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 […]

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.  […]

 After following some of the comments that have appeared on this blog and reading the postings at the yahoo pedicab group I have come to the following conclusions:
 

Pedicabs operate in a very small arena, not so much as a pond, but a bathtub.
If our regulating authorities want to shut us down, they can do so […]

The New York Post has a hilarious article about a dancer that rides a pedicab equiped with a 8 foot tall “stripper pole”.

Check it out here:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/11232008/news/regionalnews/go__go__go_dancer_140297.htm
full text below:
GO, GO, GO DANCER WHEELY RISQUé RIDE TURNS ON CITY STREETS
By CYNTHIA R. FAGEN
Last updated: 1:25 am
November 23, 2008
Posted: 12:45 am
November 23, 2008
Call him the flesh pedaler.
Biker Andrew […]

And I thought that we were under too much pressure in Austin.  At least we don’t have a local political boss breathing down our necks.
Article taken from:
http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/y01/ago01/13e1.htm
FROM CUBA
August 13, 2001
Independent pedicab drivers lose their licenses
HAVANA (Carmelo Díaz Fernández, APSIC) – Local authorities in Camaguey have threatened to lift the licenses of pedicab drivers who […]

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 […]