From the local paper: 125cc scooter the right ride

A comment from the local paper
"Seeing petrol top $1.60 has prompted my entry into the scooter debate.
Neither a car nor a 50cc scooter is appropriate motorised personal
transport for Darwin.
A car is wasteful and a 50cc scooter is simply too slow, irrespective
of the legalities of riding significantly under the speed limit.
Metropolitan Darwin has light traffic, and several long straight roads
with speed limits of 70km/h or 80km/h, and a 50cc scooter cannot
keep up.
One solution is a 125cc scooter. The 125cc automatic transmission
scooters have maximum speeds around 100km/h and tiny fuel consumption.
They are sold in vast numbers in Europe and Asia so the technology
is proven.They are robust, reliable, comfortable, easy and forgiving to ride,
and cheap. Of course, for many purposes, a pushbike is an even better solution.
Phil Giffard, Nightcliff
OPINION Northern Territory News MAY 29, 2008