LC control no. | sh 85099194 |
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Topical heading | Pedicabs |
Variant(s) | Cycle-rickshaws |
See also | Bicycles Rickshaws |
Found in | Wheeler, T. Chasing rickshaws, 1998: p. 7 (Born in Japan as the 'man-powered vehicle' or jinrikisha, the rickshaw later metamorphosed into the cycle-rickshaw and in parts of Asia is still the true developing world taxicab ... Also known as trishaws, sidecars, pedicabs, cyclos, becaks and a host of other local names, the cycle-rickshaw is much more than just a means of transport. The 12 Asian cities visited in this book cover the whole spectrum of the rickshaw and cycle-rickshaw story.) |