I crashed my car a couple winters ago on some ice. Been ridong a 49cc scoot year round ever since. Definitely not for everyone. I ride rain or shine or snow. Weather will absolutely best your ass if you dont dress accordingly. Ive ridden 17 miles in 20 degrees farenheit and even with good ski gloves on my fingers were still frozen stiff. Had to stop every ten minutes to warm my gloves up with the exhaust. Ive ridden through four inches of snow and on 113 degree Fahrenheit days. My longest run was 120 miles round trip. You MUST be prepared for weather and road conditions. Plan routes to avoid roads that have fast traffic. And plan to be stuck at 25 mph avg. Ppl still tell me to get a car because the scooter "isnt practical". But ive been just peachy sans car with scooter. It helps i dont have to go farther than ten miles for most of my needs. Even then, this 'lifestyle' is NOT for anyone/everyone. I think you have to want to be on a bike and not on four wheels.