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Interesting. I see bicycle pedals and a chain. Seems it'd function a bit similar to modern e-bikes.
Is this the first time you've been made aware of mopeds, as in a vehicle with a MOtor and PEDals?
I was today years old...
I may be biased because moped culture here (as in a vehicle 50cc or smaller, not necessary one with pedals anymore) in Finland has always been a big thing imo.
One of the "classic" models that were from the previous generations was a "pappa moped" which had pedals and had a connotation of being favoured by older gentlemen who don't want to/can't drive a car anymore (a moped doesn't require a licence from anyone born before -85, but if you got a DUI and licence was taken away you'd be in a ban to drive so then driving a moped would be illegal as well.)
They're allowed to go 45km/h legally but they go pretty much 50 and people tune them to go ~60 usually. Some even up to a hundred but those were crazy dangerous cobbled up machines. And zero gear aside from helmets and some old leather jackets lol