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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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Is anyone else contemptuous of proprietary systems on bicycles? The spiraling complexity and lack of interoperability even on acoustic bike drivetrains really chaps my ass.
Just me? Fine, I'll slink back to my retrogrouch hidey-hole now. 😆
While I don't see the need for bicycle ABS in any of my riding, I do see why some may find it helpful. And this lawsuit seems like a step in the right direction for interoperability.
It's a slow slide into proprietary everything with no user serviceable parts. Same as with cars.
"Sorry, we can't do standardized parts across the board or make repairs simple, (or affordable) but we can do a bright-ass dangerously distracting 3 foot LED panel with no god damn tactile cues so you are forced to look at it when driving and maybe kill a person or something IDFKLMAO. Btw, our cars are now 50% heavier with 60% reduced cabin visibility, enjoy!"
-Car companies