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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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EDIT: Don't bother reporting people criticizing others for not wearing a helmet. It's not victim blaming, just like criticizing someone for not wearing a seatbelt isn't victim blaming.

Wear your helmets people: Of course nobody deserves to get hit by a car but the reality is people are getting hit by cars.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I'm just gonna say it. If you are a full grown adult and ride a bicycle without a helmet, you're pretty stupid. I had a 35 year old girlfriend who didn't wear her helmet because she thought it looked stupid. My sisters boyfriend sometimes goes on bike rides with his kids and refuses to wear a helmet. My sister and him argue a lot about it, and now she's got him so far that he takes a helmet with him, but still doesn't wear it. I see people with children in their child seats who wear a helmet, but the parent does not. What the fuck is the logic here? When you fall you crack your head open and while you are in a puddle of blood, your 4 year old is gonne deal with it?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Just a few days ago I watched some dude ride electric scooter on ice and had his helmet hanging on the shoulder strap of his backpack. Yeah go figure.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

One of our competitors lost their boss after he hit his head really hard in an escooter accident. Permanent vegetable now. Wasn't wearing a helmet. Shook people pretty hard at my company as many used to hang out with him.

Wear a helmet.