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Tomorrow, the City Council will be discussing regulating the pedi cab industry, which makes Gothamist realize we didn't know they weren't regulated - could we have been driving our own pedi cabs around Midtown all this time? Now that there are 300-400 pedi cabs in town, lawmakers want to make sure that drivers are pedaling safely. However, the city does like pedi cabs because they
"don't draw howls from animal rights groups as do the more prevalent horse-drawn carriages," as an LA Times (!!) writer for AM New York reports. Regulation would bring training and licenses, as well as capped fares, which would interesting - apparently some pedicab drivers can make bank ($2000 during peak weeks!) while others can charge through the nose to gouge tourists. Pedicabs were quite popular during the transit strike - even in spite of the higher prices. Apparently the rule of thumb is $1 per block - keep that in mind, anyone can't find a cab apres theater and needs to get somewhere else.
Will those wild and crazy PartyBikers be under regulation as well?
Photograph from ianqui on Flickr
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Getting paid and getting good exercise -- sounds great to me! I do think these pedicabs should have insurance, though. It could be dangerous out there in traffic, especially with the way I've seen some of those things driven (or should I say "pedaled"?) I think they try to rip you off -- in the Theater District, I tried to get a ride from around 50th & B'way to 42nd & 7th and they guy wanted to charge me $20! Does anyone know where to rent one to drive?
the place in that picture has actually been closed for months..the owner said he was basicly forced out..guess they needed some more space in soho to add more stores, a gap perhaps??
in the Theater District, I tried to get a ride from around 50th & B'way to 42nd & 7th and they guy wanted to charge me $20!
I'm sorry dude, you probably deserved to be charged $20 for going 8 blocks. Walk.
But yeah I agree, they do charge an arm and a leg.