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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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I mean, for serious - let's have a discussion here.
Where is the line at which allowing motocross bikes ride in public parks is problematic, but letting ebikes on them isn't?
It's a question of how powerful they are, motocross bikes can easily reach speeds that would be fatal if they hit a pedestrian.
E bikes, while they can potentially kill someone, are much slower.
https://www.wlrn.org/government-politics/2024-02-16/key-biscayne-bans-e-bikes-and-scooters
Should probably ban cars first if killing one person is the criteria
More likely I think we will see strict limits on what is considered an ebike and what is an e-motorcycle that is only allowed on roads.