Driving a pedicab is a fun way to make a living or to earn extra money as a part time job.

Making money as a pedicab driver works much the same way as driving a taxi, or renting a chair in a hair salon.  Pedicab drivers are self employed and paid by their passengers.  Pedicab drivers […]

Marcy Cardona of the Austin Transportation Department division of Public Works sent the following email message to all pedicab company owners in Austin today:
You will find attached a draft pedicab ordinance.  Please review and make available to your drivers.  If you have concerns regarding the alleged lack of safety of trailers or a possible cap […]

http://www.kvue.com/news/green/stories/081709kvue_golf_cart_guy-cb.ed7c9831.html
I am hoping that the next time around that Chris Nielsen will not put the cart before the horse.  I’d like to see him get permission for his drivers to accept paying fares before he puts his golf carts back on the street and expects his drivers to pay him rent on the vehicles.  Unfortunatly […]

Pedicabs are regulated in many cities around the country.  Below is a collection of a few city codes that cover pedicabs.  This list is by no means complete.  If you know about other cities’ regulations please post a comment with a direct link, or if a direct link wont work, feel free to copy and […]

KVUE did a story on Chris Neilsen requesting that the city allow golf carts to operate as ground transportation vehicles.  While I may disagree with some of the assertions, Shelton Green did a good job of showing the issue from all sides.  I wish they would have included more of the interview where I described […]

I want to say thanks again to Marcus at the Austin on Two Wheels blog for bringing to my attention that Chris Neilson is planning to speak at the next Urban Transportation Commission meeting.  Marcus was present at the last meeting.  Chris Neilson will be asking the city to start the process which will allow […]

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 […]