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Byline: Joseph Contreras (Linda Stern Joseph Contreras Karen Springen)
Transport: Scooting Around
By Silvia Spring
With temperatures--as well as the price of public transport--on the rise, it's the perfect time to leave your car at home and take a scooter to work. For Andy Church of London, the advantages include easy (and often free) parking, no congestion charge and a quicker commute. "And besides a push-pedal bike," he adds, "it's the greenest way of getting round." And they are just plain cool.
If you have never owned a scooter before, the Vespa LX50 is one of the best-selling models, ideal for zipping around town. The design is an update of Vespa's original 1946 prototype incorporating the latest in ecofriendly engineering (about [pounds sterling]1,799; vespa.com ). Equally good for scooting beginners is the fashionable Honda Zoomer (about [pounds sterling]2,000; powersports. honda.com/scooters ). The Piaggio Zip is a favorite among women; slightly smaller than the Vespa LX50, it is easy to manage in even the tightest traffic jams (starting at about...
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