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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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[–] bowsertattoo@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

good thing you can just ride a regular bike

[–] Doom@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Not if you're disabled.

Dealers who specialize in mobility-focused transportation say disabled customers are returning newly purchased e-bikes or abandoning plans to buy them altogether because they fear they won’t qualify for licensing or insurance requirements. One retailer described customers losing transportation to work or school because of the new rules.

[–] bowsertattoo@piefed.social 4 points 3 weeks ago

damn u right tho :\\

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 3 weeks ago

How do you not qualify for licensing unless it is due to age?

For tens of millions of people, e-bikes make the difference between bikes as a form of exercise and bikes as a form of practical transportation.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I can, but that doesn't mean everyone can: Many have injuries, disabilities, or other reasons that make a traditional bicycle non-viable.

Personally? I ride normal bikes probably about as often as I ride e-bikes, maybe even a little more (Priority Folder is probably my #1), but I still think it's important to recognize that not everyone is in a position to ride a bike to work because of health or other practical reasons.