pedal
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A Class 2 e-bike can also be ridden by all ages, but those bicycles also include a throttle along pedal assist, and max out at a speed of 20 mph.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The complaints allege a hard brake pedal, followed by a “Brake System Failure” message at start-up or while driving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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
Class 3 is pedal assist but goes up to 28 miles per hour, require riders to be at least 16 years old and cannot typically be used on bike paths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
With one foot jamming the brake pedal to the floor and the other just as resolutely stomping on the gas, Durham’s civic engine roared deafeningly—but it did not budge from the starting line.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Unlike the electric cars Tesla currently deploys in its rideshare service, the Cybercab comes without a steering wheel or pedals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
A legal e-bike , externalmust have pedals and the motor is only there to provide assistance while the rider is pedalling.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Tesla has been testing its Cybercab, a small two-seat vehicle that also doesn’t have a steering wheel or pedals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“At what point they would approve a truck without a steering wheel or pedals and without a cab in the vehicle, that’s probably going to be a little longer,” Sperling said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
“Here, put your hands on the controls, your feet on die rudder pedals, and I’ll show you what I mean.”
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
As she pedaled along her regular route Wednesday, Phillips found several more sofas, among other things.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 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
We had doubts as we pedaled off from the Pacific Coast cliffs and onto our summer bicycle route across America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 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
They all hung on tightly as Appa pedaled his bicycle to take them as far away from the war as he could.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
During each trick, Sylvester’s friend and longtime collaborator, Ralphy Ramos, pedalled in his shadow, leaning low, camera extended to record every move.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2024
Covering approximately 100 km each day, Barry pedalled through Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, and Niger before stalling in N'Djamena, the Chadian capital, shaken from his planned route by an ongoing conflict in Sudan.
From Reuters ● Sep. 28, 2023
The show's soloist, Jessica Aszodi, was among of group of cyclists who pedalled their way through new show Houses Slide, generating electricity for the stage lights and amps.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2021
Instagram also pedalled some of this year’s less practical trends.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2019
The other pedalled its narrow shoulders up and down, stalking the open door.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
You show the video of the guy on the bike pedaling away from ICE agents in Chicago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
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
They differ from other products on the market in the way the pedaling mechanism works — the e-bikes have no chains.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Life’s worries seem distant when we’re pedaling for hours, watching for traffic, admiring scenery, figuring out where to camp next.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
Roy spun his bike around and started pedaling away.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
During the latest leg, Prince William hopped on the rear saddle, pedalling for about 30 minutes through the South Yorkshire countryside before informing Greg he had already raised more than £1m for Comic Relief.
From BBC ● Mar. 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
In the letter addressed to the Health Secretary Jeremy Miles, The British Dental Association Cymru Wales accused the Welsh government of pedalling "half-truths" about their messaging and statistics.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2025
He's been riding his bike locally but is fed up with just pedalling "around the block".
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024
Eric was squealing louder than ever and pedalling the air with his legs.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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