Rickshaws (or rickshas) - The word "rickshaw" comes from the

Japanese jinrikisha which literally means "human-powered vehicle"

("Jin" meaning man; plus "riki" meaning power; plus "sha" meaning

vehicle). A runner draws a two-wheeled cart which seats one or two

persons.

Nowadays they are outlawed in many places and have been replaced by

cycle rickshaws (trishaws/pedicab) and auto rickshaws, and the term

"rickshaw" is today commonly used for these vehicles as well.

A cycle rickshaw/trishaw (also known as a pedicab, velotaxi in

Europe, cyclo in Cambodia and Vietnam, cycle rickshaw in India and

Bangladesh, becak in Indonesia, trishaw in Malaysia and Singapore), is a

human-powered vehicle for hire, small, three wheeled taxi

common in the major cities, usually with one or two seats for carrying

passengers in addition to the driver.

Its also been identify as; A bicycle that has three or more wheels, that

transports, or is capable of transporting, passengers on seats attached to

the bicycle, that is operated by an individual, and that is used for

transporting passengers for hire; or

A bicycle that pulls a trailer, sidecar, or similar device, that transports,

or is capable of transporting, passengers on seats attached to the trailer,

sidecar, or similar device, that is operated by an individual, and that is

used for transporting passengers for hire.