The pedicab Industry got some bad press from David Letterman: CBS | Late Show with David Letterman

What does Lucy like to do in the city on the beautiful day like we had today? She likes to exercise and ride her bike, and she’s started taking rides in those pedicabs so common now in the city. The […]

Story taken from Newsday.com

Judge knocks down New York bicycle taxi registration rule

NEW YORK - A judge, finding that city law permits only bicycle taxi owners to apply for registration plates, has killed a city agency’s rule that would have let operators who don’t own the pedicabs apply for registration.

State Supreme Court Justice Edward Lehner ruled […]

Taken from: The New York Sun

New York Supreme Court delivered a victory yesterday to the pedicab industry, whose fleet of about 600 bicycle taxis has been the subject of new regulations by the city. The regulations, voted into law by the City Council last April, placed a registration cap on the industry, allowing only 325 pedicabs […]

This 2005 article take from the Austin American Statesman jobs section:

http://jobs.statesman.com/JOBSWeb/common/viewContent.do?Content=/careercenter/articles/individualprofile_20050529.html&contentScreen=Content

Pedicab driver goes the extra mile for downtown Austin passengersBy David GlessnerSpecial Sections StaffSunday, May 29, 2005He’s never won the Tour de France, but to Austin night owls in need of a lift, Paul Miranda is a cycling chamAs a driver for Capital Pedicab, Miranda […]

This video take from the 1989 movie “The Pedicab Driver”

3 Pedicab DriverUploaded by Freemanforu

I am glad to see that Pedicab drivers are getting more coverage and quotes in the local media.
This post take from the Austin American Statesman found here:
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/01/01/0101firstnight.html

Third First Night is second to none
125,000 join carnival-like atmosphere downtown to greet 2008.
By Patrick George
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
How did Austin ring in the New Year? With rock […]

Thanks to the folks over at pedicabnews.com  for finding this video.  It has some great footage of Chalo, Sachee, and Jeremy’s pedal powered creations in action. (at 1 min 43 seconds.)

Austin’s pedicabs are expected to follow the rules and regulations laid out in the Austin City Code in Chapter 13 section 2. This information can be found at the following website:
http://www.amlegal.com/austin_nxt/gateway.dll/Texas/austin/title13transportationservices/chapter13-2groundtransportationpassenger?f=templates$fn=altmain-nf.htm$3.0#JD_Chapter13-2
or can be found by going to http://www.amlegal.com/austin_tx/ and then

Click “No Frames”
Click “Title 13. Transportation Services.”
Click “13-2. Ground Transportation Passenger Services.”

Below is a rich […]

This article take from:December 27 2007 issue of the Austin Chronicle
Fun, Healthy, and Green. Pedicabs fill a self-propelled niche in Downtown transportBY SOFIA RESNICKAs what passes for winter in Central Texas finally arrived a couple of weeks ago, those who spend their weekend nights pedicabbing are breathing easier. It’s not just the farewell to […]