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micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles, heelies, or an office chair: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!

"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.

micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"

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Electric bikes are booming in popularity in just about every demographic in the US. From teens riding to school all...

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[–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (4 children)

No different than gasoline bike

[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Well, every person I've seen whipping along at 40+ mph on an ebike did not have full protective gear. Also compared to motorcycles ebikes have much thinner tires and lighter builds. Also you need a license to ride a motorcycle.

[–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Plenty of motorcycle riders ride without any gear. But if you're referring to the stand on scooters, than yeah, that is a death trap lol

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago

They're called organ donors though, riding without protection is not smart.

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