n a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire
boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs
There Is at Least One Not-Evil Pedicab Driver Meet Laramie Flick , the volunteer president of the NYC Pedicab Owner's Association , who resents being associated with the kind of drivers who charge $442.54 for a ride.
June 20, 2013 - New York Magazine
Amid chaos of Marathon Monday, pedicab driver was just what the doctor ordered for BMC surgeon Pedalling furiously, racing the wrong way down one-way streets, a Boston Pedicab driver has emerged as an unlikely unsung hero of the marathon bombings, ferrying a surgeon to the hospital when no one else could. “You can get these things through traffic anywhere,” said Boston Pedicab driver Nicholas Viau. “You can hop over sidewalks, you can get in the smallest little areas.”
June 17, 2013 - Boston Herald
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.