i used to have three vintage vespas. came within inches of my life when a pickup jumped the yellow line to race to a turn lane and took me out.
a few weeks later i sold them all.
bicycles are dangerous on the street, scooters are REALLY dangerous, especially here in l.a.
my prized scoot was a 1975 rally 200 i bought from a guy in italy and had shipped over. fastest production vespa ever made, could beat motorcycles off the line (if only for about 15 yards). i still love the smell of two stroke smoke.