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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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New research suggests riders and city planners need to make changes to keep people safe.

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[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 26 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Raja, who is executive vice chair of emergency medicine at Mass General Brigham, said injured older riders he treats often spontaneously decided to rent an e-bike.

“They will walk out of a building and see a rental and say, ‘I will use one of these,’” he said. “That spontaneity means they don’t have a helmet or much experience.”

So, skill issue.

Remind me of this video https://youtu.be/2JYJF9L5YW4

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That spontaneity means they don’t have a helmet

the fuck is going through their head, other than a steel pole

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Finite amounts of blood.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Some are close to light motorbikes too. Hey gramps, go drive a motorbike without helmet or knowledge!!

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah I have a friend who owns one that is much more powerful than a motorbike. Dude gets in full biker gear (including backplate and motorcycling helmet) to drive it at full power

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

I see so many super old people on ebikes and non of them wear a helmet, ever. I saw 2 blood puddles at the side of the road with an old person and a bicycle on the side of the road in the past two years.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago

That seemed very on purpose.