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August 26, 2007
Conn. DOT to offer scooter training
Higher gasoline prices have driven so many Connecticut residents to fuel-efficient motorized scooters that the state Department of Transportation has decided to buy 35 of them for rider-training purposes.
The training will be similar to the one the DOT offers for motorcyclists.
Kevin Nursick, a DOT spokesman, said Thursday the department owns a small fleet of motorcycles to allow state residents a chance to learn to ride and it wants to do the same thing for scooter riders. Next month, the agency will open bids from scooter sellers to create a new training fleet. "With the gas prices, there has been a lot of interest in scooters this summer," said Kate Gazerro, co-owner of Bones Kart Shop in Stratford. Despite the street being torn up for a new power line, the shop at 725 Barnum Ave. Cutoff has continued to hear from buyers. Gazerro did not have specific sales numbers for the summer, but the shop has been open in Stratford for more than three years and the couple has more than 17 years of experience in the business.
In Bridgeport, Seni Akinlade, owner of OYM Motors, opened his shop at 2075 Fairfield Ave. and sold more than 20 scooters in less than a month. He reported sales have been strong.
The high price of gas, which has hovered around $3 a gallon for most of the summer, has driven more people to buy motor scooters that can sometimes get more than 100 miles per gallon. The vehicles are also relatively inexpensive, ranging in price from less than $900 to more than $3,000. Some motor scooters require a motorcycle license and some only require a valid driver's license. It depends on the engine size.
Posted by Frank at August 26, 2007 5:44 AM
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