On Wed, 5 Dec 2001 14:59:05 +1300, Russell McMahon wrote: >>=A0If people really wanted to ride around on tiny scooters >>=A0as their main form of transportation, it would have >>=A0happened long ago. > > >I take it you have never been to Taiwan :-) > > >=A0=A0=A0=A0RM Actually I have been to Taiwan. And for cities like Taipei, these= things might make some sense. But I agree with Dale B., for= anywhere I've seen on the North American continent they'd be= pretty impractical. Not that I don't think it's a cool device -- I do -- I just see= it as not very practical for the majority of people worldwide. Matt Pobursky Maximum Performance Systems -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.