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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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Last September, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB-1271, which redefines and adds to several electric bicycle regulations in...

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Here in Melbourne, Australia, they use them like motorcycles everywhere.

Every single food panda, or other delivery rider is on an e bike with throttle, and they never peddle.

They ride at full speed, on the roads, like motorcycles.

It's totally doable. Thousands are doing it every day here.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Ok, but these are US street legal ebikes.

I have put thousands of miles on my class 3 as my primary commute. Definitely pedal powered with some motorized assistance.