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TheAge – Scooting along

10. October 2005

Scooting along – Employment News – www.theage.com.au: “Everything is going right for the people who sell mopeds, writes Owen Thomson. AS PETROL prices soar, commuters are buying motor scooters to save cash. The two-wheelers, once mainly sought for their chic European image, are becoming increasingly popular among cost-conscious men and women. National sales figures show […]

13WHAM-TV || Rochester – Your Stories: No Place For Scooter

10. October 2005

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13WHAM-TV || Rochester – Your Stories: No Place For Scooter: “Patrice Walsh (Henrietta, NY) 10/03/05 — What began as a way to ease the headache of rising gas prices has become a pain to park. Barb Cesareo of Chili bought a gas-powered scooter to commute to her job in Henrietta. It averages 70 miles to […]

Two-Wheel Trend: Scooter Sales on a Roll

10. October 2005

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This is prolly the slimmest scooter article I’ve ever seen on the news… One Paragraph almost not worth posting here, but since I started… Two-Wheel Trend: Scooter Sales on a Roll: “Many Eau Claire residents are riding out high gas prices and getting nearly 100 miles to the gallon. They’re buying scooters. Joel Mikelson says […]

BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | Scooter idea to cut drink-driving

10. October 2005

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BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | Scooter idea to cut drink-driving: “Scooterman – which has been running in London for six years – allows motorists to enjoy a drink in the evening without having to worry about driving home. The company has designed a folding mini-scooter which can fit in a car boot. The […]

Marketing News – Vespa issues parking fines to 100,000 gas-guzzling motorists

10. October 2005

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Marketing: “Vespa and its advertising agency, Guerrilla Marketing have blanketed Johannesburg and Cape Town motorists with pink parking fines. This is part of their Parking Fine Guerrilla Campaign, which was launched earlier in October More than 100 000 unsuspecting ‘offenders’ received parking fines for driving difficult-to-park, gas guzzling motor vehicles, instead of styling Vespa Scooters. […]

Is a motor scooter in your future? – U.S. Life – MSNBC.com

10. October 2005

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Is a motor scooter in your future? – U.S. Life – MSNBC.com: “With $3-per-gallon gas a reality, some drivers are looking at downsizing from cars and trucks — at least part time — to scooters as a way to save money. As a scooter commuter and enthusiast who has owned a few bikes over the […]