I hate when these are called mopeds. The moped was a light motorcycle that had peddles that you could actually power the rear wheel like a bicycle.
Other than that cultural faux pas it's a great story.
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"Historically, the term exclusively meant a similar vehicle with both bicycle pedals and a motorcycle engine." -- Wikipedia
-- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moped