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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 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

My Abound came equipped with an optional bamboo board and handrail for the rear rack, which allowed me to take our friends’ small son — who is always eager to join in on any fun there is to be had — on a ride around the neighborhood. Since they live only a few doors down, this rapidly became a routine, and this helped me realize that cargo bikes are excellent options for folks who need to bring little ones with them on their trips.

Is that legal? Here in NM it is illegal to have anyone on a bike without there being a specific seat for them.

And something i never see any of these articles address is transporting dogs.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

This is how I sometimes take my dog on my bike for short trips:

dog sitting in a tub secured on the rear rack of a cargo bike

But the best way to transport dogs is using a trailer. That tub takes the place of the rear seat; so to transport kids and the dog at the same time I'd need a trailer.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

I think the bamboo board could be considered a seat. Plus the additional hand rails and foot rests in the back. I think that law was meant to prevent people from sitting on handlebars or riding on pegs.

And dogs of any substantial size are difficult to get on bikes without training. You could easily fit a Chihuahua or Yorkie on there, but a lab or retriever would be tough and need to be taught to not jump down mid ride.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

What about the back of the bike isn't "a specific seat" to you? It has foot rests, and typically on bikes of that type you can add retention stuff for smaller kids.

[–] BakedGoods 1 points 6 months ago

How is that not a "specific seat"? It's literally an optional passenger seat.

There are plenty of dog accessories for e-bikes but you're probably not going for a ride with your overweight German shepherd onboard.