Pedicab, << PEHD uh `kab,` >> is a type of three-wheeled vehicle used as a taxicab. It is similar to a bicycle, but it has two rear wheels instead of one. It also has a passenger carriage that sits above the rear wheels. The carriage is often covered and partially enclosed. The driver sits on a bicycle seat and pushes pedals that turn the rear wheels. The driver guides the pedicab with bicycle handle bars. Pedicabs replaced jinrikishas, the hand-pulled carts that were once widely used as taxicabs in China, Japan, and many other Asian countries (see Jinrikisha ). Pedicabs are still used in many cities throughout the world.
