Same in the UK, teeny tiny medieval roads that wind around and about….
Yes, you probably wouldn’t have enough room for the kids, dog and a beachball in one of those, but for short trips, or single-occupancy commuting they look quite attractive.
I keep on debating on whether to get myself a Vespa scooter for exactly the same reason, but am frightened by the terrible driving in L.A – if there was a showdown between me on a Vespa and an inatttentive Escalade driver (especially while talkng on the phone), we all know who’d win…