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 […]

While I firmly believe that pedicab trailers are inferior to purpose built tricycle style pedicabs, trailers can be improved.  My main reasons for disliking trailers is that they are more difficult to operate due to the giant hinge between the 100 to 200 pound operator and the 250 to 750 pounds of trailer and passengers, […]

The video linked below shows the consequence of letting customers influence your decision making while operating a pedicab.  In Austin during night time hours, our customers are often drunk.  It is up to the pedicab operator to make the decisions, not the customer.  An experienced good pedicab operator will know the difference pleasing their customers […]

Tom Sachs of New York City has created a fully weaponized waffle making bike.  I think the two passengers are not as comfortable as they could be.  I doubt that configuring this device as a trike would make any one more comfortable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-aKtmAfeRg

 In researching the federal, and state laws governing golf carts I came across, and then skimmed over a study published by the National Highway Transportation Safety Association on golf carts, low speed vehicles and seat belts.  Unfortunatly, I misunderstood it’s conclusions.  Namely that golf carts that typically travel at a speed of 12 miles per […]

Maxpro has announced their Street Flyer model, an all aluminum, non-electric assist pedicab.  Claimed weight is 43 Kg or 95 pounds.   Yes that’s right, 95 pounds for a 3 passenger pedicab with a triple clamp fork and dual Magura hydraulic discs on the rear wheels.  I’m looking forward to seeing detailed photos of their production […]

Los Angeles’ Transportation Department did do some really good research on pedicabs when looking to regulate pedicabs.
In the following document if you scroll down past some of the antiquated pedicab rules that are currently in place, you will see a great deal of good research of the various cities pedicab programs around the country.  It […]

Los Angeles’s Transportation Department is considering rules to allow pedicabs to operate.  Unfortunatly they are considering the reququiring that passengers wear helmets and seat belts.
More on this can be found here:
http://blogdowntown.com/2009/06/4403-pedicabs-coming-downtown-new-rules-headed
The following is my response to these proposed rules:
Studies have shown that cars pass bicyclists with less room to spare when the cyclist […]

The State of Texas will register two categories of slow moving motor vehicles; Golf Carts and Neighborhood Electric Vehicles.  Texas defines a NEV in the following way:
A “neighborhood electric vehicle” is a motor vehicle that:

is originally manufactured to meet, and meets, the equipment requirements and safety standards established for “low speed vehicles” in Federal Motor […]

I have spoken to several pedicab drivers that have chronic pain, and other long term problems from putting in long hours on the bike.  With SXSW coming up many of us will be on the bike for 8+ hours per day for up to a week straight.  This is when we make our money.  It […]

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. […]

http://www.radkutsche.de

From what I can gather the “X-Hopper” pedicab has a Shimano 7 speed derailleur drive train, 26″ front wheel and 24″ back wheels, weights in at a mere 154 pounds, and costs 3,980 Euros. (approximately $5550 USD)
CORRECTION:
The price of 3,980 Euro includes the German VAT tax.  When these vehicles are sold outside of European Union, […]

 
Quattrocycle, 6 seats, 251 lbs - 2995 Euros 

Conference bike, 7 seat, 400 lbs. - $12,750

Conference bike, 5 seat - $8,750

Zem, 4 seats, 211 lbs - 5960 Euros

AVD pedicab, 4 seat, weight unknown - 5700 Euros

Surrey Stretch Limo, seats 9, weight unknown - $5,195

Rhodes Car, 4 seats, 125 lbs, - price unknown

Rhodes car

Pedalpub, seats 17 people, […]

I have been sitting on the fence about Luke Isman’s pedicab.  I did not really want to become involved with the brew-ha-ha that was going on especially after I immersed myself in the Seattle accident that resulted in the death of Peter Dzioba.  I had blogged enough about pedicab controversies for a while.

I am just […]