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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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Of the 121 pedestrians killed in traffic last year, 120 were struck by a car while one person died after being hit by an electric bike, according to city transportation department data compiled by Transportation Alternatives.

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[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But, we must clutch at our pearls over the new thing.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

40,000 people a year die in car crashes, but people are getting worked up over the motor the size of an orange that puts out 1HP, if that.

[–] lessthanluigi 1 points 10 months ago

A motor that has the power of one horsie