Rickshaw

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Pulled rickshaw, Japan, c. 1897 JapaneseRickshaw.jpg
Pulled rickshaw, Japan, c. 1897

Rickshaw originally denoted a pulled rickshaw, which is a two- or three-wheeled cart generally pulled by one person carrying one passenger. The first known use of the term was in 1879. [1] Over time, cycle rickshaws (also known as pedicabs or trishaws), auto rickshaws, and electric rickshaws were invented, and have replaced the original pulled rickshaws, with a few exceptions for their use in tourism.

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Pulled rickshaws created a popular form of transportation, and a source of employment for male labourers, within Asian cities in the 19th century. Their appearance was related to newly acquired knowledge of ball-bearing systems. Their popularity declined as cars, trains and other forms of transportation became widely available.

Auto rickshaws are becoming more popular in some cities in the 21st century as an alternative to taxis because of their low cost of hire. Bangladesh holds the record of hosting highest number of rickshaws in the world with 40,000 rickshaws operating in the capital Dhaka alone every day. [2] In 2023, UNESCO listed rickshaws and rickshaw art as 'intangible heritage' of Bangladesh. [3]

Etymology

(video) Various rickshaws for tourists in Asakusa, Japan (2015).

Rickshaw originates from the Japanese word jinrikisha (人力車, 人jin = human, 力riki = power or force, 車sha = vehicle), which literally means "human-powered vehicle". [4]

History

Origin

The first rickshaws were invented in France in the late 17th century, to fulfill, along with other types of carriages such as cabriolets and fiacres, the unmet demand for public transportation created by the 1679 cessation of Paris' first omnibus service. These vehicles, called "vinaigrettes" for their resemblance to the handcarts used by contemporary vinegar-sellers, [5] were fully-enclosed two-wheeled carriages with space for a single person. Usually, they were moved by two people; one holding the bars at the front and the other pushing from behind. [6]

A painting named "Les deux carosses" by Claude Gillot shows 2 rickshaws in 1707.

Rickshaws were independently invented in Japan circa 1869, [7] [8] after the lifting of a ban on wheeled vehicles from the Tokugawa period (1603–1868), [9] [ better source needed ] and at the beginning of a period of rapid technical advancement in Japan. [8] [10]

Inventor

There are many theories about the inventor, with the most likely and widely accepted theory describing the rickshaw as having been invented in Japan in 1869, [8] by Izumi Yosuke, [11] [12] who formed a partnership with Suzuki Tokujiro and Takayama Kosuke to build the vehicles, [13] having been "inspired by the horse carriages that had been introduced to the streets of Tokyo a few years earlier". [14]

Other theories about the inventor of the rickshaw include:

Japan historian Seidensticker wrote of the theories:

Though the origins of the rickshaw are not entirely clear, they seem to be Japanese, and of Tokyo specifically. The most widely accepted theory offers the name of three inventors, and gives 1869 as the date of invention. [7]

Description

The vehicle had a wooden carriage that rode on "superior Western wheels" and was a dramatic improvement over earlier modes of transportation. Whereas the earlier sedan chairs required two people, the rickshaw generally only required one. More than one person was required for hilly or mountainous areas. It also provided a smoother ride for the passenger. Other forms of vehicles at the time were drawn by animals or were wheelbarrows. [8] The vehicle also has an collapsible hood for protection from sun or rain.

The Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, has had a rickshaw in its collection for over 120 years. It was made about 1880 and is described as:

A rickshaw, or jinrikisha, is a light, two-wheeled cart consisting of a doorless, chairlike body, mounted on springs with a collapsible hood and two shafts. Finished in black lacquer-ware over timber, it was drawn by a single rickshaw runner. [19]

Late 19th century

19th century rickshaw in Hanoi. Hanoi - Conducteur de Pousse-Pousse.jpg
19th century rickshaw in Hanoi.

In the Late 19th century, hand-pulled rickshaws became an inexpensive, popular mode of transportation across Asia. [8] Peasants who migrated to large Asian cities often worked first as a rickshaw runner. [20] [21] It was "the deadliest occupation in the East, [and] the most degrading for human beings to pursue." [21] [nb 1]

Japan

Edward, Prince of Wales, and his staff disguised as rickshaw men during his visit to Japan in 1922. He bought the clothes himself in Kyoto. Edward VIII with his staff wearing Happi 1922.jpg
Edward, Prince of Wales, and his staff disguised as rickshaw men during his visit to Japan in 1922. He bought the clothes himself in Kyoto.

