I bought an electric scooter a few months ago for my commute to work. I never could have guessed how much I've fallen in love with riding it. Its top speed is about 35 mph, which is enough to feel the wind in my hair, but the thing about it is that its opened up the part of Shanghai where I live to exploration. I feel like the Chris Colombus of electric scooters as I zoom down the main road in front of my house, with factories and high rises everywhere, and after a few turns here and there, finding myself standing on a small path in the middle of rice fields, as farmers expertly and urgently tend to the rice.
My commute is more fun as well as I now look forward to scooting to work. My school is about a 40 minute walk from my house, now with my scooter its a five minute ride. I take a shortcut to work everyday, I discovered an alley that takes me past a small creek and through a traditional Chinese town. Its very relaxing...and usually easy to nagivigate, except for one day last week, when a car tried to drive down the path meant for scooters and pedestrians. This happens often, as Chinese don't think anything of driving on a bike path, if it cuts a few minutes off their drive. Check out what happened to this unfortunate driver....
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