Editing Cycle rickshaw (section)

==Country overview==
Not only are cycle rickshaws used in Asian countries, but they are also used in some cities in Europe and North America. They are used primarily for their novelty value, as an entertaining form of transportation for tourists and locals, but they also have environmental benefits and may be quicker than other forms of transport if traffic congestion is high.  Cycle rickshaws used outside Asia often are mechanically more complex, having multiple [[gear ratio|gears]], more powerful brakes, and in some cases [[Motorized bicycle|electrical motors]] to provide additional power.{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}

===Africa===
====Madagascar====
In [[Madagascar]] rickshaws, including cycle rickshaws or ''cyclo-pousse'', are a common form of transportation in a number of cities. Rickshaws are known as ''pousse-pousse'', meaning ''push-push'',<ref>{{cite book | title=Madagascar, Volume 15 of Cultures of the World Cultures of the World - Group 15 | publisher=Marshall Cavendish |first1=Jay |last1=Heale |author2=Zawiah Abdul Latif | year=2008 | pages=75–76 | isbn=978-0761430360 | edition=2}}</ref> reportedly for the pulled rickshaws that required a second person to push the vehicles up hills. Cycles are more common in the hillier areas, like [[Toamasina]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yNax15GoPIkC&q=pousse-pousse&pg=PT59 | title=Madagascar Travel Guide | publisher=Lonely Planet | access-date=13 April 2013 | year=2012 | edition=7 | isbn=978-1743213018 }}</ref>

===Americas===
====Canada====
In Canada there are pedicabs in operation in [[Victoria, British Columbia]],<ref>{{ cite book | title=Vancouver and Victoria. 4th ed. | author=Ulysses Travel Editorial Staff, Ulysses Travel Guides | publisher=Hunter Publishing, Inc | year=2003 | isbn=2894645171 }}</ref> and [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]. They are regulated in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], and Vancouver, British Columbia.<ref>{{ cite web | title=Pedicabs, City of Vancouver | url=http://vancouver.ca/doing-business/pedicabs.aspx | publisher=City of Vancouver | access-date=13 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite news | title=Rickshaw owners back in driver's seat: Toronto rickshaws can now charge unlimited fares after a judge said City Hall's price limits were chosen on a "whim." | url=http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/toronto/story.html?id=dad7518a-21d5-42d4-8030-d3bae4be6841 | publisher=National Post, CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. (posted on Canada.com) | date=9 May 2007 | access-date=13 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513005700/http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/toronto/story.html?id=dad7518a-21d5-42d4-8030-d3bae4be6841 | archive-date=13 May 2013 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

====Mexico====
{{See also|Rickshaws in Mexico City}}
In [[Mexico]], they are called {{Lang|es|bicitaxi}} or {{Lang|es|taxi ecologico}} (literally "ecological taxi").{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}

====United States====
{{See also|Rickshaws in the United States}}
[[File:JaysPedicabAspen.png|thumb|upright|Jays Valet, Luxury Transportation & Pedicab Service in the 4th of July (Independence Day) Parade in Aspen, Colorado]]

In many major cities, pedicabs can be found rolling about city centers, nightlife districts, park lands, sports stadiums, and tourist-heavy areas. Myriad uses have been discovered in the states, including car-park-to-event transport at large events nationwide. Thousands of pedicabs today operate on streets in locales including Green Bay and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Austin, Texas; Manhattan, New York; Chicago, Illinois; San Diego and San Francisco, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Miami, Florida; Washington, D.C.; Denver, Colorado; Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; Charleston, South Carolina; New Orleans, Louisiana; Nashville, Tennessee; Phoenix, Arizona; Salt Lake City, Utah; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and dozens of other hot spots. Manhattan sports the largest collection of pedicabs operating within city limits, and the City of New York itself has mandated that approximately 850 pedicabs always sport operating permits issued by the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/dca/html/licenses/131.shtml|title=New York City Department of Consumer Affairs - Pedicab Driver License|website=Nyc.gov|access-date=13 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709014051/http://www.nyc.gov/html/dca/html/licenses/131.shtml|archive-date=9 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Pedicabs in the United States seem to have gotten their start at the [[Century 21 Exposition|1962 World's Fair]] in [[Seattle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myballard.com/2011/11/07/ballard-remembers-the-1962-worlds-fair/|title=Ballard remembers the 1962 World's Fair|website=Myballard.com|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref>

