Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- A walk or drive through the winding but well-paved streets of Ouagadougou, for a first-timer, would reveal one startling fact: the high number of females who zoom through with mopeds.

A moped is a type of small motorcycle with bicycle pedals, generally having a less stringent licencing requirement than full motorcycles or automobiles.

A moped is any low powered motorcycle with an engine capacity no greater than 50cc, and a max speed of 28mph. Not all mopeds are scooters, but the most common type of moped you will see on the road nowadays is likely to be a scooter.

Mopeds typically travel only a bit faster than bicycles on public roads and possess both a motorcycle engine and pedals for propulsion.

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