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micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles, heelies, or an office chair: 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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[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

it also makes more drivers swear at me for no reason as they pass but I'll take that as a win

[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 9 points 3 weeks ago

How dare you use the thing built for you. We needed it to be considered a waste so we can have it removed.

[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 weeks ago

Moral Envy is a real thing