===Asia===
====Bangladesh====
[[File:Rickshaws Dhaka.jpg|thumb|upright|Cycle rickshaws in [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]. The city is known as the Rickshaw Capital of the World.]]

Cycle rickshaws (রিকশা ''riksha'') are the most popular modes of transport in [[Bangladesh]] and are available for hire throughout the country including the capital city [[Dhaka]], known as the "Rickshaw Capital of the World".<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/2300179.stm | work=BBC News | first=Alastair | last=Lawson | title=Dhaka's beleaguered rickshaw wallahs | date=5 October 2002}}</ref> They are either pedal or motor-powered. They were introduced here about 1938 and by the end of the 20th century there were 300,000+ cycle rickshaws in Dhaka.<ref name="Edgerton pp. 46-47">{{cite book | title=The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History Since 1900 | publisher=Oxford University Press | first=David | last=Edgerton | year=2011 | pages=46–47 | isbn=978-0199832613}}</ref>

Approximately 400,000 cycle rickshaws run each day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/2300179.stm|title=Dhaka's beleaguered rickshaw wallahs|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=24 February 2009 | date=5 October 2002|first=Alastair|last=Lawson}}</ref> Cycle rickshaws in Bangladesh are also more convenient than the other public modes of transports in the country namely auto rickshaws, cabs and buses. They are mostly ''convertible'', decorated,<ref>RickshawArt.org [http://www.rickshawart.org ''Website of the social enterprise RickshawArt in Bangladesh.''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422102750/http://www.rickshawart.org/ |date=22 April 2017 }} Dhaka.</ref> rickshaws with folding hoods and are the only kind of vehicles that can be driven in many neighbourhoods of the city with narrow streets and lanes. However, increasing traffic congestion and the resulting collisions have led to the banning of rickshaws on many major streets in the city. Urban employment in Bangladesh also largely depend on cycle rickshaws. Because of inflation and unemployment in the rural areas, people from villages crowd in the cities to become rickshaw drivers locally called the ''riksha-wala'' (রিকশাওয়ালা).{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}

{{See also|Rickshaw art in Bangladesh}}

====Cambodia====
Cycle rickshaws are known as ''cyclo'' (pronounced see-clo) in [[Cambodia]], derived from the French {{Lang|fr|cyclo}}.{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}

====China====
[[File:A passenger tricycle at Xiyuan (20230526121029).jpg|thumb|upright|right|A cycle rickshaw at [[Xiyuan station (Beijing Subway)|Xiyuan]], Beijing, targeting at tourists from Summer Palace]]
[[File:Cycle rickshaw、Shenyang,自転車タクシー,中国、瀋陽 PA106988.JPG|thumb|upright|right|Cycle rickshaw in Shenyang]]

Since the 1950s, when the pulled rickshaw was phased out, mid-city and large city passengers may travel using three-wheeled pedicabs, or cycle rickshaws. The [[Chinese language|Chinese]] term for the conveyance is ''sanlunche'' (三轮车). The vehicles may be pedal- or motor-powered. In [[Shanghai]], most of the vehicles are powered by electricity.<ref name="Tiki China">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2WM23qDdOGQC&pg=PT61 | title=China Travel Guide - Tiki Travel | publisher=FB Editions | pages=PT61 | isbn=9791021306523}}</ref>

Tourists are warned to beware of over-charging vendors, especially who wear an "old fashioned costume" or are located near tourist locations.<ref name="Tiki China" />

