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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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The Ventete aH-1 Cycle Helmet, awarded the prestigious Luminary Winner title at this year’s Red Dot Award: Design Concept, is an innovative take on personal safety for urban cyclists. At a time when cities are embracing cycling as a sustainable and efficient mode of transport, the aH-1 helmet emerges as a design-forward solution, combining portability,

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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yeah, IDK how well this thing actually works, but it's a novel concept and probably better than nothing.

[–] mayo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I think you'd be better off getting a MIPS helmet. This is definitely a cool design project turned into novelty product.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It probably works better than dashing your brains out across three metres of pavement, which is the apparent game plan of most of the people I see on scooters and bikes around town

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Hi, I'm people. This product addresses 99% of my problem with helmets. I could finally maybe be trusted with an e-bike to get to work regularly, versus just blocking traffic(read: using the side-walk wherever possible because no-one walks in this town anywnys) with my mountain-bike when my car isn't working.

Weird to get the concept of speed-increases-danger, I know.

Can't believe you got downvoted for being absolutely right. I don't remember the last time I saw a bike helmet in use, save by a person whose entire wardrobe wasn't screaming "I bike in racing gear as a personality traight". So ... one-in-ten bikers around here.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I 100% do not care about the downvotes. Those people don't even value their own brains, why should I?

Anyway, hope you get a helmet. 🙂

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You're not getting downvoted by the anti-helmet crowd, promise. You're getting downvoted for the same reason I'll ever tell my kids to shut-up; Being right doesn't mean you have to be loud and obnoxious.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Was aiming for funny, so I'll take that note. I think I'd be a lot less of a scold if all the people without helmets didn't smirk when they saw me ride. I'll own up to that.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago

Eh, I thought it was funny.

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh, it WAS funny. I wasn't one of the downvotes. You didn't have to be loud and obnoxious, but I appreciate you for taking those downvotes, and painting a concise picture.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I'm just here to make pedestrian comments