“This service is not available for government employees”, read the handbills that have been pasted on hundreds of rickshaws in Allahabad. To protest against the government’s nonchalance to their demand of special rickshaw parking zones and night shelters, around 20,000 rickshaw pullers in the city have refused to give a ride to government employees. Full...Read More
In a rally car on a tricky road in Marrakesh, Morocco, navigating heavy traffic is not exactly the kind of situation where you’d be struck by life-altering inspiration. As it turns out though, that was exactly when Aravind Bremanandam decided to organise the Rickshaw Challenge in India in 2006. “I was in a 400-dollar car,...Read More
When I waved at a passing auto rickshaw, little did I expect that this ride would be any different. As we set off, my eyes fell on a few magazines (kept in an aircraft style pouch) behind the driver’s back rest. I looked in front and there was a small TV. The driver had put...Read More
Authorities in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, have vowed to stop fining tuk-tuk drivers whose vehicles lack licence plates until December 30. Many drivers claim that licence plates are in short supply and, at US$35 (Dh128), the fees are prohibitively expensive. The average monthly income of tuk-tuk drivers in Phnom Penh is US$216 (Dh793)....Read More
After radio taxis and buses, the MCD is planning to allow display of advertisements in cycle rickshaws as part of its revenue-earning measures. “By a ruling of the Supreme Court, permission has been granted for displaying advertisements in cycle rickshaws. We are formulating a policy for the same under which a charge of Rs 600...Read More
Aamir Khan has come up with a unique marketing strategy for 3 Idiots. He has printed stickers for autorickshaws that say ‘Capacity: 3 Idiots’. The rickshaws have been introduced in the city and are plying in both central and western suburbs. Full article hereRead More
The Delhi High Court Tuesday pulled up Delhi Police for being “insensitive” towards rickshaw pullers in a bid to make the capital a “world class city”. Full article hereRead More
