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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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E-bikes could get faster, more powerful and not require pedaling, in a move announced today by UKGOV. Cycling organizations are opposed to the plans.

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[–] Evotech 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's trivial to make most adjustments to these bikes. Disabling speed limiters etc.

It's still illegal however

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm not suggesting someone should actually, like, go ahead and do it because it's so easy, Mr GoodyTwoShoes

[–] Evotech 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Idk how it is over there but here police have a very clear understand of what you can and can't do with an ebike and you will probably be stopped.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Bear in mind, Europeans don't live in a fascist police state and the police are pretty unlikely to shoot you for having a throttle on your bike 🙄

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Most of our cops don't know the laws, so if they shoot you it's just for fun.