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Scooters Help Relieve Pain At The Pump

ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) ― A growing number of Denver drivers are parking their cars in favor of fuel efficient scooters in these times of record setting gas prices.

"I would say 80 percent of my driving is going to be the Vespa" Jamie Jaeger said.

Just last weekend, she paid about $6,500 for a new 250cc scooter that gets close to 60 miles per gallon.

Jaeger, the owner of a Denver yoga studio, said she likes tripling her gas mileage and "going green" at the same time.

"We're doing great things for the environment if we're not driving our cars to work." she told CBS4's Paul Day.

At Erico Motorsports in Denver, owner Tai Beldock said her scooter sales are up more than 20 percent this year over last, primarily due to rising gas prices.

Beldock said a popular model is a low-powered scooter that sells for less than $2,000 and gets close to 80 miles per gallon.

One customer in her shop Wednesday, Patrick Mahar, said he felt guilty driving a car that only gets 24 miles per gallon.

"I think everybody should be doing their part to help from an environmental standpoint, and with gas prices, hopefully that's going to push people."

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