I've seen hundreds of movies and cartoon showing the richsaws.  Does anybody actually ride one?  Is it still around?  Is it worth it?

Not a very interesting question bro...

Maybe you should ask if anyone has had "SEX" in a rickshaw...

The british government stopped handing out new rickshaw licenses a long time ago and expect the rickshaw trade to die off once the existing licence-holders retire or die.  

The remaining rickshaw pullers are these really old guys who work around Star Ferry.  Because of their age, they will only pull you around the block, if you are lucky.  Seems like most just like to pose for photos.

If you had sex on the rickshaw, I am afraid you will be flying face-forward from the rickshaw once the puller drops dead from a heart attack watching you get sex.  

Heh in my younger days (say 1996) I remember REALLY getting one of those old guys to take me a very long way he was more than annoyed,

We still have rickshaws in the tourist zones in downtown Toronto, but they're incredibly expensive.  Like ~$20 CAN to cover 1-2 city blocks.

Congratulations, you've finally reached RA30 status. Now will you quit posting meaningless threads? This is a sex forum, for fucking out loud. What next, pony carts?

Nah I find it very meaningful, if I going around Hong Kong, half the fun is getting there.   The pony cart probably doesn't exist in Hong Kong, but I can see the romantic applications as it's usually common in the United States to have barn yard dances and
getting there takes the pony cart.  But that would be interesting..  screw a WG in a rickshaw.
Never tried that one.

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I agree with you about chewie10. He has posted tons mostly meaningless one/two liners within this month on different threads.  In a span of less than 30 days, registering on Jan 6 2010, he is now a Conqueror..... He's a fast worker.  I hope he's not racing SEAJ.

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i'd like to chime in and say that this is not actually meaningless.

i mean, the majority of our hong kong streets are tight and narrow, and flooded with traffic as it is. and majority of the time, we do not have to go very far from where we need to go once we exit the mtr. what if there were a way to designate 'rickshaw only' routes (maybe akin to some bike-lanes we have in other major cities) amongst the smaller streets and close them off to vehicular traffic. what we would have is a whole other industry that could free up these already tight streets, allow for safer flow of pedestrian traffic, yet still have a relatively quick option to get to our destination. on top of it, it would be highly sustainable for a city such as hk as well as an opportunity to re-instate one of our heritage methods of transportation. the affect on tourism should be great too.

hmm, it could really be a driver of a whole new way of living and moving around in the city.

hell yeh its so fun, you can feel the wind in your face, no seat belts and because of the small wheel-base you feel every single bump on the road. hell yeh.

rickshaw sex? jeez - what can you not combine sex with!?

as for if its still common in hk - the answer is no - but u might be able to find some of em back at central pier who might charge u from anything from 20 odd to 100 odd hkd for a short trip around.

The rickshaw trade has been allowed to die off in Hong Kong because it is considered by society here to be an inhumane, degrading way to make money.  Basically someone is working like an animal (ox, horse, camel) to pull (and hold up) a sedan chair on wheels using only his muscular arms and legs.

The rickshaw is not to be confused with the pedicabs/pedicarts where the operator either pushes or pulls the chair on wheels with a bicycle mechanism.  At least with the pedicabs/pedicarts, the operator can coast like a regular bicycle going downhill or on the flats and it is not as hard work as pulling and holding up a rickshaw with raw muscles.  

And one of the reasons the girls in HK or other parts of Asia are slim is because they have to walk alot which accounts for those congested, crowded, tight streets of Asia.  If you want everyone to effortlessly sit on their way to every place, then soon than later, people here will begin to resemble the Americans wth their high rates of overweight and obesity.  I like the crowds here as I can get see alot of cute and attractive women as I walk around.

I ridden rickshaws in mainland. it still exists

I rode one called becak in Jakarta ...sort of like a rickshaw. I guess it does take u from point A to point B.

Thanks for letting us know.

And don't be like Chewie now, you hear? You hardly see him around these days now that he's RA30.

I kid you not ...I was thrown out from becak a few times when i was a kid. I remembered i was around 11 yrs old and i was with my mom's friend went to market taking becak. My mom's friend was a little heavy   and we should have gotten out from becak first since the driver sat on the back to keep the balance. This one day it was raining when we went to maket... I was thinking the becak guy was new too ...once arrive the driver left his seat and my mom's friend gathered for the money...as soon as my mom's friend abt to step down....the next thing i remembered i was on the ground covered with mud.....and some scracthes on my knees. What a day!

if you head over to Beijing in the "hutong" tourist spots you can ride in a rickshaw for kicks, if you're lucky they will take you to a home and the grandma will put on a show for you (which is what happened to us when we were there for a tour).