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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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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 12 hours ago

I view it as a convenience to efficiency kinda ratio. with a phone or tablet or even laptop that you might pick up and put down pretty often its nice to not have to fumble for the cord. Bike or car its not so often.