moped
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A ballroom dancer who coddles his pet rats—Fred and Ginger—Declan rides a moped that his colleague, Sara Xiu, describes as “that pitiful hair-dryer on wheels.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Anything faster is classified as an moped or e-motorcycle, which can require someone to have a motorcycle classification on their license.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Law enforcement officials also point out that any type of modification to e-bikes might not just be dangerous, but can also transform the e-bike into a motorcycle or moped under California law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
He said pursuits had to be considered carefully, giving an example of one moped rider spotted snatching multiple phones on Oxford Street.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
We strolled up to the moped, same as we’d done before.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
Shahed drones have been dubbed "flying mopeds" by Ukrainians because of their puttering engines.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
A Ram truck with a yellow barnacle on its windshield, a handful of mopeds under rain covers, and a lot of empty parking spaces.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2025
Here, the music scores an extraordinary montage that includes a lavish ball in 1918, the exploits of a fishing boat and a fleet of mopeds cruising in slow motion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
He said many people were not educated on the laws surrounding e-bikes and may unknowingly be buying bicycles which are actually classed under UK law as mopeds.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2023
Everywhere, mopeds and bicycles race down the wide road, moving out of the way only when a truck honks and mows straight down the middle of the lane.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
