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The NYTimes is once again trashing the most promising mobility innovation of the 21st century

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The NYTimes is once again trashing the most promising mobility innovation of the 21st century

ray@lemmy.ml to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

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It is at world level, according to WHO

https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/topic-details/GHO/road-traffic-mortality

In the linked page the same WHO states that road fatalities are the leading cause of death “for children and young adults aged 5–29 years”:

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/road-traffic-injuries
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  Ah yeah, based off what I read that makes sense with that wider age range.

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