Starting in 1870, the Tokyo government issued a permit to build and sell 人力車 (jinrikisha: rickshaw in Japanese) to the trio that are believed in Asia to be the rickshaw's inventors: Izumi Yosuke, Takayama Kosuke, and Suzuki Tokujiro. In order to operate a rickshaw in Tokyo, a seal was required from these men. [14] By 1872, they replaced the kago and norimono, becoming the main mode of transportation in Japan, with about 40,000 rickshaws in service. At that time man-power was much cheaper than horse-power; horses were generally only used by the military. Some of the rickshaws were artistically decorated with paintings and rear elevations. In this time, the more exuberant styles of decorations were banned. [22] If the families were well-off financially they might have their own rickshaw runner. Generally, runners covered 30 to 50 kilometres (20–30 mi) in a day, at an average traveling speed of 8 km/h (5 mph). [13] [19]

Japanese rickshaw manufacturers produced and exported rickshaws to Asian countries and South Africa. [13]

Singapore

Singapore received its first rickshaws in 1880 and soon after they were prolific, making a "noticeable change in the traffic on Singapore's streets." [8] Bullock carts and gharries were used before rickshaws were introduced. [21]

Many of the poorest individuals in Singapore in the late nineteenth century were poverty-stricken, unskilled people of Chinese ancestry. Sometimes called coolies, the hardworking men found that pulling a rickshaw was a new opportunity for employment. [23]

In 1897, martial law was declared to end a four-day rickshaw workers' strike. [24]

Other

Traditional Chinese touring cycle rickshaw in Beijing. Cycle rickshaw Beijing.jpg
Traditional Chinese touring cycle rickshaw in Beijing.

In China, the rickshaw was first seen in 1873 and was used for public transportation the following year. Within a year there were 10,000 rickshaws in operation. [25] Around 1880 rickshaws appeared in India, first introduced in Simla by Reverend J. Fordyce. [26] At the turn of the century they were introduced in Calcutta, India, and by 1914 were a conveyance for hire. [8] The rickshaw was also introduced to Korea in the late 19th century. [27]

20th century

After World War II, there was a major shift in the use of man-powered rickshaws:

Hand-pulled rickshaws became an embarrassment to modernizing urban elites in the Third World, and were widely banned, in part because they were symbolic, not of modernity, but of a feudal world of openly marked class distinctions. Perhaps the seated rickshaw passenger is too close to the back of the laboring driver, who, besides, is metaphorically a draught animal harnessed between shafts. [24]

The cycle rickshaw was built in the 1880s and was first used with regularity starting in 1929 in Singapore. They were found in every south and east Asian country by 1950. By the late 1980s there were estimated 4 million cycle rickshaws in the world. [28]

Africa

An auto rickshaw (tuk-tuk) in Nairobi. Tuk-tuk in Nairobi 2.JPG
An auto rickshaw (tuk-tuk) in Nairobi.

Rickshaws were introduced to Durban, South Africa, and by 1904 there were about 2,000 registered rickshaw pullers. [8] [29] [30] Rickshaws operated in Nairobi in the beginning of the 20th century; pullers went on strike there in 1908. [31] In the 1920s, they were used in Bagamoyo, Tanga, Tanzania and other areas of East Africa for short distances. [32] [33]

Asia

The rickshaw's popularity in Japan had declined by the 1930s with the advent of automated forms of transportation like automobiles and trains. After World War II, when gasoline and automobiles were scarce, they made a temporary comeback. The rickshaw tradition has stayed alive in Kyoto and Tokyo's geisha districts. [19] [20] In the 1990s, German-made cycle rickshaws called "velotaxis" were introduced in Japanese cities, including Kobe. [20]

A row of rickshaws parked near a pier in Hong Kong, c. 1930s. Hong Kong 1930s 08.jpg
A row of rickshaws parked near a pier in Hong Kong, c. 1930s.

