Talk:Pulled rickshaw

becaks
In Indonesia rickshaws-like-vehicles are usually called becaks. The difference is that the in a becak the drivers sits behind the passenger, I may be wrong about this though. Should there be an entry on becak or is this word unknown in English language? Andries 20:49, 24 Apr 2004 (UTC)

pedicab/ricksha
Check out image 5 of 12 -> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/3890115.stm Clearly a pedicab is called a ricksha. Should the definition of ricksha include pedicabs, or is this a BBC mistake? --130.126.130.113 23:49, 13 Jul 2004 (UTC)


 * I guess usage differs: for some people rickshaws are drawn by runners, others include those drawn by bicyclists or even motocycles. AxelBoldt 02:19, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)

um....
what do the rickshaw drivers actually say to get people out of the way?
 * Get aside!: what else :) Buntygill

Personally i'd shout WATCH YOU BACK Rickshaw coming through

"Gangway" = "Coming through" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.190.156.233 (talk) 09:51, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Copyright violations
I've removed large chunks of this article that were copyright violations from and, added on two occasions by different anonymous users. The article is a bit lean now, so it would be good if someone could write new text about the areas this text used to cover, perhaps using those links as sources of information (but not exact text!). DopefishJustin (&#12539;&#8704;&#12539;) 20:21, Feb 20, 2005 (UTC)

Inventor
The article seriously discusses an inventor in the 1840s, however there is also a paiting from the 16th century. Clearly this is a problem here. What's more rickshaws resemble carts in many ways which have been around for thousands of years. Perhaps it would be best to say that it evolved more than it was invented.

The inventor section of the article says "Still others say the rickshaw was designed by an American Baptist minister in 1888." But later, it says "By 1872, some 40,000 rickshaws were operating in Tokyo". Is the date in the first quoted sentence correct? Perhaps it is a typo and it is supposed to be "1868" instead of "1888".

I hear (from QI - the fun path to enlightenment :P) that rickshaws were invented by an american

India
IN WEST BENGAL THERE IS A CITY NAMED SILIGURI. PADDLE RICKSHAW IS AVAILABLE HERE. THE RATIO OF RICKSHAW IS TOO MUCH HERE, THAT'S WHY THIS CITY IS CALLED RICKSHAW NAGARI(CITY).

---iFaqeer 07:27, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

China
still has Rickshaws in Bejing. Ok, most of them are used for transporting tourists on the huntong tours because there is no possiblity to go by tourbus, but there are still some real ones under was in the hutongs.
 * I agree. I will remove this sentence. USER: cecikierk —Preceding comment was added at 17:34, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

I would be surprised, and a bit unhappy, to learn there are still manual rickshaws used in Beijing. I have seen only pedicabs there, in or out of hutongs. These are sometimes called rickshaws in this article but should not be, as the opening sentence says a rickshaw is pulled by a human runner. Does anyone know of manual rickshaws used in China today? Colin McLarty (talk) 13:19, 11 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Colin, please do not be too unhappy. The world has already reached peak oil, and eventually, everyone on earth will either be riding in a rickshaw, or else pulling one!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.190.176.61 (talk) 10:43, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Try to distinguish pulled rickshaws from pedaled. This page has suffered in the past from that confusion. Colin McLarty (talk) 01:35, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Article contradicts itself
This article contradicts itself as to which city has the last and largest remaining fleet of rickshaws. Could someone resolve this? 24.185.110.29 08:02, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Need a DAB for this
Hey folks, this page needs a DAB, either as a DAB page for rickshaw or a DAB at the top. Rickshaw, Cycle Rickshaw, AutoRickshaw... confusing. Can someone help clear up? Cheers, --Smilo Don 17:30, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

i think london had around 500 rickshaws operating in 2008. Nat —Preceding unsigned comment added by Natcloud9 (talk • contribs) 19:09, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Image in Doubt
] Can someone verify this picture? I HIGHLY doubt it is from 1886, the color is remarkable. Especially after reading Color photography, the picture seems higly dubious. Smooth0707 (talk) 18:54, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I can vouch for it. It is a hand-coloured albumen print. The quality of hand-coloured photographs in Japan in the 19th century is so high that they can sometimes easily be mistaken for colour photographs - even in the flesh and even more than a century after their creation. Pinkville (talk) 19:12, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

'rickshaw
I have no idea of how to make a comment but here itis anyway. Why in Kipling;s Plain Tales from theHills is rickshaw always printed as 'rickshaw? The apostrophe up front implies ricksaw is a short form of a longer word. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.21.223.60 (talk • contribs) 16:48, 5 June 2008


