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Bicycle
The bicycle is driven by muscle power through pedals and a chain.
💡 Did you know? It is one of the most efficient means of transport.
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On the road and rails: recognise vehicles like the bicycle, motorcycle, bus, truck, tram, tractor, excavator, fire engine, ambulance, locomotive, scooter and cement mixer. Good to know: The bicycle is driven by muscle power through pedals and a chain. It is one of the most efficient means of transport. The motorcycle is a motorised two-wheeler. While riding it balances itself. The bus carries many passengers on fixed routes. Double-decker buses are a symbol of London. The truck transports heavy goods by road. Articulated trucks pull a detachable trailer. The tram runs on rails through the middle of the city. It draws power from an overhead line. The tractor is a powerful pulling machine of agriculture. It pulls ploughs, trailers and other equipment. The excavator digs out earth and rubble with a movable bucket. It usually rotates on tracks around its own axis. The red fire engine brings water, hoses and ladders to the scene. With blue light and siren it has right of way. The ambulance takes emergency patients to hospital quickly and cared for.
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Which vehicle is this?
Foto: Ralf Roletschek · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons
Bicycle
The bicycle is driven by muscle power through pedals and a chain.
💡 Did you know? It is one of the most efficient means of transport.

Foto: Romain9247 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Motorcycle
The motorcycle is a motorised two-wheeler.
💡 Did you know? While riding it balances itself.
Foto: Armin Ademovic · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bus
The bus carries many passengers on fixed routes.
💡 Did you know? Double-decker buses are a symbol of London.
Foto: The original uploader was C-C-Baxter at German Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Truck
The truck transports heavy goods by road.
💡 Did you know? Articulated trucks pull a detachable trailer.
Foto: Kurt Rasmussen · Attribution · Wikimedia Commons
Tram
The tram runs on rails through the middle of the city.
💡 Did you know? It draws power from an overhead line.
Foto: Späth Chr. (user ChiemseeMan) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Tractor
The tractor is a powerful pulling machine of agriculture.
💡 Did you know? It pulls ploughs, trailers and other equipment.
Foto: btr · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Excavator
The excavator digs out earth and rubble with a movable bucket.
💡 Did you know? It usually rotates on tracks around its own axis.
Foto: The original uploader was Steffen85 at German Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fire engine
The red fire engine brings water, hoses and ladders to the scene.
💡 Did you know? With blue light and siren it has right of way.
Foto: Soenke Rahn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ambulance
The ambulance takes emergency patients to hospital quickly and cared for.
💡 Did you know? It carries medical equipment on board.

Foto: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Locomotive
The locomotive is the power unit that pulls a train's carriages.
💡 Did you know? Once driven by steam, today mostly electricity or diesel.
Foto: Eric Wüstenhagen from Hamburg, Deutschland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Scooter
The scooter has small wheels and a step-through platform.
💡 Did you know? The Vespa made it world-famous.
Foto: Radomil · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cement mixer
The cement mixer keeps concrete fluid in a rotating drum.
💡 Did you know? Without turning, the concrete would harden.
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