What happens when you strap a half dozen journalists to Vespa scooters and set them loose in the mean streets of New York City? Daniel McDermon takes readers on a ride in his recent New York Times article Riding the Vespa S. Great little read, and some very interesting comments.

Vespa, the world's most iconic scooter brand, is joining forces this summer with SUBWAY restaurants and secret agents Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 from the action comedy "Get Smart" to fight the forces of evil - traffic congestion, fuel consumption, global warming and boring transportation. Supporting a cameo appearance by a silver Vespa LX 150 scooter in the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures release will be a national promotional campaign and placement within a SUBWAY-branded promotional online Instant Win Game and Sweepstakes with a chance to win one of 10 Vespa scooters, as well as two exclusive offers to enjoy free food and gear. The multi-tiered promotion ties-in with the June 20 launch of "Get Smart," starring Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson and Alan Arkin.

This article was published recently by Jonathan Welsh at the Wall St. Journal. A fairly decent overview of scootering. Give it a watch.

Great scooter photos over at Scooter In The Sticks
Riding and Photographing Through Life.

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