Watch the pedicab vs. taxicab video from Time Square to Union Square, NYC below. The exciting race shows the real-world conditions of traffic congestion facing many large metropolitan areas. Who will win? Courtesy Planet Green.
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Hello,
Excellente video. We need more pedicab all over the world.
Good luck,
Martine Besseteaux
Comment by martine besseteaux — April 22, 2009 @ 9:55 am
This is one way of protecting the environment and keeping pedestrians safe on the streets.
Comment by Roy — May 3, 2009 @ 8:03 pm
Mr. Pedicab should wear a helmet!
Comment by Josh J — June 28, 2009 @ 7:19 am
If Mr. Pedicab should wear a helmet, then maybe his passengers should also wear helmets, eh? I wonder if sharing helmets among pedicab passengers is healthy for the scalp.
Comment by E Clarke — June 30, 2009 @ 11:50 am
Helmet for the driver, yes, passenger, no… taxi driver’s are exempt from seatbealts… pedicabs rule, day or night, rain or shine, i prefer them for local shots, better than sharing air with bus riders and train moles… but hey, I’m a NYer
Comment by Sovereign American — July 3, 2009 @ 6:29 pm
Umm…what does beating the cab with no passengers prove? Try again with 300 or 400 lbs in the back of the pedicab.
Comment by Favi — November 1, 2009 @ 7:55 pm
I was wondering how the host beat them both too. Also, a good point about it not being quite realistic since there were no passengers in the pedicab. Pedicab still would have won though I think but just by a bit less of a margin.
Comment by daniel — December 8, 2009 @ 3:22 am
I think that if the pedicab had passengers, wouldn’t the cab need passengers too? Just a thought… I have that same* question… HOW DID the host beat them both? maybe by taking another route? Or. Getting to the desination before hand? Wait. He was there when they started race… HOW IN THE WORLD?
Comment by Robin — March 31, 2010 @ 1:26 am
The checkpoints were used to slow down the cab and pedicab and give the host to take a direct route to be at both locations. The route was also most likely choosen to give the pedicab the advantage. However, I would still prefer to use the pedicab if given the choice.
Comment by Eric — September 22, 2010 @ 8:31 pm