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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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[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 year ago

This is kinda what i imagine an open source car would look like.

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No way I'd get on something like that without a roll cage.

[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your helmet is the roll cage.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Common with karting. Getting thrown off is the plan if it rolls. Wearing motorcycle leather or a tough race suit is also part of the safety.

And also only doing it on a track!

I’d be most worried about the wheels and tires that don’t look prepared for any kind of side loading.