Roman Holiday
Ah, renting a scooter in Rome - truly one of the highlights of my motorcycling career. After a day of footing it, I trade my tennies for a rental Hyosoung 125 and suddenly were Peck and Hepburn loose in the eternal city. With wifey navigating (laminated flip map), its literally five minutes site to site. The efficiency is a total rush; think about a destination and BOOM, youre there.
The Game:
Filter to the Front betwixt car, curb, sidewalk, whatever
. Get to the front and drop the hammer on Green (Scooter GP)
Ride the Centerline Hey theres 3 useful feet between lanes uh oh, now Im playing chicken with another scoot going the other direction!
Park Wherever - alley, sidewalk, café, etc. fuggetaboutit, its a rental
Piazzas Most are paved, but pedestrian only rental stickers on your scoot and helmets provide apologies to the locals.
Roundabouts Glorious, but disorienting after a couple trips around (posing for photos)
Overall If you start slow, play it safe, and make an effort to decipher the signage Ill guarantee you some great stories - (we ended up in the middle of parade).