moped

A low-powered two-wheeled motor vehicle that uses bicycle pedals to assist the engine with hill-climbing and pedaling away from a stationary position. The term moped originates from the Swedish words motor and pedaler.

Some mopeds have a step-through design while others use a conventional motorcycle frame. At the lighter end of the scale, there is some overlap between mopeds and motorized bicycles.

Not to be confused with a scooter, which has a flat platform for the feet instead of bicycle pedals.

Examples

See also

• motorcycle
• minibike
• scooter
• on moped
• riding moped
• List of ground vehicles

External links

• Wikipedia article

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The following tags implicate this tag: on_moped (learn more).