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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish26•1 year agoFirst and foremost, people can afford them.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish15•1 year agoSecond, they are more fun and you get to avoid all the traffic. Third, cheap to run, no need to pay insurance, taxes, parking. Fourth, anyone can ride it even children, no drivers license needed. And so on…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoIn Norway, insurance is mandatory. And you have to be over 13 (or something like this). But in general, I agree with you.
First and foremost, people can afford them.
Second, they are more fun and you get to avoid all the traffic.
Third, cheap to run, no need to pay insurance, taxes, parking.
Fourth, anyone can ride it even children, no drivers license needed.
And so on…
In Norway, insurance is mandatory. And you have to be over 13 (or something like this). But in general, I agree with you.