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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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[–] JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org 23 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Just for your information how this is done here in the EU:

  • There is a limit on 2050 W max. power and 25km/h max speed
  • in most countries it is "pedal assist only", so those throttles are banned
  • in this case eBikes are classified as normal bicycles
  • there is a class of faster bicycles @ 45km/h which require a licence and insurance

That is not perfect, but it kind of does work. That way police can keep those DIY electric motorcycles from our street, but everybody can ride eBikes.

[–] nodiratime@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

2050 W

250W, 2kW would be nice though.

[–] Sektor@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

You still have delivery guys and kids zooming on full assist bikes and scooters going +40kmh on sidewalks. I'm not sure how many of them are legal.

[–] Ecojohn@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Most of them are not. But the police are not very active in that regard, at least here i Denmark. We have the 25km/h and 250w max pedal assist which I think is a good limit to distinguished them from mopeds and motorcycles.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

It is trivial to hack the speed limiters. On some models, just a button long press.

[–] axexrx@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I gotta say, I love my Copenhagen wheel (although I told it its a 20" wheel, even though its a 700c, so the motor assists longer- really cranking it, u can get to almost that 45kph.

My other rides a cake OSA. I think im just getting away with it because no one knows wtf it is (Technically my state wants sub 50 cc mopeds registered and requires a liscence, but town just refuses to.) Been thinking about doing the 88kmh conversion on it. (Just a software upgrade between the motorcycle and bike models)