Post 2701405 by chotee@social.weho.st
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(DIR) Post #2693436 by ajroach42@retro.social
2019-01-06T04:45:06Z
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I wish there were good, cheap, portable, legal last mile transportation solutions available in the US. I’d take an electric scooter or skateboard, if there was infrastructure to support it, and I was legally allowed to use it, and it’d get me the 3-5 miles I needed. But they mostly aren’t legal, or cheap, and they have weight limits and limited ranges.
(DIR) Post #2693437 by bhtooefr@mastodon.social
2019-01-06T04:50:26Z
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@ajroach42 Depends on the state, and even the municipality (for instance, electric scooters and bicycles aren't legal in Ohio, but Columbus explicitly legalized them for use within city limits, although with some nasty restrictions).And there's always just risking the legalities anyway, which is what I do with my scooter (a Xiaomi M365 that I got for $400) when I use it - that relies on white adult male privilege, but is an option.
(DIR) Post #2693438 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-01-06T05:21:43Z
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@bhtooefr @ajroach42 What's the situation around hoverboards and electric uniwheels?
(DIR) Post #2693574 by ajroach42@retro.social
2019-01-06T05:26:51Z
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@clacke @bhtooefr Hoverboards were explicitly outlawed, IIRC.
(DIR) Post #2693597 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-01-06T05:28:32Z
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@ajroach42 @bhtooefr I guess I can actually see why, and I'm not surprised, but WHYY.
(DIR) Post #2693610 by ajroach42@retro.social
2019-01-06T05:21:42Z
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@bhtooefr My problem is that I can't find a scooter for under $500 that will support my weight, and last the 2.5-5 miles I need. I'll look at the xiaomi.
(DIR) Post #2693611 by bhtooefr@mastodon.social
2019-01-06T05:26:27Z
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@ajroach42 Based on my experience, having done a longer run on conditions similar to my commute, it looks like it'll do ~11 mi on a charge. Too close for comfort to not have my charger for my 10 mi round trip commute (especially because power drops off below 50% battery), but perfectly reasonable with it.I'll have a better idea of durability overloaded as the year goes on, I've only actually ridden it a couple times so far. (I weigh about 260 lbs FWIW, and the limit is 220.)
(DIR) Post #2693648 by bhtooefr@mastodon.social
2019-01-06T05:29:24Z
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@ajroach42 @clacke Depends greatly on the specific jurisdiction.Hoverboards were an issue due to the battery fires when the craze happened, so some jurisdictions kneejerked and banned them.Uniwheels are something that the regulators haven't really considered, so sometimes legal as toys, sometimes lumped in with e-bikes, sometimes illegal because they don't fit any category, and sometimes illegal because anything electric like that is illegal (because of hoverboard or old Segway bans).
(DIR) Post #2693649 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-01-06T05:31:23Z
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@bhtooefr @ajroach42 Battery fires? Ugh. That's real knee-jerk. I was expecting "new and scary" and "those gosh darn kids will ride these abominations in places".
(DIR) Post #2693851 by ajroach42@retro.social
2019-01-06T04:45:54Z
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So I can’t take the train somewhere that is 2.5 miles from a train station without adding 90 minutes to walk there and back, or taking a bike (which is a pain on the local trains, and then I have to deal with a bike.) I just want my backpack to hold a transportation solution.
(DIR) Post #2693852 by tuturto@mastodon.social
2019-01-06T05:20:16Z
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@ajroach42 Could city bikes work for this? ie. bikes that you can borrow from railway station and then return (not necessarily at the same location) later same day.This is of course assuming nobody wrecks or steals said bikes and there's sufficiently dense population that it makes sense to have them around and funded.
(DIR) Post #2693853 by ajroach42@retro.social
2019-01-06T05:26:11Z
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@tuturto Sure, but a city bike requires infrastructure (and a subscription!) We have several bike share programs, but none of them have a terminal anywhere near where I need. I'd rather just have the cit legalize personal electric scooters.
(DIR) Post #2693907 by bhtooefr@mastodon.social
2019-01-06T05:35:10Z
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@clacke I mean, there was absolutely that too, but the battery fires are what kicked outrage about them into high-gear.
(DIR) Post #2693908 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-01-06T05:44:41Z
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@bhtooefr The casus belli that finally made possible the legislation for the other reasons, I expect.
(DIR) Post #2694099 by tuturto@mastodon.social
2019-01-06T05:40:48Z
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@ajroach42 ah, right. Yeah, I didn't read and understand that well enough.I'm living in a small town and sometimes have seen one electric wheel thingy whizz past. Looks really handy as this is hilly area and even downtown has inclines to all directions.Doesn't seem to be dangerous to passers by as the speed is lot less than with bikes, maybe around very fast runner.
(DIR) Post #2694100 by ajroach42@retro.social
2019-01-06T05:43:36Z
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@tuturto Yep, but illegal to ride on the road or the sidewalk in this area, unfortunately. Probably going to get one anyway, and just ride it until I get in trouble. I am about a mile from our train station, and another two miles from the train station to the destinations I would normally want to reach. I need the thing I'm riding to essentially disappear while I'm on the train, though.
(DIR) Post #2694101 by tuturto@mastodon.social
2019-01-06T05:49:44Z
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@ajroach42 How strictly is that enforced? Doesn't really matter if it's forbidden if nobody is going to do anything about it.
(DIR) Post #2694102 by clacke@libranet.de
2019-01-06T05:51:49Z
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@tuturto That's what @ajroach42 seems about to find out. 😀
(DIR) Post #2694160 by ajroach42@retro.social
2019-01-06T05:51:52Z
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@tuturto They won't let me on the train with a vehicle during peak times, regardless of the other regulations, so I need it disappear when I'm not riding it. I don't know how strictly the regulations will be enforced outside of that, but I'll find out.
(DIR) Post #2701405 by chotee@social.weho.st
2019-01-06T08:07:14Z
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@ajroach42 how about getting a folding bike?. It's the size of a small suitcase when folded https://www.brompton.com/
(DIR) Post #2717745 by ajroach42@retro.social
2019-01-06T16:39:11Z
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@chotee i had a folding bike. They are too heavy, too expensive, and too large.