NYCTransit Strike Day 3: An End in Sight

According to a press conference held today, it looks as if the strike may be coming to an end. As early as this evening trains may be running again. Amidst all of this, the press missed out on the obvious story: Scooters. The most I could find written about scooters was this press release on the autochannel entitled "Motor Scooters Help New Yorkers Get Around Transit Strike". Nothing else was written scooters, which just astounds me. Perhaps scooterists are not a big enough population yet for the news to take notice of? I know the city of New York does not treat scooterists and other 2 wheeled motor vehicles very well. But this will change over time, the scooter movement is only just getting started. Everyone should think of scooters as I do: their own personal political agenda. Not a political agenda of environmentalism, because that is not why I ride. A political agenda of practicality. Scooters truly are the superior urban vehicle. There is no other form of transportation that is cheaper and quicker in any urban environment.

The MTA did not win this strike, and neither did the transit workers. The scooterists won this strike. And we will keep on winning whenever New York City is paralyzed with strikes, or blackouts, or gridlock, or other major events that disrupt the ability of people to move about.

Comments

[Robotribe]

I just got back from vacation in Paris this past Tuesday. To your point about "practicality" in an urban setting, Paris is THE best example I've seen where scooters are as common and accepted as tiny cars and baguettes to that city.

Paris has designated parking for scooters and motorcycles alike AND allows for them to be parked on sidewalks if they don't block the path! Say what you will about the French, but when it comes to scooters and motorcycles, they know what's right for their capital city's traffic and parking situation, and I for one am very envious.

***(On a related note, I took some photos of scooters in Paris and created a gallery. They only begin to show what I'm talking about. Here's the link: http://homepage.mac.com/tedrobledo/PhotoAlbum36.html

Feel free to delete the photos part and link out of the message should you choose to post my comment. I wanted to reply to your post and don't mean to get free publicity for my hobby.)