Whilst many local tourism authorities still issue licences for rickshaw drivers to carry passengers, authorities in China are tightening rules in order to alleviate cheating of tourists and to reduce traffic congestion (e.g. a typical Chinese cycle-rickshaw will travel at less than 10 {{Sfrac|km|h}} and is wide enough to fill an entire motor or bicycle lane and therefore are blamed as a major cause of traffic congestion), and have been banned in many cities already.<ref>{{cite web |title=广州这些区域禁止人力三轮车上道路行驶，6月11日起施行 |url=https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1766212670263278435&wfr=spider&for=pc |website=Baidu |publisher=光明网 |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref>

====India====
[[File:Cargorickshaw.jpg|thumb|upright|A cycle rickshaw carrying shoe boxes in [[Agra]]]]

<!---- I've not seen this anywhere yet --- commenting to hold ---In India, the term ''rickshaw'' usually refers to cycle rickshaws,{{citation needed|date=September 2011}} although their number is decreasing.  In cities where both pulled [[Pulled rickshaw|rickshaws]] and [[auto rickshaw]]s are present, the term ''auto'' is often used to refer to the auto rickshaw to avoid confusion.{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}--->

The first attempt of improving the existing cycle rickshaws and then converting them to electric ones was done by the [[Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute]] in the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iisc.ernet.in/currsci/sep252002/703.pdf|title=Electric and improved cycle rickshaw as a sustainable transport system for India|website=Iisc.ernet.in|access-date=13 October 2017|archive-date=8 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808223105/http://www.iisc.ernet.in/currsci/sep252002/703.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=====Service availability=====
Cycle rickshaws were used in Kolkata starting about 1930<ref name="Edgerton pp. 46-47" /> and are now common in rural and urban areas of India.<ref>{{cite book | title=Good Earth Varanasi City Guide | publisher=Eicher Goodearth Limited | year=1989 | pages=189 | isbn=8187780045 }}</ref>

=====Ecocabs and similar service=====
[[File:ECB1.jpg|thumb|upright|Traction Man on [[Fazilka]] Ecocab "Nano Model"]]

[[Navdeep Asija]] started a dial-a-cycle rickshaw concept known as Ecocabs,<ref name=Ecocabs>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecocabs.org/|title=Ecocabs|website=Ecocabs.org|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref> Environmental friendly Ecocabs{{#tag:ref|In 2010, Ecocab service was introduced by the state governments of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Haryana]] upon the orders of the Honorable Punjab and Haryana High Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/ecocab-can-become-viable-and-ecofriendly-means-of-transport/612632/|title=Ecocab can become viable and eco-friendly means of transport|website=Expressindia.com|access-date=13 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015021450/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/ecocab-can-become-viable-and-ecofriendly-means-of-transport/612632/|archive-date=15 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>|group="nb"}} operate in the Punjab towns of [[Fazilka]],<ref name="IA With Ecocab" /> [[Amritsar]].<ref name="Tribune Amritsar" />{{#tag:ref|Ecocabs were introduced in Amritsar by the Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board in association with Graduates Welfare Association Fazilka (GWAF) and District Administration in [[Amritsar]]. Here in the Ecocabs<ref name="Tribune Amritsar">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20101016/aplus.htm#2|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Amritsar PLUS|website=Tribuneindia.com|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref>|group="nb"}} [[Central Delhi]] and [[Kolkata]].<ref name=Ecocabs /> Passengers may call to request transport service, similar to dial-up taxi cab operations.<ref name="IA With Ecocab">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/with-ecocab-fazilka-shows-the-way/611194/|title=With Ecocab, Fazilka shows the way - Indian Express|website=Indianexpress.com|date=26 April 2010|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://carbusters.org/2010/03/18/fazilka-come-without-your-car/|title=Fazilka: Come Without Your Car – Carbusters|website=carbusters.org|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref> {{#tag:ref|Named "Ecocabs", it is known locally as "Pushpak Sewa". the first modified light-weight low-floor rickshaw was introduced under the name ''Nano''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100405/bathinda.htm#9|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Bathinda Edition|website=Tribuneindia.com|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref>|group="nb"}}

