How to start a local scooter club in your city
Do you like to ride a scooter? If not, have you considered the cost of fuel for that SUV? Some people think that scooters are not safe and while that is true to some extent the reasoning behind this is that people don’t look for them while driving but there is safety in numbers and the more scooters in your city the safer they turn.
To increase scooter usage, it would be wise to start a scooter club and get some local publicity. You will first need to decide what level you want your club to be at. Making a formal club is an option and makes things more concrete and stable. First, you need to establish the bylaws and form a legal entity and perhaps you could also form a preliminary committee. You will need to determine your mission statement along with your goals and objectives. Maybe you want:
- can fuel
- Getting people out of their SUVs
- have fun
- promote safety
- raise money for charity
- A club for meetings and appointments
Perhaps you could consider a tax strategy for the non-profit state and you will need to create liability release forms and determine a low cost try club membership fee structure. Creating a club like this in your city can have many advantages. Think about capitalizing on economies of scale, for example;
- Calculate the special fuel price and give PR to that station
- Recruit Certified Scooter Mechanics
- Negotiate special rates
- Develop a working relationship with all scooter shops
- safety instruction
- Free course from a local traffic school
- Recruit local police talent for group talks
- Negotiate rental rates for non-scooter owners
- Calculate price discounts for destination locations
You can also plan fundraisers and events and donate the money to worthy local charities or maybe a scholarship as well. Your club can meet at local coffee shops and discuss many topics. If you want to further your goals, why not elevate the status of clubs with members in good standing and have them join various decision-making groups around town?
- Member to sit on the Mayor’s Round Table
- Member of the Transportation Committee of the Chamber of Commerce
- Member of the Neighborhood Watch Board as a mobile group
- Member of the Board of Parks and Recreation
You may wish to have certain roads wider and better paved and thus could help local candidates who strongly believe in road safety for their city. To maintain your high status in the community, you’ll need some rules for club members and maybe you can write this down in a
Two-page pledge from each member;
- Obey all traffic laws
- Drive responsibly and defensively
- Be an example of a good citizen
- Keep safety items on the scooter
Additionally, a scooter club can become the eyes and ears of the community and help curb crime by reporting criminal activity via cell phone. Things like; Hit and Runs, Robbery or the occasional Drug Deal. It is vital that you only allow upstanding citizens to join you and you should ensure they are safe by performing a scooter proficiency check and allowing the club to vote for new members before joining, perhaps an 85% vote of approval.
A senior member might meet a potential new member at a coffee shop and go for a ride with him to make sure he is safe and to make sure the new member can explain and understand traffic laws and check to make sure he is safe. Maintenance of Civil Liability Insurance. They might even distribute AAA forms and maps to help new members. Why don’t you start a scooter club in your city today?