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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Work for most people is a 20-40 minute car ride away as a result of residential suburbs being placed away from areas of dense employment. And that’s at car speeds.
You want to spend an hour or more a day with your ass planted on a moped? I really wouldn’t.
When cities are built out with more mixed residential/commercial construction it’s easier for people to get to a nearby place of employment riding a moped. This is more common both in older European cities, and in places without much in the way of strict zoning laws, like Vietnam.
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