Watch the video and see them in action!
This new pedicab company received their brand new pedicabs only 3 hours before boarding a plane for Denver to attend our Pedicab Operators Weekend Intensive in April. They're already rocking and rolling on the streets of Raleigh, NC.
When we called them just before they went out the first night, they were nervous and giddy. We got a call back later that evening telling us how much fun they were having. By the way, Raleigh Rickshaw is looking for drivers.
Park And Bike Comes To Downtown Raleigh
April 27, 2007, RALEIGH, N.C. -- If the thought of hassling with parking in downtown Raleigh keeps you away, there's a new concept designed to lure you in.
They're called rickshaws and they don't even use a drop of gas.
They drive down Fayetteville Street in a fleet, ready to avoid traffic tie ups or parking hassles.
These pedal power people are getting attention.
The idea is for people to find parking spaces and then bike into where ever they need to go without tickets and headaches.
Meet Raleigh's Rickshaw. [Raleigh Rickshaw Co.]
The bike riders can take you two blocks, or perhaps two miles.
NBC17 gave it a test whirl and talked with the company's co-owner.
The owners said they have been wanting to do something like this for awhile. They said it's environmentally friendly, fun and serves downtown Raleigh.
The rickshaws come complete with tail lights and a headlight and they're totally street legal.
Loren Gold and his friend took a noon ride down Fayetteville Street. "Roomy back seats, good springs on them as well," Gold said.
It sure beats walking, or worrying about getting to your car alone at night, riders said.
"I think they'll do great on Friday and Saturday nights, between the warehouse and Glenwood and Fayetteville Street," Gold said.
Heck, if gas prices keep rising, perhaps we may need these guys to drive us to news stories.
Drivers will accept tips for now and eventually charge per block traveled.
The service hopes to eventually expand to weekdays to take people from parking garages to work downtown.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Pedicabs Come to Downtown Raleigh
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Great news! NYC may have fallen to the smog-taxi lobby, but the industry continues to grow across America. And the foolishness about banning electric assist will soon be overturned in court.
As in other places, a few stupidly aggressive cabbers jammed things up for local businesses - there, it was theater-owners, who retaliated (with help from the taxi lobby.)
I'd bet that the NYC cap on pedicabs will fail, too. There are almost 12,000 motor-taxis in that town; how can even a thousand pedicabs threaten them?
Perhaps someone will suggest capping taxicabs and banning their smog-assist!
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