Rickshaw (from Hokkien: be chia "chariot") is a three-wheeled transportation common in Indonesia and also in parts of Asia. Normal capacity is two rickshaw passengers and a driver.
In Indonesia there are two types of tricycles are commonly used
* Rickshaw with the driver in the back. This type is usually in Java.
* Rickshaw with the driver's side. This species is usually found in Sumatra. To rickshaw type can be further divided into two sub-types, namely:
1. Pedal rickshaw - rickshaw who use bicycles as a rudder.
2. Motorized pedicab / rickshaw engine - Pedicab who use motorcycles as a driver.
Pros and cons
Rickshaws are an environmentally friendly transportation tool because it does not cause air pollution (except motor tricycles of course). Additionally, pedicab not cause noise and can also be used as a tourist attraction for foreign tourists.
Even so, the presence of rickshaws in urban areas can disrupt traffic because of the slow speeds compared with cars and motorcycles. In addition, some people think that the rickshaw was not comfortable viewing, perhaps because of the lack of modern.
The only city in Indonesia to officially prohibit the existence of rickshaw is Jakarta. Rickshaws banned in Jakarta around the end of the 1980s. The official reason among others, it is time that the rickshaw was "exploitation of man by man". His successor is, motorcycle, bajaj and Kancil.
Besides Indonesia, rickshaws can still be found in other countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Cuba. In Singapore, rickshaws now just a type of transportation only.
Modernization rickshaw
To improve the ability of rickshaws and encourage the use of non-motorized vehicles in some developed countries rickshaw that uses gear acceleration / transmission as used in modern bicycles so they can more easily pass through the hill, and the driver's aerodynamic design is made to be in front of the passenger.
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