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To celebrate the 100th anniversary of its first patent, IBM has published a gallery of photos spanning a century which show its employees engaged in innovation. This incredibly cool bald man in sunglasses is part of the series. More »
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An elderly UK man on his way to a flea market was, by his own account, nearly "barbecued" when his mobility scooter burst into flames. More »
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Our fab new site is just the place to see thirty seconds of corporate sellout from 1984 which somehow isn’t tacky: Devo peddling totally space age Honda scooters. The goggles! Dear lord, the goggles. More »
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An elderly F1 fanatic has customized his mobility scooter with alloy wheels and Ferrari merchandise. You know, to make it go faster. More »
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The people who make electric scooters like to advertise how they can take their elderly riders anywhere. There's probably a fine-print exemption to "anywhere" that includes the shoulders of busy freeways. This owner did not read the fine print. More »
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After a 59-year-old man died in a collision between his scooter and a motorized wheelchair, police in St. Petersburg, Fla., have to decide whether the wheelchair's operator was a pedestrian or a driver; if he's driving, he could face charges. More »
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A Florida scooter store has started hawking low-speed electric scooters to people who've been caught drunk driving, since such models don't require a Florida license to drive. They're selling about 10 a month, absent cupholders. More »
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Scooters are the new-new-concept-thing for next week's Paris Motor Show. Yesterday was Mini's Scooter E concept. Today it's the smart escooter — the electric scooter for Ann and her friend who works at a music magazine you've never heard of. More »
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Carrying a passenger on a scooter reduces performance, makes cornering tricky and looks ridiculous. Leave it to the Japanese to turn it into a competitive sport. More »
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This photo of a father trotting his little girl around on a scooter without any form of protection or child seat is so cute... but only because she'll almost certainly be killed or seriously injured. [whythefuckdoyouhaveakid.com] More »
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It’s Monday. At the office? Cheer up with a cute music video which features anthropomorphic Vespa scooters singing in Italian. More »
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A new study presented to the American College of Surgeons found that 39% of moped drivers sustaining accident injuries had a blood-alcohol level greater than .05 mg/dL — more than one-and-a-half times the number of intoxicated car or motorcycle drivers. So what's the deal? Mopeds (in this case, we presume they're referring to scooters as well) with engines of 50cc or less displacement can be driven without a driver's license in many states. Thus, they become the vehicle of choice for alcoholics who have had their licenses suspended but still, you know, have to get home from the bar. Clarkson? We're looking at you. More »
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Japan rightly sits near the top of the world's strange automotive trend setters. What is cool in the United States now is so two years ago for our pals over in the land of the rising sun, so it pains us to speculate that overly gaudy tuner scooters will be the next big trend over here. Hell, people are already installing media centers in them. Our Japanese-savvy friends over at Pink Tentacle have rounded up some of the more unusual looking tuner-scooters from Japan and we're more confused than titillated. A low rider scooter? That's just asking for trouble. [Pink Tentacle] More »
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We're not quite sure what to make of this. Seems like a scooter with car aspirations, but what to call it? A scootermobile? Autooter? In any case, this thing is the Shoprider Flagship so named as it is the flagship of the lineup. Complete with a fully enclosed shell, large automotive style windows, windshield wipers (or is that breeze shield in this case?) with washer squirts, and headlights. If we were mean, this is the place where we'd make a joke about portly people and indoor NASCAR races at the local Walmart, but we aren't so we won't do that. More »
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