June 12, 2006
It's Not a Bike, It's Not a Taxi - It's a BicyTaxi
Move over regular ol' pedicabs - the BicyTaxi has come to town. It seems like BicyTaxi hopes to make money off advertising on the vehicle, but the fare is supposed to be $1 per block and a $10 minimum. What's interesting is that BicyTaxi also urges people to order the vehicles in advance. We're not sure if these BicyTaxis will need to be regulated, but if they become for-public vehicles, we imagine they will.
Has anyone been on a BicyTaxi? We saw one of these BicyTaxis while we were on a Coach USA bus headed to the Port Authority. Since we had crawled from the Lincoln Tunnel to 42nd Street and 10th Avenue in about 40 minutes, it looked pretty sweet. And BicyTaxi is looking for drivers.
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Old news. Those are Velotaxis, made in Germany and used all over Europe for years. And yes, if Consumer Affairs decides to regulate pedicabs, these will fall under those regulations. The vehicles in their current state should be able to meet most or all of those since they have headlights and taillights, but the drivers may still have to be licensed in some way eventually, depending on what the city decides.
Why is it old news if the vehicle has just now arrived in New York?
$1 per block seems a little expensive.
more like BicyDeath
i.ve seen the bicytaxi's in action and there great in chicago.
the 1 dollar a block is a little to high for my blood if you can bring it down to about 50-cent's
i might be a regular on the weekends
other than that i like very much.