Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A personal transporter (also powered transporter, [1] electric rideable, personal light electric vehicle, personal mobility device, etc.) is any of a class of compact, mostly recent (21st century), motorised micromobility vehicle for transporting an individual at speeds that do not normally exceed 25 km/h (16 mph).
Private transport (as opposed to public transport) is the personal or individual use of transportation which are not available for use by the general public, where in theory the user can decide freely on the time and route of transit ('choice rider' vs. 'captive rider' [1]), using vehicles such as: private car, company car, bicycle, dicycle ...
Human-powered transport is the transport of person(s) and/or goods using human muscle power. Unlike animal-powered transport , human-powered transport has existed since time immemorial in the form of walking , running and swimming , as well as small vehicles such as litters , rickshaws , wheelchairs and wheelbarrows .
Personal rapid transit (PRT), also referred to as podcars or guided/railed taxis, is a public transport mode featuring a network of specially built guideways on which ride small automated vehicles that carry few (generally less than 6) passengers per vehicle.
Personal transport may refer to: Personal transporter , a class of compact motorised ridable vehicle for transporting individuals Personal public transport , rental vehicles distributed and available without booking to the general public where users can determine the route and schedule
HT is an initialism for "human transporter" and PT for "personal transporter." Ninebot, a Beijing-based transportation robotics startup rival, acquired Segway Inc. in April 2015, broadening the company to include other transportation devices. In June 2020, it was announced that it would no longer make the Segway PT.
The statewide motor vehicle surtax of 0.03% has been collected since 2003, and applies to all retail sales, leases and transfers of motor vehicles and is used to finance transportation improvements.
A vehicle (from Latin vehiculum) [1] is a machine designed for self-propulsion, usually to transport people, cargo, or both.The term "vehicle" typically refers to land vehicles such as human-powered vehicles (e.g. bicycles, tricycles, velomobiles), animal-powered transports (e.g. horse-drawn carriages/wagons, ox carts, dog sleds), motor vehicles (e.g. motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, mobility ...