Human-powered transport
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Human-powered transport is the transport of person and/or goods using human muscle power. Unlike animal-powered transport, human-powered transport has existed since time immemorial in the form of walk
Sherpa carrying wood to Mount Everest base camp
A person pulling a shopping trolley
Skateboards are propelled by pushing (one foot riding on board, one foot pushing on ground) or by gravity
Trikkes are powered by shifting the rider's body weight
Bicycle
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A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A b
Human-powered transport
…of being so small and light that users can easily carry them when not skating. The most efficient and most popular human-powered land vehicle is the bicycle. Compared to the much more common upright bicycle, an otherwise similar recumbent bicycle is faster on level ground or down hills due to better…
The most popular bicycle model—and most popular vehicle of any kind in the world—is the Chinese Flying Pigeon, with about 500 million produced.
1886 Swift Safety Bicycle
Women on bicycles on unpaved road, US, late 19th century
A penny-farthing or ordinary bicycle in the Škoda Auto museum in the Czech Republic