Gravel

It's that time of the year again - the city of Minneapolis fills its emergency rooms by covering road with loose gravel. This is supposed to heal the roads a little, but it also means scores of people who loose control of their vehicles and skid on this stuff. You probably know this already from driving your car, but things are way worse for the scooters. Scooter on gravel road is sort of like a cow on ice (or at least that's how I imagine cows on ice). The hardest part comes when you slow down or take a turn (think of turning from a normal road to one with gravel). The wheels tend to lock and the scoot starts skidding. Scoot carefully!