In November 2010, Patiala GreenCABS, similar to Ecocabs, were introduced in the city by the local [[non governmental organisation]] (NGO) the Patiala Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/topic/patiala-green-cabs|title=Patiala Green Cabs: Latest News, Photos, Videos on Patiala Green Cabs|website=NDTV.com|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref>

=====Financing=====
In [[West Bengal]] the [[Rotaract|Rotaract Club]] of [[Serampore]] finances cycle rickshaw purchases so that unemployed people can begin their own rickshaw business. The loans are repaid from the workers' earnings. When paid in full, the rickshaw workers own their rickshaw and other unemployed individuals are entered into the program.<ref>{{cite journal | title=Rotaract rickshaws pedal ahead | journal=The Rotarian |date=April 1990 | pages=48 | publisher=Rotary International.}}</ref>

=====Soleckshaw=====
The Soleckshaw is a battery-electric assisted cycle rickshaw. The battery is designed to be charged or exchanged at centralised solar-powered charging stations. Developed by the [[Council of Scientific & Industrial Research]], it was launched in [[Delhi]] in October 2008.<ref name="Wired01" /><ref name="TOI Solar rickshaws">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Solar-rickshaws-to-power-green-city-dreams/articleshow/17347916.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209045729/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-24/bhubaneswar/35333213_1_rickshaw-pullers-solar-rickshaw-soleckshaw|url-status=live|archive-date=9 December 2012|title=Solar rickshaws to power green city dreams|date=24 November 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=13 April 2013 }}</ref> However, in September 2010 it was reported that no Soleckshaws had been sold on a commercial basis, and the approximately 30 demonstration units, initially deployed in Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Delhi, Dhanbad, Durgapur, Jaipur, and Kolkata, were "not in operation due to various local administrative and management problems", and the charging stations "are not being used at this point of time as the vehicles are not in operation at those locations".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/100289/csirs-solar-rickshaw-finds-no.html|title=Solar rickshaw finds no takers|website=Deccan Herald|date=28 September 2010|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref>

The [[2010 Union budget of India]] had a concessional excise duty of 4% on solar cycle rickshaws.<ref name=TEDDY>{{cite book|title=TERI Energy Data Directory & Yearbook (TEDDY) 2010|publisher=TERI Press|page=403|date=2012|isbn=978-8179933930}}</ref>

====Indonesia====
Cycle rickshaws in Indonesia are called ''becak'' (pronounced {{IPA|ms|ˈbetʃaʔ|}}). They began being used in Jakarta about 1936.<ref name="Edgerton pp. 46-47" /> ''Becak'' were considered an icon of the capital city of Jakarta prior to its ban in the 1970s. Citing concerns of public order, the city government forbade them on the city's main streets. Scenes of the anti-''becak'' campaign appear in the 1971 Canadian film ''Wet Earth and Warm People'', a documentary by [[Michael Rubbo]].<ref>National Film Board of Canada, ''[http://www.nfb.ca/film/wet_earth_and_warm_people Wet Earth and Warm People]'', 1971</ref> Despite the attempts at eradication, however, many ''becak'' still operate near [[slum]]s throughout the city. Attempts at reinforcing the ban resulted in large-scale seizures of the vehicle in the late 1990s and in 2007.<ref>{{cite news | title = 'Becak' drivers challenge authorities over right to work | url = http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/07/06/becak039-drivers-challenge-authorities-over-right-work.html | work = [[The Jakarta Post]] | date = 6 July 2009 | access-date = 10 July 2010}}</ref> In 2018, Governor [[Anies Baswedan]] attempted to allow ''becak'' again because of a political contract with becak drivers during his campaign.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Amindoni|first1=Ayomi|title=Becak di Jakarta dan 'kontrak politik' Gubernur Anies Baswedan|url=http://www.bbc.com/indonesia/indonesia-42813996|access-date=1 April 2018|work=BBC Indonesia|date=2018|language=id}}</ref>

There are two types of "becak" in Indonesia: the first type is the driver sitting behind the passenger (similar to Dutch-style [[cargo bike]]s), the other one which mainly found in Sumatra is the driver sitting beside the passenger. "Becak" is still being used in various part of Indonesia, especially in smaller cities and town.

