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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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[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I know. And I still want it. Why? Because if people here don't give a fuck about safety (neither theirs nor that of others), then at least we should force them to have the bare minimum to be accountable.

Would it be better if they did it in a different way? Probably, but I know this country, and I know people don't give a fuck about other when they drive any vehicle, so yeah, give me this, make them pay an insurance and get a license. And fuck them all, because we can't have good things here.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Almost like they’re cycles. Cycles with motors. Could call them “motorcycles” for short. And treat them as such.

(Agreeing with you in case it isn’t obvious with my sassy tone).