Editing Cycle rickshaw (section)

====Germany====
[[File:Rickshaw Hamburg.JPG|thumb|upright|A ''Velotaxi'' cycle rickshaw in [[Hamburg]], Germany]]

[[Lake Constance]],<ref name=MainStreet /> [[Berlin]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Dresden]], and [[Hamburg]] offer cycle rickshaw, also called pedicab, service.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}

=====Velotaxi=====
In the 1990s, German-made cycle rickshaws called velotaxis were created. They are about 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of regular taxis. Velotaxis are three-wheeled vehicles with a "space-age lightweight plastic cab that is open on both sides", a space for a driver, and behind the driver, space for two passengers.<ref name="De Mente p. 95-96">{{cite book | title=The Bizarre and the Wondrous from the Land of the Rising Sun! | publisher=Cultural-Insight Books | author=Boye De Mente | year=2010 | isbn=978-1456424756 | editor=Demetra De Ment | pages=95–96 }}</ref> They have been made in [[Berlin]], Germany, by Ludger Matuszewski, the founder of "Velotaxi GmbH" company. Velotaxis are often used for group functions like weddings. Under German traffic laws, transporting people on bicycles was forbidden.{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}

=====Electric-assist pedicabs=====
Berlin's Senate, police, and taxi associations finally agreed that the "cult-flitzer" could be integrated into the city's traffic flow. Germany's highest court later ruled that transporting people on bikes was legal. It is a modern and newly designed pedicab (CityCruiser) with a 500-watt electric assist motor. Although these electric-assist pedicabs were engineered in Germany they are manufactured in the [[Czech Republic]] and some clones are now also produced in China. The Chinese clone can be purchased for about 3,000 [[United States dollar|US dollars]]; the German original is around 6,000 US dollars (the newest version, 9000+ [[euro|€]]). The batteries last about 4 hours with a full charge. As with a few recumbent and semi-recumbent designs, some drivers may suffer with knee and joint pain due to the weight of the vehicle (145&nbsp;kg).{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}