====Malaysia====
[[File:National Museum KL 2008 (153).JPG|thumb|upright|''Beca'' from Parit Jawa, Muar, Johor, at the [[Muzium Negara]]]]

In [[Malaysia]], pedestrian-pulled [[Pulled rickshaw|rickshaws]] were gradually replaced by cycle rickshaws ({{Lang|ms|beca}} in [[Malay Language|Malay]], from [[Hokkien]] ''bé-chhia'' 馬車 "horse cart"). Cycle rickshaws were ubiquitous up to the 1970s in cities. Since then, rapid urbanisation has increased demand for more efficient public transport, resulting in dwindling cycle rickshaw numbers. Today, cycle rickshaws are operated mostly as a tourist attraction, with small numbers operating in [[Malacca]], [[Penang]], [[Kelantan]], and [[Terengganu]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}

====Myanmar====
[[File:Cycle Rickshaw (29194653278).jpg|thumb|A cycle rickshaw in [[Yangon]]]]

In Myanmar, cycle rickshaws or trishaws ({{langx|my|ဆိုက်ကား|translit=saik kar}}, directly pronounced as in the English word 'side car') came first into wide use in 1938, when the [[1300 Revolution]], which originated from the [[Chauk|Chauk oil-field]] strike, inspired the people in [[Mandalay]] to have a consciousness of nationalism and to boycott British goods and services. The auto body technician Saya Nyo built the first trishaw in Mandalay by attaching a side-car to the side of an old bicycle.<ref>{{cite book |last= Ludu Daw Amar |author-link= Ludu Daw Amar |date= Nov 1993|title=ရတနာပုံ မန္တလေး၊ မန္တလေး၊ကျွန်မတို့ မန္တလေး |trans-title=Yadanabon Mandalay, Mandalay, Kyama do Mandalay|language=my |location= Mandalay|publisher= Ludu press & bookshop}}</ref> So two passengers are on the right of the driver.

Only two forms of transportation were then available in the city; the cab and the electric train. The latter could run only on {{convert|10|km|mi|0|abbr=off|spell=on|adj=on}} tracks. Trishaws could reach every nook and cranny, so the spirit of nationalism plus the advantage of trishaws reaching everywhere made them so popular among Mandalayans that even the train company had to stop its business.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.moi.gov.mm/npe/?q=article/16/12/2019/id-91294|title=ဓာတ်ရထားနှင့် ဆိုက်ကား |date=16 December 2019 |website= News and Periodical Enterprise |author= ဆူးငှက် |access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://yangonlife.com.mm/en/article/myanmar-trishaw-01|title=Myanmar Trishaw|date=21 November 2019|website=Yangonlife|first=Crystal|last=Win|access-date=15 May 2020|archive-date=18 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218142835/http://yangonlife.com.mm/en/article/myanmar-trishaw-01|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Nepal====
In the [[Terai]] region of [[Nepal]], cycle rickshaws are still the most popular means of public transport for short-distance commuting. Most big cities in the Terai have hundreds of cycle rickshaws that carry local commuters and travellers, and are also used for carrying goods. Since the Terai region is bordered with [[India]], cycle rickshaws are also popular means for shoppers, businessmen and travellers to travel in and out of the country freely. The free border between India and Nepal enable the rickshaw owners from both countries to operate across the border without any restriction.

