micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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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FWIW, vehicles like that are often "illegal" since they don't actually fit the definition of an e-bike or e-scooter. Funny and stupid, I know. I think there's an untapped demand for seated scooters/non-pedal e-bikes.
Now that you mention that… I feel like a bad boy breaking the law on my Motocompacto 😎. I am a threat to society as i bob and weave through both pedestrian and vehicle traffic at the high octane speed of 15mph signaling my presence with rings from my tiny bell. Only potholes and inclines of more than 10 degrees stand in my way. Once I reach my destination I instill psychological terror to those in the area, forcing them to determine if i just rode in on a suitcase or a white folding table.
On the matter, i like/dislike lime and adjacent groups. i like they provide decent alternative transportation in urban environments, but dislike that they often clutter walkways, sometimes get ripped up and tossed about, or are abandoned into the local rivers.
Pretty cool lookin though
Yeah, vandalism aside (we get a LOT of vandalized e-scooters and e-bikes around here, too), but even when they are not in use, they make pathways dangerous for other people!
I think part of the problem with the ones that have no dock to park at, is that they literally can be left anywhere. And by anywhere, I mean, right in the middle of a bike path or sidewalk... not cool.
And it irks me more that a company is making money, while their product is making life miserable for non-users.