Английская Википедия:Autoped
The Autoped was an early motor scooter or motorized scooter manufactured by the Autoped Company of Long Island City, New YorkШаблон:Sfn from 1915 to 1922.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
The driver stood on a platform with 10-inch tires and operated the machine using only the handlebars and steering column, pushing them forward to engage the clutch, using a lever on the handlebar to control the throttle, and pulling the handlebars and column back to disengage the clutch and apply the brake.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn After riding, the steering column would be folded onto the platform to store the scooter more easily. The engine was an air-cooled, 4-stroke, 155 cc engine over the front wheel.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The bike came with a headlamp and tail lamp, a Klaxon horn, and a toolbox. It was quite efficient, but was not widely distributed.Шаблон:Sfn
A patent for the Autoped as a "self-propelled vehicle" was applied for in July 1913 and granted in July 1916.Шаблон:Sfn[1] An early description of the Autoped described it as having a hollow steering column that acted as the fuel tank.Шаблон:Sfn However, the production version had a fuel tank above the front mudguard.Шаблон:Sfn
The Autoped went out of production in the United States in 1921, but was manufactured by Krupp in Germany from 1919 to 1922.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
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Historical photo of an Autoped in use by a traffic cop in Newark, New Jersey, 1922
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Krupp licence-built Autoped with seat
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