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What's a piece of technology you LOVE the progress of? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by ericbomb@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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We talk a lot about enshittification of technology, so tell me about technology that is getting better!

I personally love the progress of electric scooters. I've been zooming around on a 400$ escooter for a year and it works so well. It has a range of around 20 miles and top speed of 15 mph, so it works just super well for my uses, and 10 years ago scooters with that range/speed/price were no where near a thing.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Do you use the escooter on sidewalks? What are the laws on that where you are?

Oh to answer your question: ebikes, pedal assist electric bikes. I think they really have the ability to change transportation.

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I love my e-trike.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Why'd you go with the trike?

[–] ellabee@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

not the guy you asked, but I just got a trike.

I have balance issues so I've never been able to balance a regular bike.
carrying capacity with a basket.

there are definitely options to address the carry capacity with a bike, but I haven't seen anything to assist with balance.

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 2 points 3 months ago

Carrying capacity. I’m a bigger dude, and didn’t wanna drive everywhere anymore. I’ve always been pro-micromobility, so I figured it’s time to put my money where my mouth is.

[–] lukecooperatus@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah technically you aren't supposed to ride on the sidewalks here (USA) but there's barely any safe infrastructure to do otherwise, and I'm sure as hell not going to ride on the street with the death machines honking all over the place, so the sidewalk it is until city infrastructure is less car-brained.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 points 3 months ago

Its kinda fun locally because drivers just have no clue what to do around bicycles and just stay way the heck away and avoid passing, so I just bike a bit more aggressively, owning the lane when I need to and whatnot because that's the best way to make sure drivers have any clue what to do and keeps us both out of eachother's way

[–] ericbomb@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I will use the sidewalk when approaching a busy high speed intersection so I can cross as a pedestrian using the cross walk. These are always larger sidewalks and I slow down a ton so I haven't had any problems and seems like what the bikers do.

Otherwise I am in the bike lane/bike path/gutter/road. For places I go to a lot I've found routes that are mostly along non busy roads where it's more chill. Where I am the rules are just the same as for bikes. I have considered ebikes, since the range on those are comically long.