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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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High car prices have pushed people towards to the micromobility sector, where much smaller vehicles offer greater flexibility for a fraction of the cost.

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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Lots of us do every day, just saying. Not the average though (yet), but maybe one day...

[–] Raab@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

If it were feasible for me I would, but the only way to get to my work is 15 miles of highway or 20 miles of super busy city roads that intersect with freeways

[–] mayo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

That's kind of what I'm asking - I already bike why switch? The thing I want but don't have is cargo space for big items and privacy.

The use case for people who won't bike makes sense. Lots of older people, and fucking like 50% of adults are 'obese' in a lot of countries.