krelvar@lemmy.world to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days ago1944 Brogan Doodlebuglemmy.worldimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1339arrow-down13
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minus-squareBenLeMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·15 days agoNo, that was before Ralph Nader made a whole ruckus about car safety (and rightly so). Still, we’re looking at this from the year 2024 so you can really tell this vehicle doesn’t make sense in our time.
minus-squarehumanspiral@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 days agoVelomobiles are a modern thing. Speed records are over 80kmh from human power only, but ebike motors can achieve that easily. While most are not this “delta trike” format, and instead have 2 wheels in front, the stability is not crazy bad for deltas. Most are weather proof.
No, that was before Ralph Nader made a whole ruckus about car safety (and rightly so). Still, we’re looking at this from the year 2024 so you can really tell this vehicle doesn’t make sense in our time.
Velomobiles are a modern thing. Speed records are over 80kmh from human power only, but ebike motors can achieve that easily.
While most are not this “delta trike” format, and instead have 2 wheels in front, the stability is not crazy bad for deltas. Most are weather proof.