In post-war Hong Kong, rickshaws was one of the main transportation either for transporting goods or for transporting people during the Japanese invasion, known as the Battle of Hong Kong. Japanese military hired many rickshaw pullers to have them gathered and organize with other cooks and seamen for an underground armed team to enact the anti-British Colony clan. [34] However, after World War II, other forms of transport such as pedicabs and streetcar became strong competitors of rickshaws, leading the business of rickshaws into stagnation. [35]

Chiuchow men formed a faction within the Canton rickshaw pullers union in the 1920s. In addition, the Chiuchow pullers could be identified by their hats which were rounded and flat at the top; while the rival Hoklo men had a cone-shaped headgear with sharp points at the top. [36] However, rickshaw use began to decline in the 1920s [20] as the government introduced the streetcar system in 1924. [37] The number of rickshaw pullers had declined from 44,200 to 25,877 six months after the opening of the tramway. [37] It had also caused the Beijing tramway riot in October 1929. [37] A rough form of a rickshaw is sometimes used for hauling coal, building materials or other material. Both motorized and pedal-power cycle rickshaws, or pedicabs, were used for short-distance passenger travel. [38] There are still many rickshaws in many cities for either touring purposes (in big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, with traditional Chinese rickshaws) or short range transportation in some counties. However, the new Communist government banned rickshaws in Canton in the early 1950s, leading to another low tide of rickshaws. [36]

In Singapore, the rickshaw's popularity increased into the 20th century. There were approximately 50,000 rickshaws in 1920 and that number had doubled by 1930. [7] Cycle rickshaws were used in Singapore beginning in 1929. Within six years pulled rickshaws were outnumbered by cycle rickshaws, [28] which were also used by sightseeing tourists. [39] [nb 2]

Cycle rickshaw Bangladeshi Rickshaw in Sweden. Bangladeshi style Rickshaw.jpg
Cycle rickshaw Bangladeshi Rickshaw in Sweden.

In the 1930s, cycle rickshaws were used in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Kolkata, India; and Jakarta, Indonesia. By 1950 they could be found in many South and East Asian countries. [28] By the end of the 20th century, there were 300,000 such vehicles in Dhaka. [40] By the end of 2013, there were about 100,000 electric rickshaws in Delhi. [41]

In Viêtnam, the rickshaw was called with the french name "Pousse-pousse". In 1883, Jean Thomas Raoul Bonnal, Supérior Résident of Tonkin, import 2 rickshaws from Japan in the city of Hanoi and made copies of them.

North America

Pedicabs were introduced in North America in 1962, where they were a means of transportation at the Seattle World's Fair in the state of Washington. [42]

21st century

Velotaxis in Nagoya, Japan, 2005. Velotaxi1.jpg
Velotaxis in Nagoya, Japan, 2005.

The 21st century has seen a resurgence in rickshaws, particularly in motorized rickshaws and cycle rickshaws. Auto rickshaws, also called velotaxis, have resurged as they are about 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of regular taxis. German velotaxis are three-wheeled, powered vehicles with a space for a driver and, behind the driver, space for two passengers. [43] Cycle rickshaws are used in many Asian, North American, and European cities. [16] They are increasingly being used as an eco-friendly way of short-range transportation, particularly in urban areas. Along with auto rickshaws, they are also used (particularly by Asian cities) for tourism, because of their "novelty value as an entertaining form of transportation". [16]

Africa

In Madagascar, pulled cycle and auto rickshaws are a common form of transportation in a number of cities, especially Antsirabe. They are known as pousse-pousse, meaning push-push. [44] [45] Aboboyaa is a tricycle used in the transportation of goods and service in Ghana. [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54]

Asia

Rickshaw drivers in Haridwar Rickshaw-Driver-Haridwar AB.jpg
Rickshaw drivers in Haridwar
Cycle rickshaw decoration in Bangladesh Rickshaw back decoration.jpg
Cycle rickshaw decoration in Bangladesh

Macau still uses tri-wheeled bicycle rickshaw, or riquexó in Portuguese, as Macau was a Portuguese colony in the past. This kind of transportation was very famous until the late 20th century, due to the fact of being a small city and few cars, not so many motorcycles, very bad public transport and no other transport such as train or subway. You can go around Macau peninsula and the twos island on rickshaw, and visit the Riquexó Museum and see the evolution of rickshaws from the 18th century until modern times.

Automated cycle rickshaws, called velotaxis, are popular in Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan. Their use is growing at a rate of about 20–30% a year in Japanese cities. The traditional rickshaws are still alive for travelers in some tourist places in Japan. Rickshaws are found in Hong Kong. [43] In China, automated and pedal-power cycle rickshaws, or pedicabs, are used for short-distance passenger travel in large cities and many medium-sized cities. [38] Most Indian cities offer auto rickshaw service; hand-pulled rickshaws do exist in some areas, such as Kolkata (Calcutta) as a part of their transport system which also includes cycle rickshaws. [55] Sri Lanka has over 1 million auto rickshaws registered in use as of 2018.

