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On ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐, people in New York City saw one of the first bicycles in America.โฃ
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The early bicycle was called a ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐๐, or โswift walker.โ It did not have pedals like modern bicycles. Riders pushed themselves forward using their feet on the ground.โฃ
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The new invention quickly became popular, but some people thought it was dangerous on busy sidewalks. Later that year, New York even passed rules to limit where velocipedes could be used.โฃ
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