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Small 'micromobility' vehicles gain traction amid rising car prices
(abcnews.go.com)
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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles: 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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Those aren't as practical as bikes or scooters. You have to stand the whole time and your legs are the shock absorbers. Bikes and scooters can have baskets, there's a reason much of Asia uses scooters—they're incredibly practical.