pedal
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Riders of legal electrically assisted pedal bikes must be at least 14, and any illegal modification means the bikes qualify as a motor vehicle/moped, requiring registration, a driving licence, tax and insurance.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Across the industry, nearly 1,400 researchers, including Coxon, have signed a statement calling for governments to develop a brake pedal that could be used if needed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The study also found that, when compared with injuries from traditional pedal bikes, e-bike riders suffered more serious and severe injuries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
For the first half-hour or so I was reflexively covering the brake pedal at intersections and merging lanes, ready to engage if the super-intelligence at the wheel did something stupid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
When she received pictures of the most recent fashions in the mail, they only proved that she had not been wrong about the models that she designed herself and sewed on Amaranta’s primitive pedal machine.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Tesla’s Cybercab doesn’t have pedals or a steering wheel.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Cybercab is a two-seater robotaxi without pedals, mirrors or a steering wheel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
An automaker has never sold a car without a steering wheel or pedals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The electric-vehicle maker on Thursday held a launch event for the Cybercab, a two-seat, purpose-built autonomous vehicle that doesn’t have a steering wheel or pedals.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
“I know,” I say, spinning the pedals backwards.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
On Sunday, we pedaled alone toward Southeast Iowa to visit Steve’s father.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
"It's a great honour to receive the fantastic prize and I look forward to being pedaled around all of the media studios to air my story," said Mr Can.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
Middle Ranch met up with Airport Road, where I turned right and pedaled to Stagecoach Road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
On 1 July 2023, as Tour de France riders pedaled out of Bilbao, Spain, toward the French Pyrenees mountains, sports cardiologist Andre La Gerche tuned in from Melbourne, Australia.
From Science Magazine ● May 14, 2024
Nancy grabbed hers and the three pedaled to Daisy's house.
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
They said Stephen McCullagh, 36, initially "pedalled the live stream as an alibi" but the court heard he later admitted to police that it had been pre-recorded days before.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
Most days, Mr. Voiles said, he pedalled the animals up to a hill above the Mississippi River where he braids crosses, fleurs-de-lis and other items, which he sells to pay for pet food and rent.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Grabbing his bicycle from a parking lot, he pedalled on Shanghai's deserted roads past swank office towers to find a place to pitch a small tent he and his girlfriend had bought for travelling.
From Reuters ● May 27, 2022
We decided on a bike ride and pedalled circuits around Central Park in what was otherwise a perfect spring afternoon.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 16, 2020
The other pedalled its narrow shoulders up and down, stalking the open door.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
When the film opens at Oak Street’s idyllic summer block party, complete with cookouts and kids happily pedaling together on their bikes, he purposefully evokes the atmosphere of the movies he covertly cites.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
“This is my favorite place in the world, no matter what the crowds are like,” he said before pedaling off.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Post retirement, I have returned to avid road bicycling and those years pedaling a heavy steel single-speed bike with 20 pounds of papers in all kinds of weather has really paid off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Riders can choose an electric-assist level that makes pedaling easier or harder.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Ernie and three of his friends were pedaling their bikes up and down Little Hobart Street, whooping madly.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
Now his fate lies in the hands of those such as Camara, who is frenetically pedalling late into the night to make ends meet.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
"I'm just kicking myself because I had to stop pedalling with 20 metres to the line. It is what it is."
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
"Because we know that she's going uphill, because we know that she's accelerating, she must have been pedalling," Sgt Raine added.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025
Lambie, 33, says the only similarity to cycling is that the cyclors are pedalling in the same motion as on a regular bike.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
Eric was squealing louder than ever and pedalling the air with his legs.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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