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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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[–] Rexelpitlum@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I just came back from Austria. The amount of cyclists there left me really astonished.

And this in a part of the country that basically purely consists of steep inclines.

Needless to say that nearly a 100% of the bike traffic consisted of e-bikes.

[–] AJ1@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I wish Canada had the cycling tolerance and infrastructure of European countries. I'll never again ride on the road in MB, off-road only. People fucking hate you if you're on a bike. Between the coal-rolling rednecks with their "Fuck Trudeau" stickers and the entitled pricks in their luxury SUVs, you've got someone actively trying to kill you every second you're out there

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is rolling coal legal in Canada? In the US is isn't and you can report people who do it to the EPA for fines

[–] ghorty@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Does the EPA actually follow up on reports?

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 6 points 1 month ago

Yeah, they love money! Ride with a cam and report here:

https://echo.epa.gov/report-environmental-violations

[–] Estebiu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, biking isnt really a fun activity to do when people try to actively kill you..

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 3 points 1 month ago

I live in a hilly place where going for grocery mean when going back home my road is mostly slow incline and i'll have to climb one steep inclines at the end. E-bike takes away 50%-70% of the effort, it's awesome.