Talk:Rickshaw
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In Indonesia rickshaws-like-vehicles are usually called becaks. The difference is that the in a becak the drivers sits behind the passenger, I may be wrong about this though. Should there be an entry on becak or is this word unknown in English language? Andries 20:49, 24 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Check out image 5 of 12 -> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/3890115.stm Clearly a pedicab is called a ricksha. Should the definition of ricksha include pedicabs, or is this a BBC mistake? --130.126.130.113 23:49, 13 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- I guess usage differs: for some people rickshaws are drawn by runners, others include those drawn by bicyclists or even motocycles. AxelBoldt 02:19, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] um....
what do the rickshaw drivers actually say to get people out of the way?
- Get aside!: what else :) Buntygill
[edit] Copyright violations
I've removed large chunks of this article that were copyright violations from [1] and [2], added on two occasions by different anonymous users. The article is a bit lean now, so it would be good if someone could write new text about the areas this text used to cover, perhaps using those links as sources of information (but not exact text!). DopefishJustin (・∀・) 20:21, Feb 20, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Inventor
The article seriously discusses an inventor in the 1840s, however there is also a paiting from the 16th century. Clearly this is a problem here. What's more rickshaws resemble carts in many ways which have been around for thousands of years. Perhaps it would be best to say that it evolved more than it was invented.
The inventor section of the article says "Still others say the rickshaw was designed by an American Baptist minister in 1888." But later, it says "By 1872, some 40,000 rickshaws were operating in Tokyo". Is the date in the first quoted sentence correct? Perhaps it is a typo and it is supposed to be "1868" instead of "1888".
I hear (from QI - the fun path to enlightenment :P) that rickshaws were invented by an american
[edit] India
IN WEST BENGAL THERE IS A CITY NAMED SILIGURI. PADDLE RICKSHAW IS AVAILABLE HERE. THE RATIO OF RICKSHAW IS TOO MUCH HERE, THAT'S WHY THIS CITY IS CALLED RICKSHAW NAGARI(CITY).
---iFaqeer 07:27, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] China
still has Rickshaws in Bejing. Ok, most of them are used for transporting tourists on the huntong tours because there is no possiblity to go by tourbus, but there are still some real ones under was in the hutongs.
[edit] Article contradicts itself
This article contradicts itself as to which city has the last and largest remaining fleet of rickshaws. Could someone resolve this? 24.185.110.29 08:02, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
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