Girl On A Motorcycle

BMW plans to scoot into the commuter market

At this weekend's International Motorcycle Shows event in Long Beach, BMW debuts its new maxi scooters -- the C 600 Sport and C 650 GT.

Scooters on the move

Lindsey Miller has only been scootering for a month, but when she puts on her sparkly silver helmet and wheels her orange Genuine Buddy through the streets she's giddy with the rush of takeoff, the wind in her face, the freedom.

"It's just fun," said Miller, a UCLA graduate student of urban planning who bought the motorized scooter in May because — like many others — she could get around more easily on it than on the bus and more cheaply than in a car.

This year U.S. scooter sales have surged after a two-year slump.

Talking scooters on KPCC

Madeleine Brand, host of the Madeleine Brand Show on L.A. public radio station KPCC, invited me on the air to chat about scooters Friday. If you want to listen...
http://www.scpr.org/programs/madeleine-brand/2011/05/06/susan-carpenter