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by traverseda 1382 days ago
Sure, add on a third wheel, some thicker tires, and give me a cabin so I don't need to get too rained on and I can probably get rid of my car and borrow one if I need to pick up like a load of plywood or something.

Seriously though, a cabin probably won't even add too much weight, make it out of corrugated plastic or something. We already have the technology.

#legalize_tuk-tuks

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The final stage of urban vehicular evolution is the golf cart:

https://www.golfcartreport.com/top-golf-cart-cities-in-the-u...

Personally I wouldn't mind zipping around in this instead of doing manual labour in an awkward position just to move around.

At what point does an adult tricycle stop being recognized as a legal road-going vehicle?
It varies from state to state but usually the deciding factor is the motor. No motor? It's a bike, no matter how many wheels it has.

Amusingly enough many of the laws are old enough that they are written with "cc" mentioned, below 60cc is a "moped" above is a "motorcycle". Those rules will have to be updated to account for various traction devices.

e-tuk tuks (with and without cycling) are a thing, and seem likely to explode in popularity though they mostly seem to be for delivery drivers.