These tricycle taxis are a fairly new phenomenon in New York City. I started seeing a few of them on the streets about two years ago but now, they are everywhere. These young fellas will "drive" you anywhere in Manhattan if you pay the right fare. I don't know how much it would cost since I've never ridden on one. And it is not an efficient way to travel around the city but for a tourist, it is definitely a fun way to explore the city.So have you ever ridden on a tricycle?
Update: Went to my 7:20 AM appointment at the Apple Store on 5th Avenue this morning and my iPhone was replaced within 10 minutes of "diagnosis". I'm back in the 21st Century again.
Update: Went to my 7:20 AM appointment at the Apple Store on 5th Avenue this morning and my iPhone was replaced within 10 minutes of "diagnosis". I'm back in the 21st Century again.
22 comments:
I suppose they're not allowed everywhere in town?
I've ridden in cycle rickshaws in India. In Agra I got out and helped the driver push it up a particularly arduous incline.
In NYC I'd rather walk.
I guess it's a typical mean of transport, isn't it? Funny to see that it now attracts young american guys. Here in Verona there is one guy with a horse and a lovely black opened carriage for tourists. I think it costs 30Euros for a ride, maybe one hour. It must be very romantic. I should open a Verona daily photo. But what happens if I do not post for some days? Is there a deadline?
Ecological!
We've got loads of them here in London and they aminly hang around outside theatres after the shows. They are a fun, if a little nervewracking, way to get around. The speeds that some of these guys get up to is astounding.
Hooray for fixed iPod!
One of my coworkers, a lawyer, actually look a couple of years off from practicing law to drive one of those rickshaws. He said it was a total blast.
Yep, those Mac Dude will fix you right up. As for trikes, yes I rode them when I was young, but not one of these. There was a discussion about taking bikes for tours in Paris on ERic's blog. I wouldn't risk it in Paris or NYC. Crazy drivers!
I've never taken a ride in one of these either. I think I'd be nervous riding in one around all the NYC traffic! Maybe in the park it would be okay.
Glad your phone is back in business!
Yes of course I have ridden in a tricycle. I have ridden in a Big Wheel too!
I would love to drive one of those, but not in New York.
what do they charge?
Well, not a real traditional trike since I was around age 5 :) However, I did ride a 3 wheeled MP3 Piaggio scooter a couple of months ago, if that counts. Two wheels in front with the normal one in back.
Hmmm, I'm more concerned about being asphyxiated from auto exhaust if I rode in one of those tricycles in NYC.
I had a little red tryke as a kid - does that count?
I think I rode a trike when I was little! They have these tricycles in London now and it strikes me as a bit scary, what with all the buses and other traffic!
Although I have not ridden in one, I thought they were called "pedi-cabs".
Always felt sorry for the guys with multiple passengers...
They can be seen on many streets, but mainly ply the Midtown avenues and seem to be hired mostly by tourists.
I was astonished when I realized that these conveyances were operating on the streets of NY. I've ridden them in Calcutta and small villages in India. For those drivers it was a way of earning a living and a means of survival.
I've ridden one of this when i was in Penang. But it was more elaborately decorated and has an umbrella to shade the cycler.
I did it all the time when I was in Boracay.
For my 50th birthday, my brother hired one of those to take us from my building to the Union Square Cafe. It was a little scary dodging cars, cabs and buses.
Those pedicaps are powered by testosterone!
YAY for the iPhone! =P
The only tricycle I've been on was my little one I had when I was a kid. I rode it until I was so big I had to sit in the back seat to get to the pedals!
Most of the cycle-rikshaws (as they are called over here) have disappeared in Chennai. Remember feeling guilty about riding in those - and then having to haggle over what's a fair fare!
I think they charge by the number of blocks. I've read it somewhere. And forgotten of course.
What was wrong with your phone?
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