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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The only difference between park and neutral, as they both disengage the torque converter, is a small pin called a "parking pawl". It's basically not capable of stopping a vehicle. Your best bet is always the parking brake. I refuse to own a car without a physical one, they should be mandated as a safety item honestly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Then I'll slam it into reverse. Idgaf I'm doing everything I can to stop my car even if that means it's completely destroyed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Just downshift? Even most automatics still allow it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

My point is I'd be willing to total my car if it meant not crashing into something.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, this is probably the better idea. If the brakes are still working but are being overwhelmed by a stuck throttle, neutral also works. If that doesn't, you can turn the engine off as well, though modern cars use vacuum-assisted brakes, so they're going to be a lot heavier to use once the engine isn't running.

However, what I will say is that people genuinely underestimate how a panic-inducing situation will affect them. This is why every single time you fly they go over the safety information, and you should pay attention to it. The number of people that have gotten stuck in a wrecked plane because they're looking for the seatbelt buckle on the side like a car, rather than the middle, is insane. Same for those that inflate their lifejacket inside the plane and them can't swim down to an exit.