Editing Pulled rickshaw (section)

==Description==
[[File:Kusakabe Kimbei - 34 Jinrikisha.jpg|thumb|''A lady with a parasol'', Jinrikisha, circa 1880]]
The initial rickshaws rode on iron-shod wooden wheels and the passenger sat on hard, flat seats. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, [[Natural rubber|rubber]] or [[Pneumatics|pneumatic]] rubber [[tire]]s, [[Upholstery coil springs|spring cushions]], and backrests improved the passenger's comfort. Other features, such as lights, were also added.<ref name="Lu p. 69">{{ cite book | title=Beyond the Neon Lights: Everyday Shanghai in the Early Twentieth Century | url=https://archive.org/details/beyondneonlights0000luha | url-access=registration | author=Hanchao Lu |publisher=University of California Press | year=1999 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/beyondneonlights0000luha/page/69 69] | isbn=0520215648 }}</ref>

In the city of Shanghai, public rickshaws were painted yellow to differentiate from the private vehicles of the wealthy citizens, which were described as:
<blockquote>... always shiny, were carefully maintained, and sported 'a spotless white upholstered double seat, a clean [[Tartan|plaid]] for one's lap, and a wide protective tarpaulin to protect the passenger (or passengers, since sometimes up to three people rode together) against the rain.<ref>{{ cite book | title=Beyond the Neon Lights: Everyday Shanghai in the Early Twentieth Century | url=https://archive.org/details/beyondneonlights0000luha | url-access=registration | author=Hanchao Lu |publisher=University of California Press | year=1999 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/beyondneonlights0000luha/page/69 69–70] | isbn=0520215648 }}</ref></blockquote>

The rickshaws were a convenient means of travel, able to traverse winding, narrow city streets. During [[monsoon season]], passengers might be carried out of the carriage, above the flooded streets, to the door of their arrival. They offered door-to-door travel, unlike scheduled public bus and tram service.<ref name="Lu p. 69" />