Hey all,
I read somewhere that Taipei offers free lessons in riding a 50cc motorcycle bike and once you complete a certain number of lessons, you get a DL automatically… is that true?
If it is true, does a similar scheme exists in taichung, tainan or even gaoxiong? If I do live in those places, it would be too much of a hassle to travel all the way up to taipei just to get a license.
A 50cc scooter sucks as primary transit. Especially if you have any interest in dating. And you only need to take a written test anyway to get a 50cc license. Every major city has a DMV to take the tests at.
As a primary yes, but just for the city it is the best option in my opinion. They are cheap, fast enough for the city, reliable, and easy to park. Plus nobody is going to steal your 50cc.
I used to have to ride mine to about 30 min away for a few months and that was tough. Just city riding though they are the best.
A license is required to ride a 50cc scoot?!
A car driving license allows one to ride a 50cc scoot/moped. Any over 50cc you will need a motorcycle license.
But since most people going for the motorcycle license rides over to the test site and ride away again (many of them not having passed the test). It seems a motorcycle license may be optional. 
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Its optional until you get caught or get in an accident of course. Then you get in shit for not having one.
Some of the 50cc scooters are very fast indeed.
As long as you do not weigh too much nor does your gf of course. Or your dog riding on the baseboard.
Or you are going up to YMS (down is always better on a 50cc).
p.s. Actually you do not even need a Car Drivers license (if you do not have one). All you have to do is pass the WRITTEN test. And there you go. As long as there is some proof of that.
hey tommy, do the driving centers in the major cities offer free 50cc scooter riding lessons?
To be honest, I really don’t think that you need lessons to learn how to drive a Scooter.
Find someone friendly who has one, buy them a soda, and have them show you the ropes on a quiet street. All three steps should be really easy.
Heck, I had never driven a scooter or a bike before I came to Taiwan, and my ‘lessons’ consisted of being handed the key and shown how to turn the thing on. A week later I passed the ‘road test’ (ha!) and obtained my license.