During a recent trip to Oahu my favorite experience was renting a scooter for several days and driving up and down the eastern coast from Honolulu all the way up to the North Shore and back. Absolutely gorgeous scenery, local roads and very manageable traffic. Great way to experience the island.

Any other good vacation spots where you can get in a similar great Moped experience? Maui was fun but the traversable roads were quite limited to the Kihei area as you couldn't take the scooters onto the main highways to get to the other cities. I know they are popular in southeast asian countries but I'd be a little intimidated with how crazy the traffic is out there.

Tempted to get a motorcycle but being in medicine I've seen so many paraplegics and quadriplegics (not to mention those who didn't survive)... I want to stick to joyriding once or twice a year without the temptation to become a speed demon.