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| Sunday, July 20, 2008 |
| Before buying a moped do your homework! |
 The Boston Globe article: Mopeds' uncharted ground reports that people buying mopeds are not doing their homework first. Nichole Burton's new $2,800 Piaggio Fly 50 moped - the economy version of a Vespa - is saving her hundreds on gasoline, exactly as advertised. But owning a moped comes with its share of problems - foremost being, where the heck are you supposed to park it?
At first Burton left it on the sidewalk, chained like a bicycle to a street sign. But her landlady warned her that it was illegal to park mopeds on the sidewalk in Somerville, and if she did it again, the police said they'd tow it away.
The street was the next likely option, but Somerville doesn't issue residential parking stickers to moped owners. Without a residential sticker, Burton figured she'd get ticketed.
"If I can't legally park it on the sidewalk and I can't park it on my street, what does that mean?" she asked. "It should be one or the other." There are other issues moped owners need to be aware of - such as helmet rules, registration requirements, and speed limit laws. |
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My husband and I bought a Vespa last year as our second vehicle. He loves it, but before he was allowed to use it he had to take safety courses and get his motorcycle license. The $4 fill-ups are very nice and he really likes riding it.
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My husband and I bought a Vespa last year as our second vehicle. He loves it, but before he was allowed to use it he had to take safety courses and get his motorcycle license. The $4 fill-ups are very nice and he really likes riding it.