Los Angeles Times Article "Today, Helmets for All"

[Joe Riel]

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> While the definition is elastic, this is a typical push bike:
> http://www.alibaba.com/catalog/11316421/Kids_Push_Bike.html
>
> No pedals, toddler sits on it and pushes himself around, gets the idea
> of a bicycle.

The more common usage, I believe, is that a push-bike is a bicycle.
In contrast to a motor-bike.

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Joe Riel

 

[G.T.]

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> [email protected] writes:
>
> > While the definition is elastic, this is a typical push bike:
> > http://www.alibaba.com/catalog/11316421/Kids_Push_Bike.html
> >
> > No pedals, toddler sits on it and pushes himself around, gets the idea
> > of a bicycle.
>
> The more common usage, I believe, is that a push-bike is a bicycle.
> In contrast to a motor-bike.

A motor-bike has a motor, a pedal-bike has pedals, so why is a pedal-bike
called a push-bike?

Greg

 

[Joe Riel]

"G.T." <[email protected]> writes:

> A motor-bike has a motor, a pedal-bike has pedals, so why is a pedal-bike
> called a push-bike?

Motor-bikes have pedals.

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Joe Riel

 

[jtaylor]

"G.T." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >>>
> >>>They have State laws that require helmets for many activities - indeed
> >
> > they
> >
> >>>passed the very first of these, back in 1987.
> >>>
> >>>Push-bikes, skateboards, scooters, in-line skates now...surfing and
> >
> > walking
> >
> >>>may well be next.
> >>>
> >>>Can you say "Nanny State"?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>What's a push-bike?
> >>
> >
> >
> > A cycle powered by human feet, rather than an infernal engine.
> >
>
> So you run along side and push the handlebars? That doesn't sound very
fun.
>

That is called a scooter, except when after pushing you jump in and ride
with your knees on the bed, in which case it is called a wagon.