Here in Vegas we get numerous people involved in scooter accidents. The vast majority of scooters here in the desert are the small 49ccs. Every time there is an accident involving a scooter the morons all love to blame the scooterist. I read some of the comments posted on the Las Vegas Review Journal website and those who post literally have no idea what they are talking about. This accident happened this past Friday in East Las Vegas. One poser even said that those who ride these so called death traps should have to a $1,000 year in taxes and have a permit to ride them. Another poser has this to say about the scooterist: Another scumbag felon (12-30 months for concealed wepaon) drunk that can't get a license and holds up traffic with his death trap. Home made trailer, nice touch.
The more people cave in their skulls with these POS, the sooner they get banned. Good news ! What they do not realize is that even those who ride the 49ccs need to have at least a class C drivers license to operate one of these bikes. As for paying taxes, this is person is even suggesting that everyone should a 1,000 dollars each year to the state for all vehicles they operate.
Nevada has not state income tax. This revenue has to be made up elsewhere. Unlike New York and New Jersey, Nevada has some of the highest registration fees for motor vehicles. I do pay my taxes to ride my bike. I also pay my insurance and the gas tax I pay as well. Here is the link to the story.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/scooter-rider-critical-condition-after-east-valley-crash