Scooter

Japanese: scooter
Scooter

...In English, the word scooter originally meant a two-wheeled toy that you put one foot on a platform and kick the ground with the other, but nowadays it usually refers to a two-wheeled vehicle that is driven by an engine, that is, a motor scooter. There is no clear definition, but in Japan, according to a 1953 report compiled mainly by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, it is defined as "a two-wheeled vehicle with a motor under the seat, a footrest in front, and wheels of 22 inches or less." However, the classification boundary between a scooter and a motorcycle is not clear, and there are some models that are in between the two and are unclear.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "scooter" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…英語でスクーターscooterといった場合,本来は片足を台の上に乗せ,もう一方の足で地面をけって走る2輪の遊戯具のことであるが,現在ではエンジンによって駆動する二輪車,すなわちモータースクーターmotor scooterを指すのがふつうである。明確な定義はないが,日本では1953年に日本自動車工業会が中心となってまとめたものによると,〈原動機を座席の下に設け,前方に足踏台のある,車輪が22インチ以下の二輪自動車〉とされているが,オートバイと分類上の境界は明確ではなく,両者の中間的形態で判然としないモデルもある。…

※「scooter」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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