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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You must not live in Phoenix. These kids are all up on motorized bikes and e scooters these days; the culture is developing.
I think this went on a tangent. I probably didn’t make this clear enough but what I’m asking is why we chose (USA) chooses motorcycles over mopeds. I’ve never driven either. A lot of the comments are about weather and distances so for reference, I’m in Rome a city with 4.3m people. Easily bigger than most American cities. I’ve stood on street corners waiting for a bus and easily fifty mopeds go by in minutes. In the US I’ve never seen fifty mopeds in one place ever.
So what I’m asking is why do Americans choose motorcycles over mopeds? Is it an aesthetic? Do they not sell them here?
American moped culture is generally comprised of poor guys who have lost their licenses for drunk driving.
20 years ago there was the High Endurance scooter club in Orlando, bit I have never seen another scooter club.
Too much travel by highway, too little motoring around urban alleys in America for it to be a thing.
Try Honolulu – lots of mopeds. I think most US locations are too cold in the winter and/or are connected by freeways where mopeds are not allowed.
When I visited Barcelona for the first time in 2013 I was smitten with their scooter culture. I bought one as soon as I got back for using around the city (Philly). It always bugged me that it was seen as a boujie luxury here instead of a much more affordable alternative to a car. The only thing I’ll say is that e-bikes are kind of changing the mentality around that kind of thing and you see them a lot, kind of being treated as the same as mopeds in European cities.
Because so many American Men have been brainwashed to directly correlate their own masculinity with how big their vehicle is.
American Men are just scared shitless at the idea of anyone thinking they aren’t the baddest toughest hombre on the road.
If you want to start a grift, just tap into that insecure male demographic, tell them they have small dicks if they don’t use your product.
“If you don’t smoke Taryltons, Fuck You!”
My friends and I had each had a vintage moped in college in Pittsburgh. I loved it. Learned how to work on small engines and ride all over. I’ve been looking for another ever since. E-bikes are gonna make them obsolete.
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