WINDING ROAD art director Nate Luzod and I have been amazed with the sheer variety, versatility, and volume of bicycles here in Shanghai. For riders here, toting around all and sundry while threading between brazen cabbies, busses, and cars (all of varying degrees of roadworthiness) is a way of life.

You can imagine WINDING ROAD’s embarrassment upon rolling up on a posse of Segways to the credential tent this morning, only to find this sign…

We had to head back to the rental agency for a fleet of Rascals, but rest assured, we're on the move now...

According to a new study funded by Piaggio (makers of the Vespa) 30% of U.S. consumers would be extremely or somewhat likely to consider using a motor scooter for their everyday transportation needs. According to the survey conducted in the first week of May of 2006, these individuals indicted a willingness to transfer 35% of their weekly mileage to a scooter.

The survey found that 33% of Americans would be likely to use a scooter to reduce emission harmful to the environment, 35% would be likely to use a scooter to save $25.00 a week on gasoline.