Differences Between Motor Vehicles and Non-Motor Vehicles

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Motor vehicles and non-motor vehicles differ primarily in terms of their driving mechanisms and scope of inclusion. Driving Mechanism Differences: Motor vehicles refer to wheeled vehicles driven or towed by power units for road use, designed to carry passengers, transport goods, or perform specialized engineering tasks. Non-motor vehicles, on the other hand, are road-going transportation tools propelled by human or animal power, as well as those equipped with power units but designed with maximum speed limits, unladen mass, and dimensions that comply with national standards, such as motorized wheelchairs for the disabled and electric bicycles. Scope of Inclusion Differences: Motor vehicles encompass various automobiles, trolleybuses, battery-powered vehicles, motorcycles, agricultural transport vehicles, wheeled special-purpose machinery, wheeled tractor units, walking tractor units, walking tractor-modified transporters, as well as towed semi-trailers and full trailers. Non-motor vehicles include bicycles, tricycles, rickshaws, animal-drawn carts, special vehicles for the disabled, electric bicycles, and similar modes of transportation.