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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles: 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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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Definitely more viable in big cities, but until we get solid state batteries that don't get messed up by extreme cold, it's a moot point anyhow.

Maybe if someone develops a warp drive for bicycles it'll become viable away from places like Toronto lol

[–] TheDoctorDonna@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not about speed it's about protection. People need to be warm and safe while traveling between jobs.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Warm can be done easily enough with the right clothing, but yeah, safety is another matter.

[–] TheDoctorDonna@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Warm clothes can only go so far, you have to still be able to move. Workers need a heat source to replenish themselves, not just to bundle up. To wear all the necessary clothing to keep myself warm for a 45 minute walk adds 15 minutes on to the walk because of how much it bogs me down.