micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles, heelies, or an office chair: 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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Depends on local laws I would assume. Where I live e-bikes are limited to 30km/h and must have pedals (although throttles are still allowed). Functionally yes you aren't pedaling but in terms of speed and weight it is closer to a bicycle than a motorcycle. If I ride an e-bike but only use the throttle does it cease to be an ebike?
Honestly as much as I hate dudes on fat bikes ripping past me in the bike lane I can't think of any good reasons not to encourage all forms of micromobility. The more people who use and rely on cycling infrastructure the better. If that means I have to share my bike lane with douchebags on fat bikes so be it.
Just to be clear, I have no issue with fat bikes themselves. But we all know the type of person I'm talking about.
Thanks for the response, that's exactly what I was curious about. Wasn't sure if there were technical/legal definitions that would make this a scooter/"e-bike" vs a motorcycle.
The author of the article seemed somewhat uncertain themselves.