Not saying that you need to enclose yourself in of a cocoon of plastic and steel, but what if you sat on your commute feet forward instead of on your high horse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk2ou5gt_94
Low to the ground and fast, electric, man powered or the old fashioned way.
>https://www.odd-bike.com/2019/07/guest-post-robert-horns-rohorn-two.html
What would a practical version of that even look like? I would like to invite your to give me your best shot Anon.