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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It's a little sad that we need to actually say this, but:
Don't be an asshole or you will be permanently banned.
Respectful debate is totally OK, criticizing a product is fine, but being verbally abusive will not be tolerated.
Focus on discussing the idea, not attacking the person.
I don't like pairing it to an app but the fact it's described as barebones means it's focusing specifically on the function which is a bit of a relief.
How much more useful is it than a mirror?
Never used one but I want to get a Varia one day (I'd still use mirrors though).
So I'm riding in a bike lane and have one of these. It goes off. What exactly am I going to do about it? I can't ride through parked cars, or thump up on the sidewalk each time. Slowing down or stopping means they hit me sooner. I probably shouldn't swerve into traffic.
Maybe I could speed up, but if this alarm is going off, a much faster car is coming at me from behind.
I suppose I could put my affairs in order and find religion. Thanks modern technology!
Being aware of a car coming up behind you seems like it might be better than not being aware of a car coming up behind you, no?
Ha, yeah. Reminds me of the “acoustic monitoring” system on the Titan sub, by the time you see/hear the warning you can’t do much about it.
Wave?