the.com/rickshaw

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
the.com/
the.com