bicycle taxi

Human-powered rickshaw

A bicycle taxi is a passenger vehicle powered by a cyclist, typically a two- or three-wheeled conveyance where one person pedals while carrying paying riders.

Common in many Asian and African cities, they go by various names: rickshaw, pedicab, cyclo, boda-boda.

We took a bicycle taxi through the old quarter.

Related
  • rickshawPerson-pulled passenger cart
  • pedicabPedal-powered hired transport
  • trishawCycle-powered passenger vehicle
  • cycloPedal-powered passenger vehicle
  • pedalFoot-operated lever

pedal power · passenger · driver · fare · urban · wheels · canopy · seat · bell · street · side street · street corner · tourist · tourist trap · ride · transport · hustle · sweat

Opposites
power source

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Vehicle for hire

Uber · Lyft · diesel bus · jet · air taxi

vehicle size/capacity

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Rail vehicle carrying people

bus · coach · subway · metro · charter bus

speed/efficiency

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High-velocity passenger locomotive

high-speed rail · airplane · jet plane · Concorde · maglev train

Family

bicycle, taxi, bicycles, bicyclist, bicycling, bicycled, bike, biking, biker

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G