ray@lemmy.ml to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago
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- urbanism@hexbear.net
Link to original Tweet: https://x.com/DavidZipper/status/1795048724021862898
So what? If someone loses their license they still have the right to be able to pay their bills. Public transport isn’t always an option, and Uber/Lift are as expensive as cabs now; how else do you expect an unlicensed person to get to work?
that’s not the point I’m making. I’m not saying those who are unlicensed do not have a right to transportation. I’m saying that there are problems in the space where regulations need to be applied.
Like effing infrastructure. E-scooters shouldn’t be in traffic nor on a sidewalk. Having an actual dedicated right of way appropriate to the speed of different types of movement would go a long way toward making it safer for all
Really it’s only three- a car lane, and e-anything plus bicycle lane, and a pedestrian lane. But clearly distinct and protected