- Herdtle & Bruneau
Herdtle & Bruneau was a French maker of
motorcycles . In 1905 they introduced motorizedroller skate s to the public. Each skate contained a 1 hp motor; controls could then be affixed to the skater's belt, and would be linked via flexiblecable s to the skates. Top speed for the contraption was said to be abrake less convert|66|km/h|mi/h|0|abbr=on. Unsurprisingly, the idea did not catch on, and the line of motorized skates was discontinued by the end of the year.References
*David Burgess Wise, "The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles"
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