yeah...could of but don't want to kill myself just yet.
You could died just the same on the scooter because the pavement doesn't discriminate.
Anyhow, the obvious pros is you paid a fraction of what a baby Ninja would cost you and the scooter gets better mpg. You shouldn't get at least 80 mpg out the scooter.
The main problem you'll face is the Vespa crowd will tell you to get a 'real' scooter.
Congrats!