How Fast Is Child Tricycle?

A child on a tricycle pedals at about 7 km/h — roughly the same pace as their parents walking briskly behind. The first tricycle was built in 1680 — a full century before the modern bicycle was even imagined.

The tricycle predates the modern bicycle by a full century — invented in 1680.

• Roughly as fast as parents walking briskly
• First tricycle built in 1680