Abstract: An improved scooter has a yoke which connects the fork and platform together so that the fork and front wheel can be directionally pivoted to steer the scooter. The yoke includes a bracket and a plate member which each are comprised of a single sheet of metal. The bracket includes a substantially cylindrical housing with a seam portion, two approximately vertical panels which extend generally rearwardly, outwardly, and downwardly from the housing to a horizontal bottom of each panel, and two supports which each extend horizontally inwardly from one of the panel bottoms to provide a surface on which the front of the platform is mounted. The plate member includes a flat portion which extends substantially horizontally between the two panels spaced above the supports to overlie and connect to the front of the platform. The plate member is affixed to both panels. At least one of the scooter wheels has a rim which includes at least one outwardly extending cylindrical braking surface.