However, in [[Hill Region|Hilly regions]] of Nepal, cycle rickshaws are primarily used to attract tourists who can relax and travel around the popular streets and markets at reasonable fares.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/nepal/Rickshaws-in-Nepal/334 |title=Rickshaws in Nepal &#124; globerove.com |website=www.kwintessential.co.uk |access-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616012730/http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/nepal/Rickshaws-in-Nepal/334 |archive-date=16 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Nepal/Transportation-Nepal-Rickshaw-BR-1.html|title=VirtualTourist.com ceased operations|website=Virtualtourist.com|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref> Cycle rickshaws are particularly popular among tourists to roam around the popular streets and markets of [[Thamel]], [[Kathmandu]].

====Pakistan====
The cycle and [[pulled rickshaw]] were banned in [[Pakistan]] in November 1991.<ref name="news.google.com">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19591104&id=e1pYAAAAIBAJ&pg=2852,691451|title=Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive Search|website=News.google.com|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref>

====Philippines====
{{See also|Motorized tricycle (Philippines)}}
[[File:Pedicab at Catarman, Northern Samar.JPG|thumb|upright|Passenger pedicab in [[Catarman, Northern Samar]]]]
[[File:Heavy tricycle transport.jpg|thumbnail|right|upright|''Traysikad'' used for cargo transport]]

In the Philippines, it is called a '''pedicab''', '''traysikad''', '''trisikad'''&mdash;or simply '''sikad''' or '''padyak''', from the Philippine word meaning to tramp or stamp one's feet.  It is made by mounting a [[sidecar]] to a regular bicycle. They are used mainly to ferry passengers short distances along smaller, more residential streets, often to or from [[jeepney]]s or other [[public utility vehicle]]s.  They are also used for transporting cargo too heavy to carry by hand and over a distance too short or roads too congested for motor transport, such as a live pig. During [[rainy seasons]], they are useful as a way to avoid walking through flood waters.  Along with the [[jeepney]], the [[Motorized tricycle (Philippines)|motorcycle-powered tricycle]], and the engine-powered [[kuliglig]], the open-air pedicab provides shade when needed.{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}

====South Korea====
[[File:Artee Pedicab.jpg|thumb|Cycle rickhaw in Seoul, South Korea|227x227px]]

The Korean term for cycle rickshaw is ''illyeokgeo'' (인력거), which can be pedal- or motor-powered, though most in South Korea are electric. While not commonly used as a primary mode of transportation, cycle rickshaws can still be found in certain areas like [[Bukchon Hanok Village]] in [[Seoul]], where they operate mainly for tourism purposes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2025/01/398_150678.html|title=Startups taking steps toward creative tourism|date=28 January 2014|website=The Korea Times}}</ref>

====Thailand====
[[File:Rickshaw Thailand.JPG|thumb|upright|Rickshaw, Thailand]]

In [[Thailand]], any three-wheeler is called {{Transliteration|th|samlor}} ({{langx|th|สามล้อ|lit=three wheels}}), whether motorised or not, including pedicabs, motorcycles with attached vending carts or [[sidecar]]s, etc. The driver is also called ''{{Transliteration|th|samlor}}''.{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}

====Vietnam====
[[File:Xich lô Saigon55.jpg|thumb|upright|right|A lady in a traditional [[Áo dài]] on an originally-designed xích lô, 1939]]
[[File:Xich lô 1976.jpg|thumb|upright|right|From 1976, cyclos of [[Ho Chi Minh City]] and other provinces are re-designed a higher carriage for both goods and passengers transport.]]
[[File:Xe Lôi.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Xe Lôi of the [[Mekong Delta]]]]

Cycle rickshaws are known as ''{{lang|vi|xích lô}}'' (pronounced sick-low, from the French ''{{lang|fr|cyclo}}'') in Vietnam. Cyclo was an invention of a French named P. Coupeaid, which was introduced in [[Cambodia]] and [[Saigon]] in 1939. From 2008 to 03/2012, due to the traffic obstruction, cyclos were totally forbidden in [[Ho Chi Minh City]] and other provinces, except cyclo tours organised by tourist agencies.<ref>Xích lô Sài Thành https://thanhnien.vn>Thời sự>Phóng sự/Điều Tra</ref> Another similar vehicle, a pedicab called ''xe lôi'' of the [[Mekong Delta]], are now rarely found in some provinces such as [[Sóc Trăng]], [[Vĩnh Long]], and [[Châu Đốc]]. They are on their way to disappear.<ref>Xe lôi ở Miền Nam Việt Nam - Hình ảnh Việt Nam xưa và nay. https://hinhanhvietnam.com>xe-loi-o-mien-nam-viet-nam</ref>

