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Contents 1 becaks 2 pedicab/ricksha 3 um.... 4 Copyright violations 5 Inventor 6 India 7 China 8 Article contradicts itself 9 Need a DAB for this 10 Image in Doubt 11 'rickshaw 12 grammar "Rickshaws were first imported from Japan to Hong Kong in 1874."

[edit] becaks

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)

[edit] pedicab/ricksha

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)

[edit] um....

what do the rickshaw drivers actually say to get people out of the way?

Get aside!: what else :) Buntygill

Personally i'd shout WATCH YOU BACK Rickshaw coming through

[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.

I agree. I will remove this sentence. USER: cecikierk —Preceding comment was added at 17:34, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

[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)

[edit] Need a DAB for this

Hey folks, this page needs a DAB, either as a DAB page for rickshaw or a DAB at the top. Rickshaw, Cycle Rickshaw, AutoRickshaw... confusing. Can someone help clear up? Cheers, --Smilo Don 17:30, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image in Doubt

[3]] Can someone verify this picture? I HIGHLY doubt it is from 1886, the color is remarkable. Especially after reading Color photography, the picture seems higly dubious. Smooth0707 (talk) 18:54, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

I can vouch for it. It is a hand-coloured albumen print. The quality of hand-coloured photographs in Japan in the 19th century is so high that they can sometimes easily be mistaken for colour photographs - even in the flesh and even more than a century after their creation. Pinkville (talk) 19:12, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 'rickshaw

I have no idea of how to make a comment but here itis anyway. Why in Kipling;s Plain Tales from theHills is rickshaw always printed as 'rickshaw? The apostrophe up front implies ricksaw is a short form of a longer word. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.21.223.60 (talk • contribs) 16:48, 5 June 2008

I didn't know that about Kipling, but the answer is that he was conscious of abbreviating jinrikisha, the original transliterated Japanese name of the contraption. Good question, and I hope to see you back some time soon! (By the way, comments/questions are usually added at the bottom of the talk page, and you should sign your comment with 4 tildes: ~~~~, which will produce your username or IP address in lieu of such). Pinkville (talk) 02:15, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] grammar "Rickshaws were first imported from Japan to Hong Kong in 1874."

Shouldn't the line "Rickshaws were first imported from Japan to Hong Kong in 1874." be either "Rickshaws were first imported to Hong Kong from Japan in 1874." or "Rickshaws were first exported from Japan to Hong Kong in 1874." ??? 67.5.157.217 (talk) 09:10, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Also, what's the name of those seats or thrones carried by four people on slats without wheels, another kind of "human powered transport". That should be in the see-also section on this article. 67.5.157.217 (talk) 09:10, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Good points, and you are welcome to make such changes, but I'll do the deed on this occasion. The vehicle you're referring to is, I believe, a litter... Pinkville (talk) 11:44, 9 June 2008 (UTC)