Editing Cycle rickshaw (section)

{{Short description|Pedal-powered version of the rickshaw}}
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[[File:Bangladeshi style Rickshaw.jpg|thumb|upright|right|A Bangladeshi cycle rickshaw for display in Sweden]]
[[File:Bicitaxi en Ciudad de México.jpg|thumb|upright|Cycle rickshaw in Mexico City, with the design established since 2016]]
[[File:Inner Manila Pedicab.jpg|thumb|upright|Typical Manila pedicabs, or "trisikad"]]
[[File:Recumbent pedicab.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Recumbent style cycle taxi/pedicab in London]]
[[File:Cycle rickshaw in Moscow.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Cycle rickshaw in [[Moscow]], Russia]]
The '''cycle rickshaw''' is a small-scale local means of transport. It is a type of [[tricycle]] designed to carry passengers on a [[vehicle for hire|for-hire]] basis. It is also known by a variety of other names such as '''bike taxi''', '''velotaxi''', '''pedicab''', '''bikecab''', '''cyclo''',  '''beca''', '''becak''', '''trisikad''', '''sikad''', '''tricycle taxi''', '''trishaw''', or '''hatchback bike'''.

While the [[Pulled rickshaw|rickshaw]] is pulled by a person on foot, the cycle rickshaw is [[human-powered vehicle|human-powered]] by pedaling. By contrast, the [[auto rickshaw]] is motorized.