In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, customer Daniel Briskin checks out an electric scooter in the Trekker store in Tel Aviv, Israel. Electric scooters have become a common sight on the streets of Tel Aviv, where parking and traffic are major concerns. The popularity of the scooters can be attributed to a combination of factors: the economic recession, the price of gas, heightened ecological awareness, increased population density in urban areas, and technological advancement in the scooters themselves. The scooters are not currently legislated, and no drivers license is needed to drive one. Trekker creator Arik Yehuda hopes the Division of Motor Vehicles will regulate the scooters in the near future. This may happen in light of the scooters growing popularity and a recent fatal accident that killed a man who crashed his electric scooter into a parked car in Tel Aviv. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, customer Daniel Briskin checks out an electric scooter in the Trekker store in Tel Aviv, Israel. Electric scooters have become a common sight on the streets of Tel Aviv, where parking and traffic are major concerns. The popularity of the scooters can be attributed to a combination of factors: the economic recession, the price of gas, heightened ecological awareness, increased population density in urban areas, and technological advancement in the scooters themselves. The scooters are not currently legislated, and no drivers license is needed to drive one. Trekker creator Arik Yehuda hopes the Division of Motor Vehicles will regulate the scooters in the near future. This may happen in light of the scooters growing popularity and a recent fatal accident that killed a man who crashed his electric scooter into a parked car in Tel Aviv.

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  2. A model poses in her underwear, with the Brazilian National Congress in background, to celebrate the fourth edition of "Brazilian Underwear Day" at a bus station in Brasilia February 9, 2010. The day is inspired by a similar event which has taken place at Times Square in New York City since 2003.
  3. Models pose in their underwear to celebrate the fourth edition of "Brazilian Underwear Day" at a bus station in Brasilia February 9, 2010. The day is inspired by a similar event which has taken place at Times Square in New York City since 2003.
  4. Models pose in their underwear to celebrate the fourth edition of "Brazilian Underwear Day" at a bus station in Brasilia February 9, 2010. The day is inspired by a similar event which has taken place at Times Square in New York City since 2003.
  5. Models pose in their underwear to celebrate the fourth edition of "Brazilian Underwear Day" at a bus station in Brasilia February 9, 2010. The day is inspired by a similar event which has taken place at Times Square in New York City since 2003.
  6. Models pose in their underwear to celebrate the fourth edition of "Brazilian Underwear Day" at a bus station in Brasilia February 9, 2010. The day is inspired by a similar event which has taken place at Times Square in New York City since 2003.
  7. Models pose in their underwear in a photo booth to celebrate the fourth edition of "Brazilian Underwear Day" at a bus station in Brasilia February 9, 2010. The day is inspired by a similar event which has taken place at Times Square in New York City since 2003.
  8. Models pose in their underwear, with the Brazilian National Congress in background, to celebrate the fourth edition of "Brazilian Underwear Day" at a bus station in Brasilia February 9, 2010. The day is inspired by a similar event which has taken place at Times Square in New York City since 2003.
  9. Models pose in their underwear to celebrate the fourth edition of "Brazilian Underwear Day" at a bus station in Brasilia February 9, 2010. The day is inspired by a similar event which has taken place at Times Square in New York City since 2003.
  10. Models pose in their underwear to celebrate the fourth edition of "Brazilian Underwear Day" at a bus station in Brasilia February 9, 2010. The day is inspired by a similar event which has taken place at Times Square in New York City since 2003.
  11. Models pose in their underwear to celebrate the fourth edition of "Brazilian Underwear Day" at a bus station in Brasilia February 9, 2010. The day is inspired by a similar event which has taken place at Times Square in New York City since 2003.
  12. An unknown Toyota car is seen covered in preparation for the Chicago Auto Show February 9, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp said it would call in nearly half a million new Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems, the third recall in a spiralling safety crisis at the world's biggest carmaker.
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  14. Palestinians take cover behind a bus as they scuffle with Israeli Police and Border Police officers, not seen, in Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Palestinians scuffled with Israeli security forces in the Shuafat refugee camp Tuesday, after an arrest operation triggered clashes in the camp the day before.
  15. An advertising hoarding advertising a popular Ukrainian TV show overlooks a pedestrian subway in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won, her campaign said Tuesday.
  16. A man attempts to dig his car out of the snow on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 9, 2010. The federal government announced it would remain closed on Tuesday and most schools planned to shut down as residents of the mid-Atlantic struggled to dig out from a blizzard that dumped two feet (0.6 metres) of snow on the region.
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