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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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Tilting electric three-wheelers may be fun and agile, but they're generally still not as safe to drive as good ol' four-wheeled cars. The Kairos EV could change that, as it features not one but two unique safety systems.

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[โ€“] dual_sport_dork 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The biggest draw of these 3 wheel vehicles is that they require no additional licensing.

This is not the case in quite a few US states and probably other places in the world as well, which classify three wheeled vehicles as "motorcycles" regardless of the presence of a seat, steering wheel, or even a roof. Thus a motorcycle endorsement is required in addition to a regular driver's license, and in some states (mine is one) a further three wheeler supplement is required on top of that.

The situation is pretty bonkers as applies to, e.g., the Polaris Slingshot which is clearly... you know, a car.

[โ€“] yggstyle 1 points 5 months ago

That is definitely the direction they all should be going in. The tragedy is that most salesmen and indeed most of these companies push the narrative of "safer/easier to ride than a motorcycle" but are only looking for that easy sale. Educated drivers help a lot. That said: it's still a dangerous design... but at least an educated driver should understand the risks involved.