pedal
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His squat thighs keep his legs bent for more of the pedal stroke, another wind-resistance advantage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Riders of legal electrically assisted pedal bikes must be at least 14, and any illegal modification means the bikes qualify as a motor vehicle/moped, requiring registration, a driving licence, tax and insurance.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Amazon’s robotaxi effort Zoox, which utilizes a purpose-built vehicle with no steering wheel or gas pedal, started charging for its first paid rides in Las Vegas last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The complaints allege a hard brake pedal, followed by a “Brake System Failure” message at start-up or while driving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
I tucked the magazine under the elastic waist of my pedal pushers and pulled my shirt over it.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
Tesla’s Cybercab doesn’t have pedals or a steering wheel.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Tesla said in a guide that some Cybercabs are equipped with manual hardware, such as a steering wheel and pedals, for testing and validation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The electric-vehicle maker on Thursday held a launch event for the Cybercab, a two-seat, purpose-built autonomous vehicle that doesn’t have a steering wheel or pedals.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
In June, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration proposed new rules that would eliminate the requirement for manual pedals in autonomous driving systems, with an eye toward getting the new tech on the road faster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Brian would have to lunge over him and grab the wheel, try to get his feet to the rudder pedals....
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
"It's a great honour to receive the fantastic prize and I look forward to being pedaled around all of the media studios to air my story," said Mr Can.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
We had doubts as we pedaled off from the Pacific Coast cliffs and onto our summer bicycle route across America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
I woke in Avalon and pedaled my fat bike along Pebbly Beach Road to the turnoff for Wrigley Road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
On 1 July 2023, as Tour de France riders pedaled out of Bilbao, Spain, toward the French Pyrenees mountains, sports cardiologist Andre La Gerche tuned in from Melbourne, Australia.
From Science Magazine ● May 14, 2024
The girls pedaled their bikes two blocks to River Street.
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
Most days, Mr. Voiles said, he pedalled the animals up to a hill above the Mississippi River where he braids crosses, fleurs-de-lis and other items, which he sells to pay for pet food and rent.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Grabbing his bicycle from a parking lot, he pedalled on Shanghai's deserted roads past swank office towers to find a place to pitch a small tent he and his girlfriend had bought for travelling.
From Reuters ● May 27, 2022
The show's soloist, Jessica Aszodi, was among of group of cyclists who pedalled their way through new show Houses Slide, generating electricity for the stage lights and amps.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2021
Knowing that such nonsense is being pedalled publicly, you cannot help but speculate what Benedict intended by publishing his letter earlier this month.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2019
The other pedalled its narrow shoulders up and down, stalking the open door.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
When the film opens at Oak Street’s idyllic summer block party, complete with cookouts and kids happily pedaling together on their bikes, he purposefully evokes the atmosphere of the movies he covertly cites.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
I was out of breath because I was pedaling at my regular cadence, but each stroke had a lot more power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
“This is my favorite place in the world, no matter what the crowds are like,” he said before pedaling off.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Riders can choose an electric-assist level that makes pedaling easier or harder.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Then, there he was, popping from the woods, pedaling furiously straight at her, the donut box flying in the basket.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
Now his fate lies in the hands of those such as Camara, who is frenetically pedalling late into the night to make ends meet.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
"I'm just kicking myself because I had to stop pedalling with 20 metres to the line. It is what it is."
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
"The pedalling feels very different and the overall sensations of moving on the water, either laterally or vertically, is wildly different from any kind of cycling," Lambie says.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
Lambie, 33, says the only similarity to cycling is that the cyclors are pedalling in the same motion as on a regular bike.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
Eric was squealing louder than ever and pedalling the air with his legs.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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