Riding scooters keeps your brain young  By  wheelbender6 (Read 524 times)

Speak for yourself, but in my opinion riding a motorcycle is not really risky; and I have less stress on the scooter than simply walking.

I started riding on two wheelers when I was about 30 months of age -- I assume the older neighborhood girls thought I was cute, trying to ride one of their bicycles. "Counter Steering" is as instinctively as walking. Avoiding things on the bike is no harder then avoiding things when walking. I have done more time walking than riding, but probably more miles on two wheels than walking -- and I have been hurt far often walking.

Physical stress is far more walking than riding. On the scoot I sit on the seat and mostly just lean on my hands on the bar. Control is just a gently roll on the throttle, and braking is not difficult. At a stop I no more than 20 pounds on the ground. Walking is hard work. Every step puts 200 pounds on the ground. If I do at a normal walking speed I have to stop in 100 feet or so to catch my breath.