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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] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If I catch their eye and I know they’re actually seeing me, that’s about the only time.

I try to make eye contact, especially where multi-use paths venture into intersections on a cross ride, because people ALWAYS drive right into the cross ride as they "stop" for their turn. But I'm finding more and more that the tint on many vehicles makes it impossible to even see if the driver is looking at you. So, I'm often forced to stop waiting for them to stop, just so I can continue with my right of way. Incredibly frustrating, but you've gotta stay alive.

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

Heh, I was thinking about tint while running errands a few hours ago, exactly what you describe. You're spot on.