Quadricycle
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Quadricycle, quadracycle, quadcycle, quadrocycle refers to any vehicle
with four wheels.
More specifically the term may refer to:
Vehicle
A vehicle is a device that is designed or used to transport people or cargo. Most often vehicles are manufactured, such as bicycles, cars, motorcycles, trains, ships, boats, and aircraft....
with four wheels.
More specifically the term may refer to:
- All-terrain vehicleAll-terrain vehicleAn all-terrain vehicle , also known as a quad, quad bike, three wheeler, or four wheeler, is defined by the American National Standards Institute as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires, with a seat that is straddled by the operator, along with handlebars for steering control...
, a four-wheel all terrain vehicle - also known as a "quad" in North America and "quad bike" in Australian and the UK - AutomobileAutomobileAn automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
, the first experimental steam automobiles were termed steam quadricycles. - Ford QuadricycleFord QuadricycleThe Ford Quadricycle was the first vehicle developed by Henry Ford. Ford's first car was a simple frame with an ethanol-powered engine and four bicycle wheels mounted on it.The earliest cars were hand built, one by one, and very expensive...
, Henry Ford's first design - Low-speed vehicle, referred to in some countries as a quadricycle
- Motorised quadricycleMotorised quadricycleQuadricycles are European categories of small four-wheeled motorised vehicles defined by limitations in terms of weight, power and speed.Two categories are defined:*Light quadricycles, category L6e,*and quadricycles, category L7e....
, European classifications for light four-wheeled motorized vehicles: Light quadricycles, category L6e, and (heavy) quadricycles, category L7e. - QuadracycleQuadracycleA quadracycle is a four-wheeled human-powered vehicle. It is also referred to as a quadricycle, quadcycle pedal car or four-wheeled bicycle, amongst other terms....
, a four-wheeled style of cycle - VelomobileVelomobileA velomobile or bicycle car is a human-powered vehicle, enclosed for aerodynamic advantage and protection from weather and collisions. They are virtually always single-passenger vehicles. They are derived from recumbent bicycles and tricycles, with the addition of a full fairing . There are few...
, a three or four wheeled vehicle with a fairing