I’m visiting Italy and floored by the number of mopeds. Found the same thing in Vietnam. Having spent time in New York, Chicago, St Louis, Seattle, Miami and lots in Orlando, I’ve never seen anything like this in the USA. Is there a cultural reason or economic reason the USA prefers motorcycles over mopeds?
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Motorcycles are faster (for high speed motorways where mopeds aren’t allowed because they’re not fast enough), which is a huge part of daily life for most people, and more comfortable.
We do have a moped culture, though … sort of. They don’t require a license or liability insurance, you see, and they’re sometimes called “dui-mobiles” because people who lose their driving privileges after too many driving-while-intoxicated arrests commonly turn to them to get around.
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