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"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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Why more teenagers should ride electric bikes (electrek.co)

submitted 1 year ago by LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net to c/micromobility@lemmy.world

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[–] humanplayer2@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

E-bikes give teenagers personal agency. In cities without good public transportation (i.e. most of the country), a teen can ride an e-bike several miles to get to school, visit friends, get to work or just enjoy some fresh air.

Lol. Whereas on a regular bike, you're limited to 1 mile or less.

So many people miss the amazing potential of an e-bike: This is a fully-functional transportation device that can increase the resources in a city that are available to teens while simultaneously teaching them responsibility and freeing up their parents. And it even comes at such a low cost compared to nearly every other form of transportation other than walking.

Lol. Other than walking and regular bikes.

American kids are lazy.

Ah, context!

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Laziness is real. But I think the author maybe doesn’t quite appreciate how busy teens these days can be. E-bikes can save a lot of time over a traditional bicycle. Especially in the US where your destination may be an hour ride away if you live in suburban sprawl. This can make regular bikes less practical even for physically active people.

[–] humanplayer2@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I see the point. I'm from Copenhagen where everything is flat and close and regular bikes are everywhere, so I guess I read it from a privileged position.