Transport modes powered directly by human muscular effort rather than an engine, motor or draft animal, from walking to cycling and pedal- or hand-pulled vehicles such as rickshaws. Belongs here: any mode whose motive power is the traveler's or an operator's own body. Does not belong here: powered micromobility devices such as electric scooters, grouped under Micro Mode, and animal-drawn transport, grouped separately under Animal-Drawn Mode.
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1. Wikipedia: Dandy horse
WikipediaDandy horse, invention by Karl DraisQuote, Dandy horse, invention by Karl Drais
It was invented by Karl Drais... in 1817, and patented by him in France in February 1818 as a velocipede.
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