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a human-powered taxi that turned legs into engines before engines existed.
name originFrom Japanese jinrikisha, meaning human-powered vehicle
1869 debutInvented in Japan, spread across Asia fast
banned in placesKolkata still uses hand-pulled rickshaws today
auto evolutionThe buzzing three-wheeled tuk-tuk descended from it
olympic cousinPedicabs now haul tourists through modern megacities