor will recall 56,082 units of its Ray scooters in the country to fix a glitch in the handlebar. |
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| After the seaside resort brawls, the media began to associate Italian scooters with violent mods. |
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| Street bikes include cruisers, sportbikes, scooters and mopeds, and many other types. |
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| Licensing requirements for scooters are easier and cheaper than for cars in most parts of the world, and insurance is usually cheaper. |
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| Many recent scooters use conventional front forks with the front axle fastened at both ends. |
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| The emissions of mopeds and scooters have been the subject of multiple studies. |
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| Cushman was an engine manufacturer that started making scooters after Salsbury found their offer to supply engines to be unacceptable. |
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| Cushman and Salsbury competed against each other, with both companies advertising the economy of their scooters. |
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| Cushman scooters were also used around military bases for messenger service. |
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| Later that year, Mitsubishi introduced the C10, the first of its line of Silver Pigeon scooters. |
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| Also other Italian firms manufactured scooters in 1950s and 1960s, like Italjet and Iso. |
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| Extremely reliable and very well made, many of these scooters still exist today. |
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| In India, Bajaj Auto manufactured its line of scooters from 1972 to 2009, which included the Chetak, Legend, Super and Priya. |
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| Some scooters, including the BMW C1 and the Honda Gyro Canopy, have a windscreen and a roof. |
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| Later on, more brands, including Derbi and Peugeot, started using direct injection systems for their scooters. |
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| Many mods wore military parkas while driving scooters in order to keep their clothes clean. |
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| There were a lot of motor scooters there to pay their last tribute to their fellow scooterist. |
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| And motor scooters get in accidents far more than other vehicles and with greater chance of injury or loss of life. |
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| A display of up to 25 vintage motor scooters will be held at Millennium Place. |
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| Runner-upEmma Carroll, 10,from Sudley junior school, created a fortressed Liverpool with bubble cars and flying scooters. |
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| Police are appealing for witnesses to two robberies where the offenders used motor scooters in the same Black Country district. |
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| Even on the superhighways, bicycles, bicycle carts, motor scooters and motorized carts share the road with cars, trucks, and busses. |
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| Giant 4x4 Jeeps, ski scooters and snowcats are thrilling ways to explore the glacier. |
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| One bidder splashed out pounds 6,000 on four engineless scooters and decided to fully equip one and present it to his 78-year-old mother. |
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| Several manufacturers in the German motorcycle industry made scooters. |
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| Many mods drove motor scooters, usually Vespas or Lambrettas. |
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| This Friday, get ready for a trip to a kebab shop, a journey on some bright red motor scooters, a late night boat ride and a perilous jaunt on the Tower Bridges. |
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| Traditional attire of bomber jackets, duffel coats and Union Jack regalia complemented a stunning selection of scooters, including Lambrettas, Vespas, Piaggios and Giteras. |
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| During the exhibition, the staff showed the audience how to ride unicycles and two-wheeled scooters, which successfully caught the attention of the crowd. |
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| Some mods added four, ten, or as many as 30 mirrors to their scooters. |
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| Carrying the name of a popular model in the 1970s, the Passol weighs about half the weight of gasoline-powered scooters with an engine displacement of 50 cubic centimeters. |
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| In the 1980s Honda developed the GY6 engine for use in motor scooters. |
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| The friendly management picks guests up from their bus, provides shuttle buses into town, hosts free sausage sizzles and rents surfboards, bikes and scooters. |
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| After a law was passed requiring at least one mirror be attached to every motorcycle, mods were known to add four, ten, or as many as 30 mirrors to their scooters. |
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| The scooters were sold in black and blue with a black kickplate. |
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| In the early 1960s, public transport stopped relatively early in the night, and so having scooters allowed mods to stay out all night at dance clubs. |
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| A common reference for the glamorous image of scooters is Roman Holiday, a 1953 romantic comedy in which Gregory Peck carries Audrey Hepburn around Rome on a Vespa. |
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| In Eastern Bloc countries scooters also became popular in the second half of 1950s, but their production was a result of planned economy rather than market competition. |
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| It ranges from beat-up Winnie the Pooh dolls to sparkling scooters to antique sofas, said Omar Elkassir, co-owner of the Web Corner in Woodland Hills. |
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| Areas like this with heavy traffic congestion and pollution are ideal venues to highlight the benefits of our quiet, economical Evader motor scooters. |
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| Elements of scooter design have been present in some of the earliest motorcycles, and motorcycles identifiable as scooters have been made from 1914 or earlier. |
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