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These Thoughts Just Popped into My Mind, Self-Driving Cycling & Motorized Cycling… (piefed.social)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson@piefed.social to c/bicycling@lemmy.world

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The people doing all the beginning research & work from decades ago should have skipped automobiles-motorcycles & such, as they should phased-out or at worse- replaced with 1 per 10,000 of people or more with: solar panels on bodies, flying & self-driving versions of automobiles, with storage & room for many people. Gone right to our species (the normally used term is sexist) powered cycles, more or less than just two-wheels.

What you think?

I dislike the laziness & getting in the way & on non-motored pedestrians ways of motorized cycles, scooters & Etc..

With the above in consideration, do you consider:

Motorized cycles, scooters & Etc. actually cycles, scooters & Etc. or just different type of automobiles? After all they did exist extremely early on, before motorcycles,

Self-driving cycles, scooters & Etc. actually cycles, scooters & Etc. or not?
&
If not, then what do you consider them?

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I mean there was this thing called a rowbike and while the thought of a self driving bike sorta reviled me but then I thought about the tow bike. Thing is if its self driving I think at that point it would be nice to be kind of like a velomobile and maybe some environment control. So like I guess it would need to be like a self driving aptera where you could power it with a full body rowing thing as well as solar.

[–] GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson@piefed.social 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Do not know Rowbikes?

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They guy who made rollerblades made it but I don't think its really being sold anymore. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowbike There have been many others of this concept but I think his was maybe the largest effort sale wise.

[–] GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson@piefed.social 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Do you have 1 (or at least 2) better sources, than one that allows anyone to edit away the truth & facts?

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 6 months ago

its just about the rowbike. I doubt people are looking to redo facts around a stupid niche gadget. the thing is not made anymore so you can google around and mostly blogs will talk about it incuding the blog of the guy who invented it (more like trademarked it). I can personally attest I was looking at it back when it was actually being sold and if I had the cash might have gotten the quad version.