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Abstract

A scooter includes a connecting seat and a connecting bar extending rearward of the connecting seat, at least one rotatable front wheel and at least one rear wheel; a handle bar to control turning of front wheel; and a foot pedal connected to the connecting bar, the foot pedal having a left foot pedal portion and a right foot pedal portion; each of the left and right foot pedal portions being configured to support a rider's left foot and right foot, respectively, to lie substantially parallel to the connecting bar. The front wheel has a diameter, and the front and rear wheels are spaced apart a lateral distance, and wherein a ratio of the diameter to the lateral distance is selected to allow a rider to propel the scooter along flat ground without pushing the feet along the ground. The front wheel may have a rounded shape as seen from front view to establish substantially tangential line contact with a rolling surface. The pedal defines a support surface for the rider's feet, and the support surface may be positioned above a plane connecting a rotation axis of the front wheel and a rotation axis of the rear wheel.

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