Today, there are too many gas guzzling, air polluting cars on the road. People need to drive cars less often. Everyone should use mopeds as an alternative to cars for their daily commute because mopeds are safer and easier to operate, are more affordable than cars, and are better for the environment.
             Some benefits of choosing a moped over a car is that the moped is safe, easy to operate, and easy to maintain. Even though mopeds may seem more dangerous, they are actually safer in some ways. They travel at low speeds, usually no more than thirty-five miles-per-hour (Alth, p1). They are also small enough to be easily maneuvered to avoid dangers in the road. Operating is almost as simple as riding a bike, but without the nuisance of having to pedal. Steering and breaking is done the same way as a bike, with handlebars and break levers. Mopeds are also easy to maintain. Maintenance is rarely necessary, but like most small engines, such as the one on the moped, any needed maintenance is usually relatively simple (Alth, p1).
             Mopeds are, in more ways than one, more affordable than cars. Most obvious, the price is better. A car, whether new or used, will cost thousands of dollars, but a brand new moped will only cost between three and six hundred dollars (Mundale, p8). The moped also saves large quantities of money on gas. It can get from one hundred fifty to two hundred miles to the gallon (Mundale, p8). "A dollars worth of gas will feed it for a week even if it's run on errands every day. A compact car will soak up ten times more gasoline running the same errands (Alth, p1)". When storage or parking may cost money, the moped will cost less due to its small size and ability to be chained to a bike rack rather than take up a parking space (Mundale, p8).
             A moped is much better than a car when the environment is the determining factor. It's small engine burns less fuel than a car, and burning less f...