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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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Cyclists can be hard for motorists to see, particularly motorists in larger vehicles. British trucker Jay Singh observed this firsthand, having spent decades driving a hauling truck around the UK. Singh himself eventually took up cycling, and "after one too many close shaves while cycling in London [decided] to invent

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Those Varias do seem pretty great! I'm using a Sofirn headlamp right now and it's pretty good for the price but I wouldn't mind an upgrade eventually.

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

One thing about the varia that really helps make you more visible is that it will flash faster as a vehicle approaches.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, neat that it gives you a heads up too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Yes, very useful on rural roads and quieter suburban streets. It also works well on trails where e-scooters/e-bikes might ride up behind you without warning (to pass).

But in a city, the radar just goes off constantly, so it's less useful if you only ride in busy city streets.