Concept in Definition ABC

A vehicle is any device used to transport people or goods. This means that the word vehicle is a general term, since it does not specify what type of transport we are talking about. In other words, we have to specify what type of vehicle we are talking about (maritime, non-motorized, land or space vehicle).

The means of transportation

If we understand all the means of transportation within a set, we can use the word vehicle.

The need to move or take things to other places is the beginning general of all means of transportation. Since the invention of the wheel until the space age, human beings have not stopped creating all kinds of machines with the purpose to seek new territories or in order to travel for fun or simply to trade and take products to others places.

Each vehicle or means of transport has a specific function. If we want to go to a nearby place and enjoy the scenery, the bicycle is a good option. If the objective is to send goods, it is preferable to use the train, the ship or the

airplane. In urban life, vehicles such as the bus, the subway or the car are used. If a person has a disability physical, you can use an adapted vehicle that allows you to get around. In short, each vehicle has its time and its specific function. Somehow, the different vehicles that have been appearing are the symbol of a revolution technology, as happened with the train in the nineteenth century or with the car in the twentieth century.

In recent years there has been talk of alternative vehicles, which are all those that do not use fuel such as oil or diesel but use non-polluting fuels, such as solar vehicles or those of hydrogen.

The media

The concept of vehicle is not applicable only to different means of transport. In fact, the means of communication they are also a vehicle. Instead of people or goods, the information media act as if they were machines, but in this case machines that convey ideas and knowledge. The potential of the media as vehicles is vast and it is worth remembering some of its possibilities:

1) as tools for education,

2) as a means for people to interact (as with social networks) and

3) as ways to explore the universe.

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