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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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They’re fast. Pedestrians are furious: ‘fat’ ebikes divide Australian beach suburbs (www.theguardian.com)

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Popular among teenagers, the large electric bikes have triggered ‘numerous complaints’ to councils as fears grow for the safety of riders and pedestrians

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Oof. Yeah that wouldn't fly here. Pretty sure they can only deploy them at spots decided by the city.

I think all the models here now have field-swappable batteries, so they only get taken in for maintenance. Still I've only ever seen recently deployed neat lines of them in designated scooter parking areas.