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Re:The rule says, “No vehicles in the park” by Tao3300 on Saturday June 24, 2023 @09:53AM (#36458715)
Is a bicycle only a vehicle if equipped with a human?
Re:The rule says, “No vehicles in the park” by HelloMcFly on Saturday June 24, 2023 @11:27AM (#36459501)
The bicycle is quite capable of acting as conveyance for a human (or perhaps bicycle peddling robot, or trained animal) in its current form, so that's an easy "no" from me.

As I said, if the thing can (i.e., without significant, non-trivial alterations to its current form) act as conveyance then it is a vehicle. It need not be in the act of conveyance, nor must it have an independent means of propulsion.

Edit: my simple rule breaks down when thinking about a flat piece of wood attached to rope. My mind says that's only a vehicle if someone chooses to use it as such for pulling objects or people. I'll leave the search for a universal maxim to others, it seems.

Re:The rule says, “No vehicles in the park” by feikname on Saturday June 24, 2023 @12:12PM (#36459909)
Interestingly, in Brazil's transit code a person carrying their bycicle unmounted is considered a pedestrian. Otherwise, they're a non motorized light vehicle.
Re:The rule says, “No vehicles in the park” by roelschroeven on Saturday June 24, 2023 @01:50PM (#36460946)
Belgian traffic code says "Het niet bereden rijwiel wordt niet als voertuig beschouwd.", i.e. "The bicycle that is not ridden is not regarded as a vehicle." When you walk next to your bicycle, you're effectively a pedestrian here. No idea how things are defined in other countries.