''[[Cyclo (film)|Cyclo]]'', a 1995 film about a cyclo driver, won the [[Golden Lion]] at the [[52nd Venice International Film Festival]].<ref name="Blum-Reid2003">{{cite book|last=Blum-Reid|first=Sylvie|title=East-West Encounters: Franco-Asian Cinema and Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aMrQFxR3jcYC&pg=PA166|year=2003|publisher=Wallflower Press|isbn=978-1-903364-67-3|page=166}}</ref>

Beyond their practical utility, [https://asialuyou.com/reminiscing-about-the-iconic-cyclos-on-the-streets-of-saigon/ cyclos held cultural significance in Saigon]. They appeared in literature, art, and cinema, becoming emblematic of the city's identity. From romantic rendezvous to everyday commutes, cyclos featured prominently in the daily lives of Saigonese residents.

Despite the challenges, efforts are underway to preserve the legacy of cyclo in Saigon. Some organizations are restoring vintage models, while others are promoting eco-friendly alternatives to traditional cyclos. These initiatives aim to celebrate the cultural heritage of these iconic vehicles and ensure their continued presence in the city.

===Europe===
Cycle rickshaws, also called pedicabs, are used in most large continental European cities.<ref name=MainStreet />

====Denmark====
[[File:Widok z opery.jpg|thumb|upright|Rickshaw in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2014]]

[[Copenhagen]] and [[Odense]] have pedicab service.<ref name=MainStreet /><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A4QjqJqi7A8C&pg=PT56 | title=Denmark Travel Adventures | publisher=Hunter Publishing, Inc | first=Elizabet | last=Olesen | year=2011 | pages=PT56 | isbn=978-1588437075}}</ref>

====Finland====
Cycle rickshaws are available for rent at [[Kaivopuisto]] in [[Helsinki]]. The rental company brought the vehicles from the city of [[Lappeenranta]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riksavuokraus.fi/index.html|title=Riksan vuokrausta Helsingissä|website=Riksavuokraus.fi|access-date=13 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021102648/http://riksavuokraus.fi/index.html|archive-date=21 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====France====
Most French cities have one or more pedicabs, locally known as PussPuss or VeloTaxi. Most common in [[Paris]], [[Nantes]], [[Lyon]], [[Montpellier]] and [[Valence, Drôme|Valence]], these cities operate one or more units. France have pedicab vendors.<ref name=MainStreet />

====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}}

====Hungary====
Pedicab service is available in [[Budapest]].<ref name=MainStreet />

====Ireland====
[[File:Cycle rickshaw on O'Connell Street, Dublin.JPG|thumb|Cycle rickshaw in Dublin]]

Pedicabs operate in [[Cork (city)|Cork]] and [[Dublin]], Ireland.<ref name=MainStreet>{{cite web | url=http://www.pedicab.com/pedicab-operators.html | title=Main Street Pedicab Operators | publisher=Main Street Pedicabs | access-date=13 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405040443/http://www.pedicab.com/pedicab-operators.html | archive-date=5 April 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>{{#tag:ref|In 1994, a wine-club owner named B. McDonald started Pedicabs Ireland with twelve imported pedicab rickshaws. Sponsored pedicabs on the streets of [[Dublin]] give free rides to passengers, as the revenue generated from the advertisements on these pedicabs gives a wage to the drivers. Yellow pedicabs are available in [[Galway]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}|group="nb"}}

====Italy====
Pedicab service is available in [[Florence]], [[Milan]],<ref name=MainStreet /> [[Rome]],{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}} Bari.

