Sounds like an opportunity for arbitrage
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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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Sounds reasonable.
Now if only they'd build more protected bike lanes here (NYC) instead of on street parking. I would bike a lot more if it felt safe.
Note that what makes this work is that they have a safety net; the government pays when people get sick. So I guess we should expect health insurance companies to push for this? Except healthy people don't buy insurance...
Copenhagen be like:
Also, what's the cost of big trucks rolling coal per mile?