Getting ready for the Classic Run 2011/2012, team ‘tuk and roll’ eagerly anticipating the flag off: ‘Once upon a time, four men living in Seattle, Washington decided to enter an autorickshaw challenge taking place along the southeastern coast of India over a ten day period. The rickshaw rally would entail driving a glorified golf cart…...Read More
From the white tricycle: ‘try the very special effect of a vehicle with personality! To entertain the public at trade fairs, exhibition fairs and other public events. To announce your events, cultural or other. The White Tricycle, whose only appearance will raise interest, its dancing movements will catch the attention and entertain. Give this unusual...Read More
Great piece from The Local on the Rickshaw Challenge. ‘Hanging from the side of a less-than-100%-reliable three-wheeler may not be the most comfortable way to see India, but it’s surely one of the most exhilarating. Which is precisely why every year, hundreds of hardy souls pay for the privilege of risking life and limb in...Read More
Nice tube taking during the Mumbai Xpress 2011 by David Williams: ‘The last thing I expected to find at a freeway stop in India was some crazy fellow tourists riding rickshaws round the country! But find them I did and they were happy to tell their story:’Read More
John Bradshaw and Dylan Raw-Rees, team ‘the dragon flys’ have just returned from an experience of a lifetime in India. They were competing in the annual charity Rickshaw Challenge – an endurance event of over 1000 miles through some of the most formidable roads and spectacular scenery that western and central India can offer on...Read More
Students at Luleå University of Technology in Sweden have undertaken a project to develop an eco-friendly auto rickshaw for the Indian transport market. The aim of the project is to produce an eco-friendly substitute to the existing auto rickshaw in India. The project will also take care of the existing flaws in the safety design...Read More
IndiaCommutes – a communication channel connecting commuters and auto-rickshaw drivers. ‘IndiaCommutes (InCom) is focussed on solving commute related issues in urban India by using community & location intelligence. Currently doing a pilot in Pune, InCom is offerering Dial-a-Rickshaw service over the phone. In the future same service will be extended over Web and SMS.’ The...Read More
Article from The Wall Street Journal on unique ways of travel, with a reference to the almighty Rickshaw Challenge. ‘Other races are more focused on an experience, such as the Rickshaw Challenge, where participants pilot the three-wheeled vehicles also known as tuk-tuks to drive as far as 1,180 miles across India. “I wanted to make...Read More
