Rickshaw

Rickshaws (or rickshas) are a mode of human-powered transport: a runner draws a two-wheeled cart which seats one or two persons. Rickshaws were mainly used in Asia, but nowadays they are outlawed in many places and have been replaced by cycle rickshaws and auto rickshaws. The term "rickshaw" is today commonly used for those vehicles as well, but this article deals exclusively with runner-pulled rickshaws.

Related Topics:
Human-powered transport - Asia - Cycle rickshaws - Auto rickshaw

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The word "rickshaw" originates from the Japanese 人力車 jinrikisha (人 jin = human, 力 riki = force, 車 sha = vehicle) which literally means "human-powered vehicle".

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