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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If you get hit by a car, you could be hitting your head a lot harder than you would on a normal fall, so it could also be argued that makes helmets more important.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think my point is to note that the real danger comes from drivers and that bicycling isn't inherently so dangerous.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There's some danger, but yeah, nowhere near the level of danger that motor vehicles pose. I wear a helmet even if I'm not going on roads though because why not?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I agree--I have always worn a helmet too. Then you look at places like Amsterdam where tens of thousands of people commute daily on bikes with no trouble, but I also guess that they have protected vias.