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'''Mopeds''' are a type of low-powered [[motorcycle]] designed to provide economical and relatively safe transport with minimal licensing requirements. Mopeds were once all equipped with bicycle-like pedals (the source of the term, motor-pedal), but ''moped'' has been increasingly applied by governments to vehicles without pedals, based on their restricted [[engine displacement]], speed, and/or power output. Mopeds occasionally resemble powered bicycles, but most are now step-through designs (of both kinds, having either large or small wheels) and step-over designs similar to a regular motorcycle. Although mopeds usually have two wheels, in some jurisdictions low-powered three or four wheeled vehicles are also classified as mopeds. | '''Mopeds''' are a type of low-powered [[motorcycle]] designed to provide economical and relatively safe transport with minimal licensing requirements. Mopeds were once all equipped with bicycle-like pedals (the source of the term, motor-pedal), but ''moped'' has been increasingly applied by governments to vehicles without pedals, based on their restricted [[engine displacement]], speed, and/or power output. Mopeds occasionally resemble powered bicycles, but most are now step-through designs (of both kinds, having either large or small wheels) and step-over designs similar to a regular motorcycle. Although mopeds usually have two wheels, in some jurisdictions low-powered three or four wheeled vehicles are also classified as mopeds. | ||
In most countries, the legal driving age for a moped is lower than for regular motorcycles and cars. Mopeds are typically restricted to | In most countries, the legal driving age for a moped is lower than for regular motorcycles and cars. Mopeds are typically restricted to 50km/h from a maximum [[engine displacement]] of 49cc, though there are a few variations. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Image:Flat twin Douglas 1912 N 3.jpg|thumb|This 1912 Douglas has modern chain-drive but still benefits from pedals]] | [[Image:Flat twin Douglas 1912 N 3.jpg|thumb|This 1912 Douglas has modern chain-drive but still benefits from pedals]] | ||