====The Netherlands====
Pedicab service is available in [[Amsterdam]], [[The Hague]] and in the [[Caribbean]], at [[Willemstad]].<ref name=MainStreet /><ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.amsterdam.info/transport/bike-taxi/ | title=Bike taxi | publisher=Amsterdam Tourism & Convention Board | access-date=13 April 2013 }}</ref>

Thomas Lundy of Amsterdam adapted his battery-electric assisted cycle rickshaw to become what he terms "semi-solar powered", resulting in a video report on [[Reuters]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Gruber|first=Ben|date=17 October 2011|url=https://www.reuters.com/video/2011/10/17/amsterdam-rickshaw-driver-sees-the-light?videoId=223547848&videoChannel=6|title=Amsterdam rickshaw driver sees the light|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018061446/https://www.reuters.com/video/2011/10/17/amsterdam-rickshaw-driver-sees-the-light?videoId=223547848&videoChannel=6|archive-date=18 October 2011|url-status=dead|type=video|access-date=9 November 2023|website=Reuters.com}} (click on transcript to read)</ref>

====Norway====
[[File:Velotaxitonsberg.jpg|thumbnail|upright|A ''velotaxi'' operating in [[Tønsberg]], Norway]]

Pedicab service is available in [[Oslo]],<ref name=MainStreet /> [[Fredrikstad]], [[Bergen]], [[Porsgrunn]], and [[Tønsberg]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.velotaxi.no/ |title=Velotaxi.no - Velotaxi &#124; Hjem |access-date=4 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828032738/http://www.velotaxi.no/ |archive-date=28 August 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====Poland====
[[File:Warsaw 1944 by Bałuk - 26204.jpg|thumb|upright|Cycle rickshaws in Warsaw during [[World War II]]]]

During [[World War II]], when [[Poland]] was under [[Nazi]] German occupation, the German authorities confiscated most privately owned cars and many of the [[streetcar]]s and [[bus]]es. Because of that, [[public transport]] was partially replaced by cycle rickshaws, at first improvised and with time mass-produced by bicycle factories. Cycle rickshaws became popular in [[Warsaw]] and by the start of the [[Warsaw Uprising]] were a common sight on the city's streets.{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}

Pedicabs still can be found in most large cities in Poland from [[Łódź]] to [[Warsaw]].

====Spain====
[[Alicante]], [[Barcelona]], [[Zaragoza]], [[Málaga]], [[San Sebastián|San Sebastian]], and [[Seville]] have pedicab service.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://suite101.net/article/la-moda-del-bicitaxi-el-transporte-de-la-gran-ciudad-a17371 |title=La moda del bicitaxi, el transporte de la gran ciudad - Suite 101 |access-date=19 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218131825/http://suite101.net/article/la-moda-del-bicitaxi-el-transporte-de-la-gran-ciudad-a17371 |archive-date=18 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====United Kingdom====
Cycle rickshaws operate in central London, including [[Soho]],<ref name="Edgerton pp. 46-47" /> [[Piccadilly]], [[Leicester Square]], and [[Covent Garden]]. [[Pedal Me]] is a pedicab company using electric cargo bikes to transport passengers and cargo across Central and Inner London. In 2024, [[Transport for London]] was given powers to regulate pedicabs, including fare control, vehicle standards and driver licensing.<ref>{{cite web |title=New rules to put the brakes on nuisance pedicabs |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-rules-to-put-the-brakes-on-nuisance-pedicabs |website=GOV.UK |access-date=29 January 2025 |language=en |date=26 March 2024}}</ref>

Rickshaws and pedicabs are found in the centre of Edinburgh where vendors are hired like taxis and provide tours.<ref>{{cite book |  title=Frommer's Scotland |first1=Lesley Anne |last1=Rose |first2=Michael |last2=Macaroon |first3=Vivienne |last3=Crow | edition =12 | publisher = John Wiley & Sons | year=2012 | isbn=978-1119992769 }}</ref> Pedicabs and their variants are also available in [[Oxford]].<ref name=MainStreet />