Auto East...Rick West

In the urban cities of India, the traditional man-powered rickshaws are becoming extinct. Even the auto-rickshaws are being banned in come places. Everyone wants to go around in a car.

NYT has an article about NYers who are moving around and hauling people and goods on tricycles. It is a great story and something to pull for. If only the Indians started to walk or bike more and used the auto less!

Spokes | Hauling Cargo, No Car Necessary - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com: "It’s literally a car,” said Ms. Rose, a fashion designer who regularly commutes on the trike in heels and a dress from her home in TriBeCa to her office in the fashion district. She says the machine has changed her life.

“I figured out the key to New York,” she said. “It’s a trike that hauls your stuff.”

Ms. Rose is one of a small but growing number of New Yorkers who are using bicycles and tricycles not only as personal transportation but also as near replacements for cars, taxis or the subway to carry children, pets, groceries, lazy spouses and more up and down the city’s new bike lanes."