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by dghlsakjg 1065 days ago
Gas powered Vespa style scooters absolutely have a control lever in the left hand. Check out the instruction manual: https://www.vespaforum.com/manuals/Vespa/LX50/LX50%202%20Str...

I’m not talking about little electric folding scooters. I never mentioned those.

49cc scooters have the same controls as throttle equipped e-bikes. One brake on each side, and throttle on the right. The only difference is that rear brake on the scooter is on the left.

The main difference is that the ebike is arguably safer since you can’t apply throttle and brake at the same time due to the cutout.