Sales are up at Riverfront Cycle in Lansing...and it isn't bikes improving sales-- it's motorized scooters.

"We're seeing a lot more moped lookers, and we sold quite a few more-- about twice as many as last year," said David Hanson, owner of the cycle shop. "We're doing more than ever before."

Hanson says the reason is no surprise, with the high price at the pump.

"They (scooters) get between 85 and 100 miles per gallon. It's a viable means of transportation," said Hanson.

That could all change. Lansing City Council Vice President Derrick Quinney is spearheading an effort to amend a city code, banning all motorized scooters under 50 cubic centimeters in the city.

"The majority of this is a public safety issue. We want to make sure young children and young teens comply with safety issues," said Quinney. "These are motorized vehicles that we're talking about here, and we want to put safe guards in place to keep folks safe."

A possible ban on the motorized vehicles could mean that students at the Lansing Community College could be leaving their vehicles in park.

All the scooters Hanson sells are under 50 CC's mostly to students-- which could put a dent in business.

"It doesn't make much sense to me because it would outlaw the whole type that we sell here," said Hanson.

Quinney says that while the possible amendment could curb a growing trend, public safety comes first.

"$4 a gallon gas or my personal protection? You weight the two of those out-- and personal protection in the end will come out," said Quinney.

Making a commute to school, work, or just getting around possibly safer-- but tougher.