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Encyclopedia > Velotaxi
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A velotaxi, also known as a pedicab, cycle rickshaw or trishaw (from tricycle rickshaw), is a human-powered vehicle for hire, usually with one or two seats for carrying passengers in addition to the driver. Rickshaw in Dheli 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Velotaxi Categories: Images with unknown source ... Rickshaw in Dheli 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Velotaxi Categories: Images with unknown source ... Delhi (दिल्ली or Dillī in Hindi and Bengali and دیلی in Urdu) is a term that refers to either the State of Delhi or the National Capital Territory (NCT) of the Republic of India. ... Velotaxi File links The following pages link to this file: Velotaxi Categories: Images with unknown source ... Velotaxi File links The following pages link to this file: Velotaxi Categories: Images with unknown source ... Asian Rickshaw File links The following pages link to this file: Velotaxi Categories: Images with unknown source ... Asian Rickshaw File links The following pages link to this file: Velotaxi Categories: Images with unknown source ... Cycles Maximus File links The following pages link to this file: Velotaxi Categories: Images with unknown source ... Cycles Maximus File links The following pages link to this file: Velotaxi Categories: Images with unknown source ... A tricycle is a three-wheeled vehicle. ... Japanese rickshaws c. ... A vehicle for hire is a vehicle providing public transportation, which transports one or more passengers between locations of the passengers choice. ...


The vehicle is powered by the driver pedalling as one would a bicycle, though some rare configurations also have an electric motor assisting the driver. The vehicle is usually a tricycle, though some quadricycles exist, and some bicycles with trailers are configured as velotaxis. The driver typically pedals in front of the passenger seat, though some vehicles have the driver in the rear. This racing bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminum tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. ... A tricycle is a three-wheeled vehicle. ... Quadricycle is a four-wheeled vehicle. ...


Velotaxis are widely used all over Asia, where they have largely replaced less-efficient hand-pulled rickshaws that required the driver to walk or run while pulling the vehicle. Velotaxis are known as a cyclo (pronounced see-clo) in Cambodia and Vietnam, a cycle rickshaw in India, a trishaw in Singapore and a becak in Indonesia. They have been banned in Pakistan since the 1960s, and they are often prohibited in congested areas of major cities. For example, in Jakarta they are no longer permitted on major roads, but are still used to provide transportation within individual urban neighborhoods. A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ... Japanese rickshaws c. ... Map of Indonesia showing Jakarta Jakarta (also Djakarta or DKI Jakarta, formerly known as Batavia) is the capital and the largest city of Indonesia, located on the northwest coast of the island of Java, at 6°11′ S 106°50′ E. It has an area of 650 km² and a...


Velotaxis are also used in some European and North American cities such as San Diego, where they are most often found near tourist attractions. There are several American and European manufacturers of velotaxis, which often incorporate features not found in developing-world vehicles, such as hydraulic disc brakes and lightweight fibreglass bodies. Experimental velotaxis have been fitted with solar powered Internet terminals. Hydraulics is a branch of science and engineering concerned with the use of liquids to perform mechanical tasks. ... On automobiles, disc brakes are often located within the wheel The disc brake is a device for slowing or stopping the rotation of a wheel. ... There is a disputed proposal to merge this article with glass-reinforced plastic. ... Solar power describes a number of methods of harnessing energy from the light of the sun. ...


Film

The 1995 movie Cyclo, by Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung, centers around a velotaxi driver. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Cyclo is a 1995 film by French director Tran Anh Hung starring Le Van Loc, Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Tran Nu Yên-Khê. External link Cyclos IMDb Listing Categories: Stub | 1995 films ... Tran Anh Hung (born December 23, 1962) is a Vietnamese-born French film director. ...


The 2004 movie "Main Hoon Na", starring Shahrukh Khan, has a climactic ending with the hero on a cycle rickshaw racing an SUV full of terrorists downhill. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Main Hoon Na CD cover Main Hoon Na is a Hindi Bollywood film written and directed by Farah Khan and produced by Gauri Khan and Shahrukh Khan; it was released on April 30, 2004 and was considered a box-office success. ... Shahrukh Khan aka SRK (born November 2, 1965, New Delhi, India) is a Bollywood Indian actor. ...


See also

Freight bicycles or Freight tricycles are human powered vehicles designed and constructed specifically for transporting large loads. ... Japanese rickshaws c. ... Passengers and drivers meet at this auto rickshaw stand in Chennai. ...

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+81 Ecode - A project to regard a design as environment: 011Velotaxi アーカイブ (702 words)
Velotaxi, as you might guess, is a cross between a bicycle and a taxi.
Velotaxi is attracting considerable attention from the environmental point of view as a clean means of public transportation.
Velotaxi(V): Velotaxi is an environmentally friendly bicycle taxi born in Germany and it's based on the concept of "an environmental action in which everyone can participate with fun".
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