A kick scooter, 1817, the Draisine appears,
Karl von Drais, its inventor, simplicity begins.
Manual motion, foot to ground,
Short distances, joy unbound.

Electricity flows in 1895,
Ogden Bolton Jr. patents the electric ride.
Silent, eco-friendly, cities embrace,
Modern urban paths find grace.

Gasoline joins the story in 1914,
Joseph Merkel’s Motorwheel, a powered machine.
Longer distances,...