This is an article about Peter Dzioba, the man killed in the Seattle pedicab accident.  This tragedy has devastated his community and family.   
Peter Dzioba, Jeff Uribe, and Julie Perry, are all victims of pedicab accidents that could have been avoided.  Proper training, ensuring that best practices are followed, and ensuring that the equipment used […]

Story taken from the Seattle intelligencer website:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008097642_webpedicab07m.html

The damaged pedicab lies on its side in the intersection of Western Ave. and Cedar St in Belltown Wednesday evening.

By Jack Broom
Seattle Times staff reporter
 One person was killed and five injured when a pedicab collided with a van shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday at a busy Belltown intersection.
Seattle […]

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 […]

Comentary:
This is one stratagy that has not been used in Austin. Hopefully it never will.
Article take from PEDICABBIES CLAIM TIX BLITZ
PEDICABBIES CLAIM TIX BLITZ
By PATRICK GALLAHUE
December 10, 2007 — Pedicab drivers are accusing the city of waging a petty ticket blitz against them.

They say that since Wednesday, cops have slammed them with […]

The following article is taken form this web page :
http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2007/12/grand_rapids_sets_rules_for_pe.html

Grand Rapids sets rules for pedal taxis
Posted by The Grand Rapids Press December 04, 2007 11:26AM
Categories: Breaking News
GRAND RAPIDS — Pedal-powered taxis may be rolling into Grand Rapids early next year.

City commissioners today scheduled a Jan. 29 public hearing on a proposed set of rules for […]

“Diary Of Human Horse”

This article taken from the following link:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7049238.stm

Difficult life of China’s migrants
By Daniel Griffiths
BBC News, Beijing

Hu Yijun cycles his small rickshaw through the streets of Beijing.

Rural poor often travel to Beijing in a bid to make money

He is out on the road most days - a small thin man with a paralysed right arm, weaving his […]

The following story talks about how the Chico California police department and city council are affecting it’s pedicab industry. Liability insurance is one concern raised, but mostly they are seeking to regulate the industry in basic ways that are standard in Austin.

This story appears at the following link:
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_7132309

Liability insurance could spell death for pedicabs
By […]

Article taken from :
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny–pedicablawsuit0919sep19,0,7753014.story
Pedicab owners sue city over ownership rules
9:07 PM EDT, September 19, 2007
NEW YORK - Pedicab owners sued the city and one of its agencies Wednesday, complaining that new rules will let pedal-come-lately types destroy their businesses.
The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan’s state Supreme Court, claims the Department of Consumer Affairs was unlawfully […]

Taken From:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/09/20/2007-09-20_city_briefs.html
Thursday, September 20th 2007
Pedicab rules on hold
Regulations on the pedicab industry came to a screeching halt yesterday when the city agreed to suspend the new rules until a court can decide if they are legitimate.
The Pedicab Owners Association is suing the city over sweeping new regulations that were to take effect today, arguing that […]

Taken From:
http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/85867
Law Suspension Aids Pedicab Drivers
by Jenna Flanagan
NEW YORK, NY September 20, 2007 —The city’s roughly 600 pedicab drivers can still pedal their fares around town. The city has decided to suspend the implementation of new regulations that drivers insisted would cripple their business. WNYC’s Jenna Flanagan has more.
The new regulations, which were set to […]

Story taken from:
http://www.townonline.com/amesbury/homepage/x1359808015
Thu Aug 23, 2007, 12:48 PM EDT
Amesbury -
Blake Harris, lifelong resident of Amesbury, sits in the waterfront office of Newburyport Pedicab, the nonprofit business he co-owns with Newburyport’s Kevin Murphy. Harris is at the desk, fielding calls and talking via radio to the company’s drivers out in the field — he is responsible […]

The following story taken from this link:
http://newsok.com/article/3115122/1188593649
Sat September 1, 2007
OU fans can hitch a ride to stadium
By James S. Tyree
Staff Writer
NORMAN — What started as a college student’s idea for a business has morphed into comfort and convenience for University of Oklahoma football fans.
Brickshaw Buggy is returning to Norman for football season, starting with tonight’s […]

Story taken from the folowing link:
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2007/09/10/news/news_briefs/at02.txt
Monday, September 10, 2007
Transportation Department Halts Downtown Pedicab
The Los Angeles Downtown News recently reported on a new pedicab business launched by Eric Green, who had been seen riding through Downtown on his two-seat rickshaw-like conveyance that ferried tourists and locals across the area. Two weeks ago, however, officials from the […]