Land Transportation

LAND VEHICLES

Human-powered rickshaw

Rickshaws (or rickshas) are a mode of human-powered transport: a runner draws a two-wheeled cart which seats one or two persons. Rickshaws are commonly made with bamboo. The word rickshaw came from Asia where they were mainly used as means of transportation for the social elite. In recent times the use of rickshaws has been discouraged or outlawed in many countries due to concern for the welfare of rickshaw workers. Runner-pulled rickshaws have mainly been replaced by cycle rickshaws and auto rickshaws.

Pedicab

The term "rickshaw" originates from the Japanese word jinrikisha (jin = human, riki = power or force, sha = vehicle), which literally means "human-powered vehicle."

The cycle rickshaw is a small-scale means of transport; it is also known by a variety of other names such as pedicab, bike cab, cyclo, becak, or trisahaw or, simply, rickshaw. Cycle rickshaws are human-powered, a type of tricycle designed to carry passengers in addition to driver. They are widely used in major cities around the world, but most commonly in cities of South, Southeast and East Asia.

Horse-drawn carriage

A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for people, usually horse-drawn. The carriage is especially designed for private passenger use and for comfort or elegance, though some are also used  to transport goods. It may be light, smart and fast or heavy, large and comfortable. A public passenger vehicle would not usually be called a carriage -- terms for such include stagecoach, charabanc and omnibus. Working vehicles such as the (four-wheeled) wagon and (two-wheeled) cart share important parts of the history of the carriage, as does the fast (two-wheeled) chariot.

Kalesa

A kalesa or calesa (sometimes called a karitela) is a horse-drivern calash (carriage) used in the Philippines. The word, also spelled calesa, predates the Spanish conquest and descends ultimately from an Old Church Slavonic word meaning "wheels." This was one of the modes of transportation introduced in the Philippines in the 18th century by the Spaniards that only nobles and high ranked officials could afford. The Kalesa driver is commonly called as "Cochero" or "Kutsero."

Racing motorcycle

A motorcycle (also called a motorbike, bike or cycle) is a single-track, engine-powered, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.

Motorcycles are one of the most affordable form of motorized transport in many parts of the world and, for most of the world's population, they are the most common type of motor vehicle. There are around 200 million motorcycles (including mopeds, motor scooters and other powered two and three-wheelers) in use worldwide, or about 33 motorcycles per 1000 people.