personal transport

Private mobility solution

Personal transport refers to vehicles designed to carry an individual or small group, as opposed to mass transit.

The term covers cars, motorcycles, bicycles, scooters, and newer electric devices like e-bikes and hoverboards.

In urban planning discussions, personal transport often contrasts with public transportation: The city is trying to reduce personal transport in favor of buses and trains.

Related

electric scooter · motorcycle · ride · driving · vehicle · pedal · skateboard · journey · road trip · open road · mobility · handlebars · sedan · hatchback · driver's license · car keys · moped · e-bike

Categories
Opposites
passenger capacity/scale

personal transportmass transit

Shared urban transportation network

public transportation · mass transportation · public transit · commuter rail · subway system

ownership/access model

personal transportpublic transport

Shared passenger services

public transportation · common carrier · scheduled service · taxi · rideshare

self-propulsion vs. infrastructure dependence

personal transportrail transport

Track-based conveyance system

light rail · heavy rail · tram · streetcar · trolley

Family

personal, person, persons, personage, personhood, personally, personality, personalities, personalize

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G