Australia

In Australia, cycle rickshaws or trishaws (3 wheels) are used in Melbourne and St Kilda. They are also seen in Cowaramup, Western Australia at Bakehouse '38.

Europe

Biketaxi rickshaw in Kuopio, Finland. Biketaxi Kuopio.jpg
Biketaxi rickshaw in Kuopio, Finland.
Auto rickshaw located in Brighton Marina. Brighton to Newhaven along the coast 056.jpg
Auto rickshaw located in Brighton Marina.

Cycle rickshaws or trishaws (3 wheels) are used in some large continental European cities, [57] such as:

Within the United Kingdom, pedicabs operate in:

North America

A cycle rickshaw (bicitaxi) in Mexico City, 2019. Bicitaxi en Ciudad de Mexico.jpg
A cycle rickshaw (bicitaxi) in Mexico City, 2019.
  • In Mexico, there are thousands of pedicabs. All drivers are in informal circumstances, and have precarious working conditions, long hours (11.3 hours a day), low wages (US$59.18 per week), and no social protections or benefits. 6.3% reported suffering from a disease, 49.5% corresponded to musculoskeletal conditions and only 11.6% were affiliated to any health system. 53.8% are owners of the vehicle and, although it does not seem to influence physical illness (P=0.03), it is related to the psychosocial ones (P=0.260). [76]

Types

Types of rickshaws include:

See also

Rickshaws
Designers
Other human powered transport

Explanatory notes

  1. ↑ In China, coolies performed rickshaw pulling. Other hard or demeaning jobs included being night soil cleaners and dock workers. [21]
  2. ↑ Other means of transportation in Singapore are buses, lorries and trams. [39]
  3. ↑ Rickshaws or Pedicabs as they are also known, have been operating on the streets of London for over 7 years in and around the West End, Soho, Covent Garden and Leicester Square areas.
  4. ↑ At a rate of $5 plus $1 per block per person, a 20-block (one mile) pedicab ride for two people will cost $50. [71] [72] In a taxicab, the same ride would cost under $10. [73] According to Peter Meitzler of New York's Manhattan Rickshaw Company, a passenger has an entirely different urban experience when one rides in a rickshaw. [74]

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The cycle rickshaw is a small-scale local means of transport. It is a type of tricycle designed to carry passengers on a for-hire basis. It is also known by a variety of other names such as bike taxi, velotaxi, pedicab, bikecab, cyclo, beca, becak, trisikad, sikad, tricycle taxi, trishaw, or hatchback bike.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Transport in Mumbai</span> Different types of public transport in Mumbai

Transport in Mumbai is achieved by both public and private transport. As of 2016, 52% of commuters use public transport. Mumbai has the largest organized bus transport network among major Indian cities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vehicle for hire</span> Vehicle providing transport for a fee

A vehicle for hire is a vehicle providing private transport or shared transport for a fee, in which passengers are generally free to choose their points or approximate points of origin and destination, unlike public transport, and which they do not drive themselves, as in car rental and carsharing. They may be offered via a ridesharing company.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Auto rickshaw</span> Motorized version of the rickshaw

An auto rickshaw is a motorized version of the pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw. Most have three wheels and do not tilt. They are known by many terms in various countries, including 3wheel, Adaidaita Sahu, Keke-napep, Maruwa, auto rickshaw, auto, baby taxi, bajaj, bao-bao, chand gari, easy bike, jonnybee, lapa, lapa-lapa, mototaxi, pigeon, pragya, tuk-tuk, tukxi, and tum-tum.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kalesa</span> Horse-drawn carriage in the Philippines

A kalesa, is a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used in the Philippines. It is commonly vividly painted and decorated. It was the primary mode of public and private transport in the Philippines during the Spanish and the American colonial period. Their use declined with the increasing use of motorized vehicles in the 20th century, until the kalesas stopped being viable in the 1980s. In modern times, they largely only survive as tourist attractions, such as in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antsirabe</span> Place in Vakinankaratra, Madagascar

Antsirabe is the third largest city in Madagascar and the capital of the Vakinankaratra region, with a population of 265,018 in 2014. In Madagascar, Antsirabe is known for its relatively cool climate, its industry and the high concentration of pulled rickshaws or pousse-pousse. It attracts around 30,000 tourists a year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tanga (cart)</span> Type of cart

