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Re:On the Experience of Being Poor-Ish, for People Who Aren't by sandworm101 on Monday March 01, 2021 @11:00AM (#26304022)
>> ... insurance not required.

Where exactly is insurance not required for a motorcycle? Or do you mean moped? And it was -12c with two inches of snow on my car this morning. Anything on two wheels would be lethal. Good luck even riding a bicycle with two inches of new snow over a season's worth of compact ice.

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Re:On the Experience of Being Poor-Ish, for People Who Aren't by tangjurine on Monday March 01, 2021 @12:27PM (#26305356)
I thought for my state there was no need for insurance, but turns out in 2019 they started requiring it. Seattle rarely gets snow so I didn't think about weather conditions.

I think a motorcycle couldn't work for your case, but some sort of one or two person on road / off road vehicle would still be cheaper than buying a car.

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Re:On the Experience of Being Poor-Ish, for People Who Aren't by lkbm on Monday March 01, 2021 @07:58PM (#26310616)
In my experience, motorcycle insurance will be about a 20% the cost of car insurance, so it's still a lot cheaper.

70 mpg is also pretty nice.

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