‘Fort Lauderdale Rickshaws Are Safer and More Plentiful… Though Not Yet “Pimped”

The fleet of rickshaws along Las Olas Boulevard and A1A is about to double, according to the Sun-Sentinel. City commissioners green-lighted the increase in people-powered chariots on Tuesday. But with everything over the top (especially transportation) in South Florida, these humble vehicles, though charming, have a lot of unrealized potential. A horn or a bell is required under new safety laws, but Fort Lauderdale would also be a perfect place to showcase the bells and whistles of a select set of pimped rickshaws across the globe in India, arguably the rickshaw capital of the world.

If expansion is the first wisp of a burgeoning SoFla rickshaw culture, here’s a glimpse at how far people can take the fascination with the three-wheeled vehicles. Check out the website of an India-based company, Pimp My Shaw. These rickshaws have engines, but that point aside, ours would still lend themselves perfectly to upgrades like metallic paint, undercarriage lights, a musical horn, plush animal-print seats, and a fridge. Nothing says SoFla quite like a blingin’ rickshaw.’

Via: Broward Palm Beach

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