A pulled rickshaw (or ricksha, 力車, りきしゃ) is a mode of human-powered transport by which a runner draws a two-wheeled cart which seats one or two people. In recent times the use of human-powered rickshaws has been discouraged or outlawed in many countries due to concern for the welfare of rickshaw workers. Pulled rickshaws have been replaced mainly by cycle rickshaw and auto rickshaws. Overview Rickshaws are commonly believed to have been invented in Japan in the 1860s, at the beginning of a rapid period of technical advancement. In the 19th century, rickshaw pulling became an inexpensive, popular mode of transportation across Asia. Peasants who migrated to large Asian cities often worked first as a rickshaw runner. It was "the deadliest occupation in the East, [and] the most degrading for human beings to pursue." The rickshaw's popularity in Japan declined by the 1930s with the advent of automated form
Un rickshaw arrollado (o ricksha, 力車, りきしゃ) es un modo de transporte impulsado por el hombre por el cual un corredor arrastra un carro de dos ruedas que sienta a una o dos personas. En los últimos tiempos, el uso de rickshaw impulsado por el hombre ha sido desalentado o prohibido en muchos países debido a la preocupación por el bienestar de los trabajadores rickshaw. Los rickshaw arrollados han sido reemplazados principalmente por rickshaw de bicicletas y rickshaws de automóviles. Visión general Rickshaws se cree que fue inventado en Japón en la década de 1860, al comienzo de un período de rápido avance técnico. En el siglo XIX, el rickshawk arrollado se convirtió en un medio de transporte barato y popular en Asia. Los campesinos que emigraron a las grandes ciudades asiáticas a menudo trabajaron primero como un rickshawner.