A tonga or tanga is a two-wheeled cart drawn by a single horse. It is used for transportation in the Indian subcontinent. There is a canopy over the body, one seat faces forward for the driver and one passenger, and one seat faces the rear for a second passenger. Some space is available for baggage below the carriage, between the wheels. This space is often used to carry hay for the horses.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to transport:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Public transport</span> Shared transportation service for use by the general public

Public transport is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typically managed on a schedule, operated on established routes, and that may charge a posted fee for each trip. There is no rigid definition of which kinds of transport are included, and air travel is often not thought of when discussing public transport—dictionaries use wording like "buses, trains, etc." Examples of public transport include city buses, trolleybuses, trams and passenger trains, rapid transit and ferries. Public transport between cities is dominated by airlines, coaches, and intercity rail. High-speed rail networks are being developed in many parts of the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Motorized tricycle (Philippines)</span> Motorcycle with a passenger cab

In the Philippines, motorized tricycles, or simply tricycles, refer to a type of motorized vehicle consisting of a motorcycle and a passenger cab attached to it. Along with the jeepney, the Philippine tricycle is one of the most common means of public or private transportation in the country, especially in rural areas. These public utility vehicles either ply a set route or are for-hire, like taxis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling in Berlin</span>

Cycling in Berlin is a significant form of transport in the German capital where around 500,000 daily bike riders accounted for 13% of total traffic in 2010. The city has a highly developed bicycling infrastructure and it is estimated that Berlin has 710 bicycles per 1000 residents. Among cities with more than one million inhabitants Berlin is a metropolis with one of the highest rates of bicycle commuting in the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Electric rickshaw</span> Electric passenger vehicle

Electric rickshaws are small three-wheeled vehicles powered by an electric battery and motor. These small electric vehicles do not require petroleum fuel like auto rickshaws but still offer greater mobility than traditional pulled rickshaws. This has led to their popularity and use expanding in some cities since 2008. Electric rickshaws are primarily manufactured in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and China.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to public transport:

Taxis in Vietnam are part of a complex transportation and economic system within the country. Taxicabs are one facet of a diverse 'vehicle for hire' ecosystem in Vietnam.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Driving in Madagascar</span>

The road network of Madagascar, comprising about 4,500 unique roads spanning 31,640 kilometers (19,660 mi), is designed primarily to facilitate transportation to and from Antananarivo, the Malagasy capital. Transportation on these roads, most of which are unpaved and two lanes wide, is often dangerous. Few Malagasy own private vehicles; long-distance travel is often accomplished in taxi brousses, which may be shared by 20 or more people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rickshaws in Bangladesh</span>

Rickshaws in Bangladesh are a ubiquitous form of transportation, used for various purposes such as carrying passengers and delivering goods. These vehicles come in various shapes and sizes, powered by human pedalling, batteries, or fuel engines. Introduced as early as 1919, rickshaws have since become an integral part of Bangladesh's urban landscape. Despite their substantial economic and cultural impact, with rickshaws and rickshaw art recognised as "intangible heritage" by UNESCO and accounting for six per cent of GDP, they have faced neglect in urban planning and periodic attempts to phase them out. Many cities have stopped issuing new rickshaw licenses, yet their numbers keep increasing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling in China</span>

Cycling is a common form of transportation and recreation in China, although use of bicycles has significantly declined since the 1970s and 1980s, when the country was nicknamed the "Kingdom of Bicycles". Although some early velocipedes were introduced to China from Europe beginning in the 1860s, cycling remained limited to a relatively small group of westerners residing in the country until the first decade of the 20th century, where bicycles began seeing limited use in Shanghai and other metropolitan centers. Steadily rising in popularity among the emerging middle class during the 1920s and 1930s, they became commonplace during the Maoist era as factories began producing large numbers of bicycles, and alternatives such as rickshaws and pedicabs fell out of use. Previously limited by a rationing system and high prices, bicycles became generally available to the working class following economic reforms in the late 1970s and 1980s. Urban redevelopment, the abolition of the work unit system and the increasing availability of private automobiles and mass transit have significantly reduced the use of bicycles by commuters. While 40% of Shanghai workers commuted via bicycle in 2000, only 18.1% did so by 2010. Cycling is generally seen as less prestigious than other forms of transportation, and is increasingly associated with older generations and the Mao era.

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