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Pedicabs: Nuisance or Transportation?
by Richard Hake
NEW YORK, NY February 28, 2007 —Back in 1995, human powered taxis debuted near Broadway. Soon after, the hotel, theater and taxi industries complained. They called the unregulated pedicabs unsafe and a nuisance. Later today, the City Council is expected to vote on changing the rules for pedicab owners and drivers and how they operate on city streets.
We sent WNYC’s Richard Hake on a rickshaw ride from Greenwich Village to Times Square, where he found that drivers welcome some regulation, but want to remain a legitimate mode of getting around.
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