Vehicles are non-living means of transport. Mode of transport (or means of transport or transport mode or transport modality or form of transport) is a general term for the different They are most often man-made (e. g. bicycles, cars, motorcycles, trains, ships, boats, and aircraft), although some other means of transport which are not made by man can also be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks. The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size A boat is a Watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water and provide transport over it Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another An iceberg is a large piece of freshwater Ice that has broken off from a snow-formed Glacier or Ice shelf and is floating in open water

Vehicles may be propelled by animals, for instance, a chariot or an ox-cart. The chariot is the earliest and simplest type of Carriage, used in both peace and war as the chief vehicle of many ancient peoples "CARTS" redirects here For the transportation system see Capital Area Rural Transportation System, or Chautauqua CARTS. However, animals on their own, though used as a means of transport, are not called vehicles. This includes humans carrying another human, for example a child or a disabled person.

Vehicles that do not travel on land are often called craft, such as watercraft, sailcraft, aircraft, hovercraft and spacecraft

Land vehicles are broadly classified by what is used to apply steering and drive forces against the ground: wheeled, tracked, railed, and/or skied. The word craft in its most common sense now is a short and definite word for a Vehicle or vessel that is used for Transportation on the sea in the air A watercraft is a Vehicle, vessel or craft designed to move across (or through Water, including saltwater and freshwater for pleasure recreation physical For sailcraft referring to a boat etc see Sailboat Yacht Dinghy Ice boat A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle (ACV is an Amphibious vehicle or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface supported by A spacecraft is a Vehicle or machine designed for Spaceflight. A wheel is a circular device that is capable of rotating on its axis facilitating movement or transportation whilst supporting a load ( Mass) or performing labour in machines A tracked vehicle (also called track-type tractor tractor crawler or track-laying vehicle is a vehicle that runs on tracks instead of Wheels Typically used "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. A ski is a long flat device worn on the feet designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow

The word vehicle itself comes from the Latin vehiculum.

Contents 1 Bicycle 2 Tricycle 3 Quadricycle 4 Velomobile 5 Electric road carriages 6 Steam road carriage 6.1 Steam tricycle 7 Petroleum (gasoline / diesel) motor-carriages 8 Road trains 9 The motorcycle 10 Mechanical rail-vehicles 11 Mechanical water vehicles 12 Mechanical under-water vehicles 13 Mechanical land and water vehicles 14 Mechanical air vehicles 15 Mechanical snow vehicles 16 Types of vehicles 17 Legislation 17.1 European Union 17.2 USA 18 Acronyms and abbreviations 19 See also 20 References 21 External links

Bicycle

see Bicycles (see also Vehicular Cycling)

see main article History of the bicycle

Tricycle

see Tricycle

Quadricycle

see Quadricycle

Velomobile

see Velomobile

Electric road carriages

see electric vehicle

see history of the electric vehicle

Steam road carriage

see steam car

Steam tricycle

See steam tricycle

At the other end of the scale much lighter steam vehicles have been constructed such as the steam tricycle from the Comte de Dion in 1887. A Quadricycle is a four-wheeled human-powered vehicle. It is also referred to as a quadracycle, quadcycle, quadrocycle or as a four-wheel Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind Vehicular cycling, or VC, is the practice of Driving Bicycles on Roads in a manner that is visible predictable and in accordance with the principles Vehicles for human Transport that have two wheels and require balancing by the rider date back to the early 19th century. A tricycle (often abbreviated to trike) is a three-wheeled vehicle A Quadricycle is a four-wheeled human-powered vehicle. It is also referred to as a quadracycle, quadcycle, quadrocycle or as a four-wheel A velomobile or bicycle car is a Human-powered vehicle, enclosed for protection from weather and collisions The Electric Vehicle was an American Automobile manufactured only in 1899 The history of the electric vehicle began in the mid-1800s An electrical vehicle held the vehicular Land speed record until around 1900 A steam car is a car (automobile powered by a Steam engine. Technology A Steam engine is an External combustion engine A steam tricycle is a steam-driven Three-wheeled vehicle. History In the early days of motorised vehicle development a number of experimenters

Petroleum (gasoline / diesel) motor-carriages

See motor-carriage

See Ford's model T

See Automobile

Road trains

A road train consists of a conventional heavy truck pulling three trailers or more, used in rural areas of Australia to move bulky loads such as livestock efficiently. The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie and also the Flivver) was an Automobile produced by Henry Ford 's Ford A road train or roadtrain is a Trucking concept used in remote areas of Australia, the United States, and Western Canada to move This article is about the semi-truck For the North American use of the word see Pickup truck. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

