March 1, 2007
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Two women had to go to the hospital after a collision between a pedicab and a car and the driver of the pedicab said it has become more dangerous to maneuver the streets of downtown Orlando. Two women were taken to the hospital when the pedicab they were in collided with a vehicle in downtown Orlando overnight.
Read the article and/or watch the video clip.
My thoughts: Notice that this pedicab was a trailer bike, not a trishaw pedicab like a Main Street or Maximus. The trailer bikes are known to have trouble stopping suddenly in a controlled manner. Would that have made a difference in this incident? Maybe, maybe not. However, when it comes to regulations, safety, and insurance, front and rear brakes should be required. Not all pedicabs are created equal.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Orlando Pedicab Hit By Car While Working Downtown
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As I pedicaber and a 5 year comute cyclist. I have biked probably more than anyone I have ever met. I have pedicabd now for 6 months, . . . . On a road bike . . I can tell you for a fact this is way harder to cope with the other bikes. As you can imagine I operate on a "trailer" style pedicab. As I have adapted my cycling method to haul an average 500lbs, I can show up any other man powerd device in downtown orlando. Despite many phisical adversitys with a road bike over a 10speed or a mountain bike, I have absolute control with the two brakes I have on my two own bike tires. I can make my way in an out of danger that the probable intoxicated car drivers serve me every night, this is the benifit of a "trailer" style bike. As far as breaking being an assumed problem on trailer bikes, it is only speculation. I have been nearly killd several times by a car or even a bike officer, attempting a last minute move in traffic. While I battle these dangers, I can tell you it takes experience and extreme awareness to survive the pedestrians walking in the street while looking to the side, or the cars attempting late 3 point turns in a one way street. This is your explination of ANY "pedicab" accident. The "trike" style pedicabs actually make you go through something of a training, as I assume the "trike" style pedicab has much more limitations in opreation. I don't appreciate non-cyclist, or non-pedicabers, giving there judgement on a small piece of orlando culture. Especially considering they have probably utalized the very same asset that they bash.
Actually, trike bikes are very unreliable in safety terms. They are made of very soft plastic and in rear end collisions are more dangerous then wagons. Wagons are generally made of steel. Wagons can resist a rear impact collision alot better then plastic trike bikes. In Austin, Tx a plastic trike bike was rear ended by a car. Both passengers cracked their heads open. The rider was thrown from his plastic bike and broke his back. I never get in a plastic trike bike. Only all steel wagons. Trike bikes are dangerous and should be illegal for safety reasons.
I hope you are writing in satire..... Other wise you look like an total idoit that has no idea what you are talking about. If this is satire you are a very good writer.
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