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There's a law for that!

https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/nhtsa-allow-adaptive-driving-beam-headlights-new-vehicles-improving-safety-drivers

Extract (emphasis mine): "Adaptive driving beam headlight systems, or ADB, use automatic headlight beam switching technology to shine less light on occupied areas of the road and more light on unoccupied areas. The adaptive beam is particularly useful for distance illumination of pedestrians, animals, and objects without reducing the visibility of drivers in other vehicles."

But then, there's also this from the NTSB, in part due to increased "self medication" for anxiety caused by COVID:
https://www.ntsb.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/NR20220920.aspx#:~:text=20%2C%202022)%20%E2%80%94%20An%20investigation,to%20new%20recommendations%20released%20Tuesday.

"An investigation into a California crash that killed nine – including seven children – has led the National Transportation Safety Board to call for alcohol impairment detection systems to be included in all new vehicles, according to new recommendations released Tuesday."

Which scoot is that Paco?

The same as in my sig, a 2019 X-town.

I want to put some type of beverage holder on my X-town 300. I don't have any handlebar space but was thinking of putting a small hook in the glovebox area. Does anyone know where I might find some kind of hanging bag to hang a soda, or water bottle in?

Have a look at this to mount accessories:
https://www.amazon.com/Cockpit-Bracket-Kymco-X-Town-16-21/dp/B09KT9LX8K

1970 Citroën DS 21. Not flashy but felt so advanced compared to the Peugeots, Renaults and Simcas of those days...

Tuna salad and Chocola? I pity the fool riding with that guy...

I agree with Klaviator and especially Ruffus. When I started riding as a kid in France over 40 years ago, mopeds and 125cc bikes were everywhere. Matter of fact, we considered 125cc bikes to be motorcycles. So they were the standard.
Pretty much like everyone else, I learned on 50cc bikes, and they had to have some built in practicality: saddlebags or luggage rack at a minimum for groceries and odd extra can of gas for further local exploring.
One major difference I noticed between the Europe and America I know, is the distance between food source and the table.
When I grew up over there, most of what we consumed was sourced locally (within 25-30 miles). Whereas here, it comes mostly off semi trucks crossing state lines. These comments from Ruffus especially resonated: "Distances here in Europe are way shorter from state to another [...]And finally, lifestyle here (at least here in south) seems to be a little bit more culinaric than motoristic oriented."

Very true. And speaking for myself, growing older goes together with a need for practicality that a scooter delivers over the majority of motorcycles. And a huge part of that practicality has to do with my physical abilities too.
BTW, I do tend to get a lot of thumbs up from car and truck drivers on the scooter as well.
Back to the original question, there may be this perception in the US that riding scooters means giving something up. Performance, excitement, passion... Youth? Go figure.

For me: Kinobe and Bonobo.

Wife would freak. And may happen in the future if I go back to a motorcycle.
But part of the equation for me was also that a scoot makes sense in terms of design, economy and functionality. Then again, there lies the rub: it's not exactly xciting...