A scooter includes a connecting seat and a connecting bar extending rearward of the connecting seat, at least one rotatable front wheel and at least one rear wheel; a handle bar to control turning of front wheel; and a foot pedal connected to the connecting bar, the foot pedal having a left foot pedal portion and a right foot pedal portion; each of the left and right foot pedal portions being configured to support a rider's left foot and right foot, respectively, to lie substantially parallel to the connecting bar. The front wheel has a diameter, and the front and rear wheels are spaced apart a lateral distance, and wherein a ratio of the diameter to the lateral distance is selected to allow a rider to propel the scooter along flat ground without pushing the feet along the ground. The front wheel may have a rounded shape as seen from front view to establish substantially tangential line contact with a rolling surface. The pedal defines a support surface for the rider's feet, and the support surface may be positioned above a plane connecting a rotation axis of the front wheel and a rotation axis of the rear wheel.

A scooter having a riding platform rotationally engaged to a front steering assembly is provided which significantly increases the ability of riders to perform tricks. The riding platform is rotationally engaged to the steering column which itself may be employed as a riding platform. An optional mechanism may be employed whereby the riding platform is rotated by a spin of the steering column with the handlebars. The scooter may also be equipped with skids to allow employment in the snow or on ice.

A manually-powered personal stand-on vehicle having a deck for a rider to stand on, a frame, multiple ground engaging wheels, and a drive mechanism providing power to at least one of the wheels to propel the vehicle. The deck may include a portion connected to the frame by a pivot, thereby providing a pivot axis which enables a pivoting motion of at least a portion of the deck relative to the frame. The drive mechanism is integrated with the deck such that when downward force is applied by the rider onto a portion of the deck which is upwardly angled relative to the frame in a manner which causes the portion of the deck to pivot downwards toward the frame, the drive mechanism is actuated to power at least one of the wheels for forward propulsion.

A manually-powered personal stand-on vehicle having a deck for a rider to stand on, a frame, multiple ground engaging wheels, and a drive mechanism providing power to at least one of the wheels to propel the vehicle. The deck may include a portion connected to the frame by a pivot, thereby providing a pivot axis which enables a pivoting motion of at least a portion of the deck relative to the frame. The drive mechanism is integrated with the deck such that when downward force is applied by the rider onto a portion of the deck which is upwardly angled relative to the frame in a manner which causes the portion of the deck to pivot downwards toward the frame, the drive mechanism is actuated to power at least one of the wheels for forward propulsion.