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January 16, 2009

Mayor declares pedicabs the official vehicle of 2009 inaguration.

Adrian M. Fenty declares pedicabs the official vehicle of the 2009 Barack Obama presidential inaguration. See this and video of Adrian kicking ass in a pedicab race.
Unfortunatly no media showed up. So we had to film it ourselves.

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Adrian Fenty to have press confrence with CycleLife USA Bike shop and Austin pedicab drivers

The Mayor of Washington DC will be presenting at a news conference scheduled for today, some time after 12:00 DC local time.
Adrain Fenty will be highlighting the trip made by 15+ Austin Pedicab Drivers to the nations capitol to transport people during the inauguration festivities.  The pedicab drivers are being hosted by the Cyclelife USA […]

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January 15, 2009

on the move…

This is one of the trucks loaded to the gills with pedicabs, bicycles and gear on the way to Washington DC. 

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January 8, 2009

Cracking Down on Central Park Pedicabs

It seems that pedicab drivers in central park have poisoned their own well. Between the conflicts they have had with the Hansom cab drivers, and getting in the way of pedestrians and other park path users, they have made themselves very unpopular. Maybe they could lobby with the park police to get cabs […]

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January 6, 2009

Caught On Tape: Pedicab Operator, Officer Struggle

It’s a sad day when a pedicab driver gets thrown in jail while on the job. I wish I knew more about what is going on in NYC.
The video makes it look like a crazy mob scene.  I don’t think the arrested pedicabber’s friends were doing him any favors by yelling at the police.  […]

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January 3, 2009

Pedicab development moving forward

Yendrek3 of MaxPro Pedicab made an announcement on the Rickshawforum.com website that he is taking orders for his “The Egg” pedicab.  It’s chassis is already being used in the MaxPro EcoTaxi.
This bike sure does have a nice amount of advertising space, weighs in at 75 kilograms (approx 165 pounds) and only costs 2999 English Pounds. […]

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