| When you think of human powered vehicles what | | | | transition went smoothly as it came with the |
| comes to mind? Most will think of different forms of | | | | subtraction of one back wheel, but was accompanied |
| bikes. There is the bicycle, unicycle, and tricycle. Did | | | | by the addition of two training wheels. Then when |
| you also consider these vehicles? Consider these the | | | | you were ready you could remove the training |
| canoe, ice skates, roller skates, kick scooter, skis, | | | | wheels and after a few falls you were off and loving |
| trikke and skateboard. All of which are fun to use | | | | it. |
| and our powered by muscular movement on our | | | | Then you got a car and transportation would never |
| part. | | | | be the same again. That care free joyous feeling is |
| For most of us the very first vehicle we drove | | | | gone. With a car came much more responsibility and |
| ourselves was not an automobile. It was most likely | | | | more expenses. Now you had to worry about car |
| some from of transportation powered by yourself | | | | insurance bills, tune ups, maybe tickets, cleanings, and |
| and not a motor. It was nothing fancy just another | | | | the most lethal of expenses now gas prices. Gas |
| way to get from here to there. In most cases it | | | | prices are hovering around $3.00 per gallon. |
| probably wasn't even faster than we could have | | | | It has never been cheaper and more beneficial to go |
| done crawling or walking, but it sure was fun. This | | | | back to those self human powered vehicles that we |
| vehicle was called a tricycle: a simple 3-wheeled | | | | all loved so much growing up. Growing up self |
| contraption that used handle bars atop a rotating | | | | powered vehicles were used strictly for recreational |
| front wheel to steer and was powered by your very | | | | proposes. Now as adults why not use self powered |
| own legs. | | | | vehicles for those short journeys? Not only is it |
| Once you mastered the use of your tricycle you | | | | beneficial financially, but also is a good source of |
| were ready for the big time, a bicycle. Now this was | | | | exercise. |
| much faster and more challenging than a tricycle. The | | | | |