Barefoot monks holding alms bowls share the streets with scooters, battered cars and cycle rickshaws.
The fire service, however, said the scooters did not pose an additional fire hazard.
Items mis-sold included hearing aids, mattresses, stair lifts, mobility scooters and rise and recline chairs.
They sold some items such as mobility scooters for 10 times their real value.
In ads, the Scooter Store suggested to old folks that the government would pay for scooters.
Others at Punta Ala park their SUVs away from the marina and arrive on battered scooters.
Bajaj Auto, a maker of scooters, motorcycles and three-wheelers, has had a similar experience with liberalisation.
At one stage, a convoy of clowns sped around on vintage Italian scooters and tiny Fiat 500s.
"Our team is called the Scooters, and I'm the mascot, " said Herrera, who stands 5 feet 6.
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Aids such as mobility scooters and stair lifts were also sold at inflated prices or were not delivered.
These days, along with Yamaha pianos and motorbikes, there are water scooters, tennis rackets, golf clubs, machine tools.
Roadside markets offer chickens and geese--those chosen are slaughtered on the spot and usually carried home on motor scooters.
Later, Mr. Catsimatidis said he wasn't referring to tricycles with pedals, but the three-wheeled scooters the police already use.
Columns of police on patrol and atop scooters monitored the march, but as dusk fell, it appeared largely peaceful.
Bajaj is an Indian firm known for its scooters, motorcycles, and three-wheeled vehicles.
More than that: How many dogs do you know that can ride scooters and always do what they're told?
Most soldiers and gendarmes buzz around town on motor scooters more suited to running errands than fighting a war.
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In a rapid standup, the first scooters started shipping in February this year.
Unlike mopeds and scooters (like a Vespa, for example), electric bikes don't require a license or insurance in most states.
All items needed for medical purposes will be permitted on the tour (e.g. wheelchairs, electric scooters, glucose tablets, EpiPens, etc.).
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In a city of 7 million, one-fifth of commuters have jumped off their motorcycles and scooters and onto the buses.
The Disability Rights Commission said it was deeply concerned and said disabled people should have the right to take scooters into pubs.
Figure each one is ridden ten times a day (compared with the two or three rides most scooters get in a day).
An inclined lift can carry up to 27 people as well as accommodate bicycles, tandems wheelchairs, pushchairs and smaller motorised disabled scooters.
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That may explain why diehard Vespa fans meet every Sunday in Manhattan for brunch and a ride on their funky Italian scooters.
Like Hula Hoops and Razor scooters, fads take off like a rocket, peak and fizzle quickly as they pass through large populations.
Aiming to be the Zipcar of electric scooters, Scoot Networks has officially launched in San Francisco after months of beta testing.
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Buildings are stacked together in congested rows, cows roam freely in the streets where potholes cause scooters, taxis and rickshaws to swerve.
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