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Cycle Rickshaw

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Cycle Rickshaw

The pedal-powered passenger taxi of South and Southeast Asia/Transportation

The cycle rickshaw is a human-powered three-wheeled passenger vehicle widely used across South and Southeast Asia, particularly in India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. A typical cycle rickshaw has a front bicycle wheel driven by pedals and two rear wheels supporting a passenger seat with a canopy. They measure about 2.5 m long, 1.0 m wide, and can carry two passengers. In Dhaka, Bangladesh alone, an estimated 400,000 cycle rickshaws operate daily, making it the 'rickshaw capital of the world.'

Measurements

Overall length2.5 m
5.6 thousandthsEmpire State Buildings
71.4Walnut diameters
25Donut diameters

Front wheel to rear

Width1 m
1Tuba height
6.6 tenthsDesk widths
1.92Human forearms

Rear axle width

Height (with canopy)1.8 m
6.43Paper towel sheets
5.06Snare drum diameters

Including passenger shade

Unladen mass80 kg
5.5 thousandthsSchool buses
267 millionSpider silk strands
22.9Newborn babies

Steel frame with canopy

Seat width7.5 tenths m
37.5Acorn lengths
1.2 tenthsBoxing ring sides
5Hot dogs

Two-passenger bench

Front wheel diameter6.6 tenths m
36.7Ring diameters
6.6 hundredthsFire engine lengths

Standard bicycle wheel

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