Jobless find work pedaling Velotaxis in Shimane

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Osakadaz at 08:46 AM JST - 4th September

The area around Izumo is very pretty..I never saw any of these taxis when I was there but I saw plenty in Naha.
tkoind2 at 09:02 AM JST - 4th September

Great plan. Turn the poor into transportation. How original. Didn't this used to be the case in Japan in ancient times?

This is not a long term solution. People cannot do this kind of work when they grow old. And they cannot make a living that will allow them to escape poverty.

Japan needs real solutions to economic black holes that people are being dropped into, not cute touristy notions of pedal taxis.
cow76 at 11:14 AM JST - 4th September

A picture would be nice.
bamboohat at 11:35 AM JST - 4th September

Jobless find work peddling Velotaxis in Shimane

and

Linus-One, a Velotaxi operator in Ohda, has eight drivers, half of them in their 40s and 50s.

I suspect there are many more resources for jobless, but they don't make as intriguing a story

Eight people?
USNinJapan2 at 12:09 PM JST - 4th September

Quaint idea but how many days out of the year in Japan have weather that's suitable for open-air vehicles? Not enough. Riding one of these could be pleasant but most of the time it would be too cold or too hot...
memyselfI at 12:23 PM JST - 4th September

Do they make any money during raining periods ? Rain = no cash
wanderlust at 12:39 PM JST - 4th September

memyselfI at 12:23 PM JST - 4th September Do they make any money during raining periods ? Rain = no cash

the drivers do very well in light rain, but heavy rain stops most people going out...
IvanCoughalot at 02:05 PM JST - 4th September

Shouldn't this be "pedalling"?

They're not selling these bikes illicitly, are they?

Moderator: You're right. Thanks for the correction.
IvanCoughalot at 02:16 PM JST - 4th September

Always a pleasure, never a chore.
Badsey at 08:47 PM JST - 4th September

I believe transport options like this will become more popular.

Of course this upsets Al Gore's carbon credits program (NWO) and all the globalists who want to depend on oil.
Disillusioned at 11:05 PM JST - 4th September

They have similar pedi-cabs in Vancouver and The Gold Coast in Oz and a few more places around the world. I dunno about Vancouver, but the cops in Oz have been trying to get them banned for years. I think they would e a winner in Japan because the roads are already so congested having these contraptions blocking the roads will not make much difference. I'd like to see someone ring a few pedi-cabs into Asakusa in Tokyo and give the rickshaw boys a it of competition.
PASHA_51 at 01:17 PM JST - 7th September

No picture with this BIG news. Should show Egg shaped pedi-cabs ?