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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 .
Professional cyclist Callum Scotson propelling a road bicycle. Human-powered land vehicles are land vehicles propelled over ground by human power, The main ways to support the weight of a human-powered land vehicle and its contents above the ground are rolling contact; sliding contact; intermittent contact; no contact at all as with anything carried; or some combination of the above. [1]
Pages in category "Human-powered vehicles" The following 72 pages are in this category, out of 72 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Airboard (sled)
The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of people. Smaller litters may take the form of open chairs or beds carried by two or more carriers, some being enclosed for protection from the elements.
An amphibious cycle is a human-powered vehicle capable of operation on both land and water. "Saidullah's Bicycle" [10] uses four rectangular air filled floats for buoyancy, and is propelled using two fan blades which are attached to the spokes.
A pulled rickshaw (from Japanese jinrikisha (人力車) 'person/human-powered vehicle') is a mode of human-powered transport by which a runner draws a two-wheeled cart which seats one or two people. In recent times the use of human-powered rickshaws has been discouraged or outlawed in many countries due to concern for the welfare of rickshaw ...
Some pathways to reduce the carbon emissions of road vehicles considerably have been studied. [20] [21] Energy use and emissions vary largely between modes, causing environmentalists to call for a transition from road to rail and human-powered transport, as well as increased transport electrification and energy efficiency.
Human-powered amphibious vehicles Amphibious cycle; Human-powered snow and ice vehicles Alpine touring skis; Cold-weather biking; ... Road systems: Roads and highways