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Three wheels of toddler chaos, training kids to chase speed before they fear it.

means A three-wheeled vehicle, usually pedal-powered, prized for its stability and most often ridden by small children.

from From Greek 'tri-' (three) bolted onto 'kyklos' (circle, wheel) — the same 'kyklos' that gives us 'cycle' and 'bicycle.' The word rolled into English in the 19th century alongside the rise of pedal-powered machines, when 'bicycle' (two wheels) and 'tricycle' (three) were coined as siblings to describe the new contraptions.

buddhist mag
Tricycle is also a major Buddhist quarterly magazine
adult comeback
Adults now ride them for stability and joint relief
victorian craze
19th-century adults rode tricycles before bikes won out
first design
A paralyzed German watchmaker built one in 1655
queen approved
Queen Victoria owned and rode tricycles herself
for instance

auto rickshaw — india's most common transportation with over 3 million in use, especially in delhi and mumbai

tuktuk — thailand's iconic three-wheeled taxi, dominant transport in bangkok since the 1960s

pedicab — philippines' jeepney-style tricycle, manila's second-largest public transport after buses

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