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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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If you’re looking for an affordable and accessible way to live longer, skip the pricey wellness retreats and quirky biohacks—just bike to work.

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[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 8 points 4 days ago (3 children)

The crosses and bicycles painted white in memorial on the side of the road near me would tell a different story.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

thing is, car drivers aren't really safer from bad drivers killing them

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 1 points 4 days ago

Not overall. But in my area, yeah no one bikes because bikers die.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Are you trying to be funny or are you just doing your best right now?

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's really that deadly on these roads. People without cars make friends with people with cars. There's no other option.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This statistic tells us that the health benefits of cycling outweigh the increased chance of an accident.

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 2 points 4 days ago

I have lived here 18 years. I have only seen one person try to bicycle commute in that time. He disappeared after a month. It's just two narrow lanes and a ditch with lots of heavy truck traffic, high speeds, and curves. One time I tried walking home from the tire shop - about two miles. Four people stopped to offer me a ride because being on the side of these roads is that dangerous.