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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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Focus on discussing the idea, not attacking the person.

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[–] ArtificialLink@yall.theatl.social 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Just a heads up everyone. It actually doesn't look cool.

[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it looks like an escapee from a child's amusement park ride.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Not even if you put on an aviator's cap and goggles?

[–] buckykat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why are there so many of these things trying to look like tiny cars?

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Aerodynamics? A fondness of gimmicks?