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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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New Jersey has just taken one of the most aggressive – and controversial – steps yet in regulating electric bikes,...

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[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Good. I'm tired of the armies of 12 year old kids with absolutely no awareness or caution whatsoever on bikes that can easily go 30+mph.

[–] JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

While I agree with your example, this law also applies to an 82 year old on a step thru that has a power limit of 15mph.

It's a bit of a misguided approach, seemingly signed into law by a Governor on his last day in office.

[–] xploit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Walking home from shop the other day.
Dumb kid zooms past us on the grass from behind because the footpath is rather narrow. No lights, dressed all dark (it was evening and dark already).
Couple more idiot children zoom past on the road, blowing past a car stopped at a stop sign, almost hit pedestrian crossing the road at a crosswalk. Again all dark clothing, no lights. They're a disaster waiting to happen, but at this point...fuck em