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minus-squareDeebster@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agoGreat news, congratulations Helsinki. They mention electric scooters having their own challenges and solutions without going into any details. Do they treat them as bikes or bikes? Do they get their own lanes? The article ended too soon!
minus-squareTXL@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoMy wag: they’re treated like bikes or skateboards or even pedestrians, but somewhat vaguely. Definitely no own lanes. Not treated as mopeds.
minus-squareDeebster@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoI had to go to urban dictionary for wag = wild-ass guess.
minus-squareTXL@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoOh, that’s right. I thought that was common enough. (I’m a Finn, so it’s not that wild, but still don’t really know what the official stance is other than vague.)
Great news, congratulations Helsinki.
They mention electric scooters having their own challenges and solutions without going into any details. Do they treat them as bikes or bikes? Do they get their own lanes? The article ended too soon!
My wag: they’re treated like bikes or skateboards or even pedestrians, but somewhat vaguely. Definitely no own lanes. Not treated as mopeds.
I had to go to urban dictionary for wag = wild-ass guess.
Oh, that’s right. I thought that was common enough.
(I’m a Finn, so it’s not that wild, but still don’t really know what the official stance is other than vague.)