RHINEBECK – Mark Dixon takes it in stride when passing motorists express their annoyance at sharing the road with his “human powered vehicle,” a custom-built, patent-pending Kid Cab Trike.

“I laugh at them all,” he said, chuckling. “They need two tons and a big engine to move them around. I’ve got a hundred-pound vehicle and me.”

Dixon, 46, has been turning heads this summer as he shuttles his two children around town. Every afternoon, he made a 15-mile round trip to pick up Cole, 5, from daycare, and Chloe, 7, from camp.

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