Editing Auto rickshaw (section)

==== United States ====
In the 1950s and 1960s, the [[United States Post Office Department|United States Post Office]] (replaced in 1971 by the [[United States Postal Service]]) used the [[Westcoaster Mailster|WestCoaster Mailster]], a close relative of the tuk-tuk.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibits/2c3a_mailsters.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825043821/http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibits/2c3a_mailsters.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 August 2009|title=National Postal Museum|date=25 August 2009 }}</ref> Similar vehicles remain in limited use for parking enforcement, mall security, and other niche applications. After a short time on the market (Mid-2000s to 2008) in the United States,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/15/tuk-tuk-usa-gets-dot-and-epa-approval/|title=Tuk Tuk USA gets DOT and EPA approval|website=Autoblog|date=15 April 2009 }}</ref> the vehicles failed to gain popularity in the United States, and as a result, are no longer available. The Manufacturer [[Bajaj Auto|Bajaj]] cited the manual transmissions aboard the three-wheelers as the reason for poor sales. As a result of modifications that made the machines [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]] and [[Department of Transportation (U.S.)|DOT]] compliant, the vehicles that were sold are still street-legal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/02/bajaj-3-wheeler-is-now-off-the-u-s-market/|title=Bajaj 3-Wheeler is now off the U.S. market|website=Autoblog|date=2 May 2008 }}</ref>

[[File:Cushman Mailster, 1955.jpg|thumb|center|Westcoaster Mailster]]

Auto rickshaws are rarely seen in the United States, However there are companies that operate them as taxis, affordable transportation services, or rentals, usually in urban areas like Tuk Tuk Chicago in [[Chicago]], Capital Tuk-Tuk in [[Sacramento]], eTuk Ride Denver in [[Denver]], the Boston rickshaw company in [[Boston]] and several more.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tuktuk-chicago.com/|title=Tuk Tuk Chicago – Do You Tuk Tuk?}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://capitaltuktuk.com/|title=Eco-Friendly Tour - Capital Tuk Tuk &#124; Sacramento, CA|website=Capital Tuk Tuk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://etukride.com/|title=eTuk Locations - Electric Tuk Tuk City Tours & Brewery Crawls - eTuk Ride|website=eTuk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://bostonrickshaw.com/about-us/ | title=About Us | date=4 February 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ragstorickshaws.com/|title=Rickshaw Rental Service for Events|website=Rags to Rickshaws}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://texas-tuktuks.com/|title=Texas Tuk tuks|first=Texas Tuk|last=tuks|website=Texas Tuk tuks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gotukn.com/|title=Things to do in Jacksonville &#124; Jacksonville Tours & Transportation|website=Go Tuk'n}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rvatuktuk.com/|title=Home - RVATukTuk The fun, unique way to experience Richmond Book your adventure.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bostonrickshaw.com/|title=Boston Rickshaw Company|website=Boston Rickshaw Company}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelagewest.com/Travel/USA-Canada/Been-There-Do-This-eTuk-Ride-Portland-in-Oregon|title=Been There, Do This: eTuk Ride Portland in Oregon|first=Emma |last=Weissmann|date=November 13, 2019|website=TravelAge West}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cyclepub.com/|title=Home|website=Cycle Pub}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lucky-tuk-tuk.com/|title=Lucky Tuk Tuk – Private Small Group Sightseeing Tours in San Francisco}}</ref>

The [[New York Police Department]] (NYPD) operates auto rickshaws that they call “three-wheel patrol scooters”. The patrol scooters are used for parking and traffic enforcement on city streets and to patrol places that most cars can't – like the narrow paths in [[Central Park]]. The NYPD patrol scooters started being replaced in 2016 with [[Smart Fortwo]]s. The NYPD believes that the Smart Fourtwos are safer, more comfortable, and more affordable, than the three-wheel patrol scooters due to the Smart Fourtwos coming with features that the patrol scooters lack like air conditioning, and airbags, while also costing about $6,000 less. The Smart Fortwos can also be driven on highways if needed. The Smart Fortwos are also said to be more “approachable” and “friendlier looking” which helps with [[public relations]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nypd-smart-cars-cruisers-approachable-attention/|title=NYPD's "kissable and huggable" Smart cars receive flood of attention|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=27 June 2017}}</ref>