The motorcycle

See Motorcycle

See Gottlieb Daimler

Mechanical rail-vehicles

see Trains

see Trams

Mechanical water vehicles

see Boats

see Ships

Mechanical under-water vehicles

see submarines

see submersibles

see diving bells

see diving chambers

Mechanical land and water vehicles

see Amphibious vehicle

see Amphibious ATV

see Hovercraft

Mechanical air vehicles

see aircraft

see Wing-In-Ground effect vehicle

Mechanical snow vehicles

see snowmobile

Types of vehicles

• Auto rickshaws
• Bicycles
• Buses
• Cars
• Coaches
• Vans
• More...

Legislation

European Union

In the European Union the classifications for vehicle types are defined by ^[1]:

• Commission Directive 2001/116/EC of 20 December 2001, adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers^[2]
• Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 March 2002 relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheeled motor vehicles and repealing Council Directive 92/61/EEC

European Community, is based on the Community's WVTA (whole vehicle type-approval) system. MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler ( March 17, 1834 - March 6, 1900) was an Engineer, Industrial designer and Industrialist A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train A boat is a Watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water and provide transport over it A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability A submersible, or Bathyscaphe, is a type of Underwater vessel with limited mobility which is typically transported to its area of operation by a surface A diving bell, also known as a wet bell, is a cable-suspended airtight chamber open at the bottom like a Moon pool structure that is lowered Underwater A diving chamber or submersible chamber has two main functions as a simpler form of submersible vessel to take divers Underwater An amphibious vehicle (or simply amphibian) is a Vehicle or craft, that is a means of transport viable on land as well as on water - just like an Small off-road and typically Six-wheel drive, Amphibious vehicles were developed in the early 1960s and quickly became popular in both the US and Canada A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle (ACV is an Amphibious vehicle or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface supported by A snowmobile (known locally as snowmachine, snowsled or by the Brandname Ski-Doo) is a land vehicle that is commonly propelled by An auto rickshaw or tuk tuk ( auto autorick or rickshaw in popular parlance is a Motor vehicle that is one of the chief The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind In British English and Australian English, the term coach is used to refer to a large motor vehicle for conveying passengers A van is a kind of vehicle used for Transporting goods or groups of people Under this system, manufacturers can obtain certification for a vehicle type in one Member State if it meets the EC technical requirements and then market it EU-wide with no need for further tests. Total technical harmonization has already been achieved in three vehicle categories (passenger cars, motorcycles and tractors) and will soon be extended to other vehicle categories (coaches and utility vehicles). In British English and Australian English, the term coach is used to refer to a large motor vehicle for conveying passengers Utility vehicle is used to describe a Vehicle, generally Motorized, that is designed for a specific task It is essential that European car manufacturers be ensured access to as large a market as possible.

While the Community type-approval system allows manufacturers to benefit fully from the opportunities offered by the internal market, worldwide technical harmonization in the context of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) offers them a market which extends beyond European borders. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE or ECE was established in 1947 to encourage economic cooperation among its member States

USA

Acronyms and abbreviations

Main article: Vehicle acronyms and abbreviations

See also

Main: List of basic vehicle topics

• Automobile
• Emission standard
• Fuel
• Highway Code
• Vehicular communication systems
• Category:Vehicles

References

1. ^ Scadplus: Technical Harmonisation For Motor Vehicles
2. ^ Council Directive 70/156/EEC, about Type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, Commission Directive 2001/116/EC of 20 December 2001, adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers

External links

• Green Vehicle Guide
• Strangest Vehicles In The World
• Council Directive 70/156/EEC, about Type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers. A4 4-speed Automatic transmission A5 5-speed automatic transmission A6 6-speed automatic transmission A/C Air conditioning Emission standards are requirements that set specific limits to the amount of Pollutants that can be released into the environment Fuel is any material that is burned or altered in order to obtain energy The Highway Code is the official road safety manual for Great Britain. Vehicular Communication Systems are an emerging type of Networks in which Vehicles and roadside units are the communicating Nodes; providing each other with
• Council Directive 80/1267/EEC: Amendment of Directive 70/156/EEC
• Council Directive 80/1268/EEC Fuel consumption of motor vehicles.
• EU Motor Vehicle Type Approval.

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