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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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[–] JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This viewpoint is exactly how this law got passed.

No consideration for the electric bikes that either only assist when pedalling, nor throttle controlled bikes that only get to 15-20mph.

Imagine if the laws surrounding atv's were changed to include 'anything with four wheels that doesn't operate primarily on a roadway', and now someone in an electric wheelchair needs insurance and licencing to get around 'legally'.

[–] BussyGyatt@feddit.org 10 points 2 months ago

Imagine if the laws surrounding atv’s were changed to include ‘anything with four wheels that doesn’t operate primarily on a roadway’, and now someone in an electric wheelchair needs insurance and licencing to get around ‘legally’.

dont give em ideas