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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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Weight limits for bicycles need to be higher and more transparent, especially if the majority of people want to use them.

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[โ€“] Crampon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They're not left out. They just have to purchase the right equipment for their condition.

They have excluded themselves from a segment of the market.

We have to stop infantilizing adults and actually tell grown ups what's actually going on.

[โ€“] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

They are purchasing the wrong equipment because the manufacturer isn't being upfront about the limits. That's one of the problems this article is about.