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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, scooters, longboards: 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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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Wtf that's like 70km/h. 40 starts to get sketchy even on 26x5 fat tires with suspension. On those tiny little shit pucks the rider will have numb wrists and a real shit time considering literally nowhere has perfect pavement.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent 2 points 3 months ago

26x5? Damn, those are some fat tires.

[–] distantsounds 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

43mph on a scooter is incredibly fast. I have one that go 25mph and that is too much for me. 15-20 is my pref for urban riding.

[–] njordomir 9 points 3 months ago

With those tiny wheels I imagine this would feel scary as hell. I've been ~45mph on my ebike and that's quite scary even with big wheels. You had better wear a helmet AND a diaper if you're taking this thing up to 43mph on anything but a perfectly paved track. It takes 1 pothole to turn you into a quarter mile long red streak on the pavement.

[–] lettruthout 4 points 3 months ago

TIL: Segway is still in business.

[–] flying_mechanic 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I saw two guys riding those monowheel things in 5 pm traffic on a 50mph road today, didn't know they could go that fast, it was crazy

[–] FartsWithAnAccent 3 points 3 months ago

"WITNESS ME!"

-50mph monowheel riders probably

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Need me a 43 mph one-wheeled contraption.

[–] MeanEYE 1 points 3 months ago

Completely pointless as regulation is being brought up to limit them. My country already has limit of 25km/h in place and other rules for scooters.