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'70 MPH e-bikes' prompt one US state to change its laws
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micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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"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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No different than gasoline bike
Well, every person I've seen whipping along at 40+ mph on an ebike did not have full protective gear. Also compared to motorcycles ebikes have much thinner tires and lighter builds. Also you need a license to ride a motorcycle.
Plenty of motorcycle riders ride without any gear. But if you're referring to the stand on scooters, than yeah, that is a death trap lol
They're called organ donors though, riding without protection is not smart.
You're not taking a gasoline bicycle up to that speed either.
If you mean motorcycles, they're built using much more... significant parts. The wheels alone are like 10x the mass of a typical bicycle wheel, giving it significantly more stability. Everything else is built to be more capable of speed as well. It's not a good comparison.