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I have the same scooter as the parent comment and I have to say I feel significantly safer on my bike. I like the scooter and it's fun and useful for quick err
by cbeley 9y ago
I have the same scooter as the parent comment and I have to say I feel significantly safer on my bike. I like the scooter and it's fun and useful for quick errands where I don't want to get sweaty. However, the breaks are not nearly as instantaneous (I'm sure there are scooters with better breaks though) and I can't maneuver it nearly as quickly as I can my bike in the event of an emergency (or even just general travel).
My experience may be a bit biased though, considering I'm both a pretty experienced cyclist and I have to deal with the crazy San Francisco hills.
EDIT: Also, I do a fairly regular 12 mile round trip bike commute. Have only done it a couple times on the scooter for fun and it was terrifying compared to my bike.
- tabeth 9y agoAh, in your case a scooter would definitely be more dangerous. I doubt any scooter could stop on a dime down the kind of hills you're encountering. Even cars have trouble stopping quickly. I'd actually say all forms of transportation are significantly more dangerous in the bay area, haha.
- hwillis 9y agoIt's not just you, a bicycle will always have much more responsive handling. Mopeds have small wheels so they need a long rake and wide tires compared to a bike, to make the steering stable and the contact patch larger. Higher rake means the bike pitches in response to the wheel turning, because the contact patch is less in line with the handlebars. Wide tires multiply that even more. That gives stability at high speed but when you try to turn the whole vehicle moves the wrong way, making steering lag. It also makes it harder to stay up.