 * I didn't know that about Kipling, but the answer is that he was conscious of abbreviating jinrikisha, the original transliterated Japanese name of the contraption. Good question, and I hope to see you back some time soon! (By the way, comments/questions are usually added at the bottom of the talk page, and you should sign your comment with 4 tildes: ~, which will produce your username or IP address in lieu of such). Pinkville (talk) 02:15, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

grammar "Rickshaws were first imported from Japan to Hong Kong in 1874."
Shouldn't the line "Rickshaws were first imported from Japan to Hong Kong in 1874." be either "Rickshaws were first imported to Hong Kong from Japan in 1874." or "Rickshaws were first exported from Japan to Hong Kong in 1874." ??? 67.5.157.217 (talk) 09:10, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Also, what's the name of those seats or thrones carried by four people on slats without wheels, another kind of "human powered transport". That should be in the see-also section on this article. 67.5.157.217 (talk) 09:10, 9 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Good points, and you are welcome to make such changes, but I'll do the deed on this occasion. The vehicle you're referring to is, I believe, a litter... Pinkville (talk) 11:44, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Problem
This article, while well written, is a bit of a mess. At the start it clearly states that the article is about actual rickshaws, not pedicabs (or "cycle rickshaws" as they have presumably been designated as a compromise) but then as you read through the various countries it becomes clear that lots of people are in fact writing about pedicabs and even tuktuks in the case of China. Bienfuxia (talk) 11:37, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

clarity to the article
I think this link can provide some clarity to this article [www.ias.ac.in/currsci/sep252002/703.pdf]. Can somebody please incorporate in it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.95.46.82 (talk) 16:28, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Placement help
A very nice, clear side shot, but I don't know where to put it. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 16:02, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

I placed it in a new section on Indonesia. The section needs some text.Nankai (talk) 00:01, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

Several sections in "Country overview" need deletion
This article is about rickshaws, not cycle rickshaws. Accordingly, the section Country overview has been copied to the other article, minus all reference to pulled rickshaws. Therefore, editors may delete references to cycle rickshaws from this article.Nankai (talk) 23:20, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Just wondering, why is there no entry for Japan in the country overview section? It is after all the country that invented the rickshaw. 75.76.213.106 (talk) 22:21, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Etymology of "Rickshaw"
The word "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". In 1874, The word of "jinricksha / jinrikisha" was published in Oxford English Dictionary. 1887, The word of "rickshaw / ricksha" was inserted in Oxford English Dictionary as a relation of "jinricksha / jinrikisha". The word of "ricksha" was used as manual laborer's slang word in Japan.
 * (List of English words of Japanese origin) (Liste deutscher Wörter aus dem Japanischen) (Danske ord som etymologisk stammer fra japansk)

JR789 (talk) 00:16, 9 July 2011 (UTC)


 * The article says, "In 1874, The word jinricksha/jinrikisha" was published in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1887." This probably means that the earliest citation is 1874, and that citation was published in 1887. Can anyone confirm what this is supposed to mean? BenjaminBarrett12 (talk) 23:03, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

Incoming links
Now that Rickshaw is a disambiguation page, please don't forget to fix the incoming links. This tool makes the job easier. Thanks, Certes (talk) 21:10, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

French sources?
Under the History section, the second paragraph gives some possible origins of the rickshaw: three Americans and one Japanese. The paragraph ends with "None of these dates, however, are as early as the French sources."

What French sources? None are mentioned anywhere in the paragraph or anywhere else in the article. What is it referring to? Can someone more familiar with the material fix this? &mdash; Fr&epsilon;ckl&epsilon;fσσt | Talk 14:32, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Tourist attractions
It seems the following information is not specific to pulled rickshaws, at least in some cases. Since there's no citation, it's hard to check. "Rickshaws are a tourist attraction in Asia in the Asakusa region of Tokyo; in the main temple area of Kyoto; in tourist heavy areas of Kamakura; on The Peak, Hong Kong; and in Vietnam on Cijin Island in Kaohsiung, in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. They are also popular in Kathmandu, Nepal."

"On the African continent, they are a common sight in the centre of Durban, South Africa."

"Rickshaws are a tourist attraction in London's Chinatown, Ottawa's Byward Market; and downtown Toronto."

Does anyone know if this info pertains to pulled rickshaws - and have WP:Reliable sources for all or part of the info? Thanks!-- CaroleHenson  ( talk ) 03:43, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

Ireland
I'm unable to find a reliable source for this info - there's no news, tourist or other book, or reliable web site that I can find for: "Dublin first saw the rickshaw on its streets in 1994 when a Canadian-based rickshaw company set up a fleet of 20 vehicles. A few more hand-pulled rickshaw companies were formed, but since 9/11 in 2001, the only operating company is the Silver Rickshaws. Rickshaws are used for quick rides to pubs and clubs."

There is a youtube video or two that say that they're using Dublin pulled rickshaws - but that's all I've been able to find. Have I missed something? Does someone know of a good reliable source?-- CaroleHenson  ( talk ) 04:23, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

Where ?
You should add Bangladeshi rickshaws. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.117.151.113 (talk) 14:50, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

merge with rickshaw
I suggest merging with the article for rickshaw, as that article already discusses the history of pulled rickshaws in depth 126.28.187.104 (talk) 02:38, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Use of word 'coolie'.
The word 'coolie' is used multiple times under the Shanghai subheading (which also happens to be misformatted). It is my understanding that this word is moderately to extremely offensive. I would think that this section should be rewritten. BenJammin0 (talk) 17:55, 2 April 2024 (UTC)