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  • n  a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire
    boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs

  • Corruption still corrodes efforts to increase foreign investment and degrades daily life for everyone from pedicab drivers to entrepreneurs.
  • Guo Danqing is a 55-year-old man who drives a three-wheeled pedicab for a living in Dujiangyan in Sichuan province.
  • He took his savings and ordered a tricycle pedicab built, with the driver's seat in the rear.
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  • Michael Bloomberg in amNY
    This legislation will address outstanding concerns and ensure that pedicab passengers get a safe ride,said Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
  • Christine Quinn in New York Sun
    A spokeswoman for Ms. Quinn, Maria Alvarado, said in an e-mailed statement, "No member was urged or pressured to vote one way or another on the pedicab bill."
  • Thomas Menino in Boston Globe (registration)
    Regulating the pedicab industry and prohibiting the use of party bikes is critical to protecting not only the customers that use these services, but also to protect pedestrians and vehicular traffic,Menino wrote to the City Council.

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