Pedicab Drivers in New York City

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  • čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
  • In this episode of Subculture Club, we take you to the streets of NYC where Pedicab drivers all over Manhattan are searching for their next customer and trying to score their next ride. Meet the Pedicab drivers and get to know what makes their job and their role in the NYC transportation community so unique.
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Komentáře • 28

  • @javonJennings
    @javonJennings Před 10 lety +3

    I knew almost everyone in that video. I started out pedicabing in Nyc. Worked with the guys at Revolution Rickshaws. Worked Central Park with Patrick and the guys. Pedicabs are the best way to get around the city during rush hour. Period. We beat cars in traffic. I have pedicabed in four different states now , I still miss NYC. I will be back! Here' s a tip to people wanting to take a pedicab ride. Tell them where you are going and how fast you want to get there. Then ask how much. Any real pedicabber can get around midtown in 15mins or less. The most 20.

  • @NmsDd
    @NmsDd Před 10 lety

    I firmly love your project Subculture.
    It showed me the respect we need to have for the people who do things different, how they commit mistakes and the way they create from them.

  • @gengar1187
    @gengar1187 Před 11 lety +1

    long-time peidcab veteran in nyc here:
    while i thank you for what i think is a supportive comment, your statement is not factual. i work almost exclusively in rush hour and i am almost always faster than a yellow cab in rush hour for trips under two miles. i can fit soooo many places that cars can't, and because i have three wheels i don't have to concern myself with balancing and can literally turn on a dime. nyc is the only city in the country with a metal rush hour for pedicabs.

  • @Musicisthekeytopeace
    @Musicisthekeytopeace Před 12 lety

    love that guy at the beginning im gonna search for him next time im in new york

  • @Revolutionrickshaws
    @Revolutionrickshaws Před 12 lety +1

    To be sure, y'all - it's not a job: it's an adventure. It's literally not a job - it's a practice, as I note in the video (no hourly wages, benefits, paid time off, etc.). Quite a brutal, beautiful one, to be sure. If you can sell Sno Kones to eskimos, then you probably can tap the midtown passenger transport ATM for a living; otherwise, it's gonna be a non-starter. Get in touch with Revolution Rickshaws if you want to give it a shot!

  • @sorenrussow
    @sorenrussow Před 10 lety

    Wow! I pedicab in Victoria and I think it is sometimes tough to get a ride. Check out the lineup of Pedicabs in NYC!!! We only ever have a lineup of 4 Pedicabs in prime spots.

  • @ronbarba
    @ronbarba Před 12 lety

    Great stuff Johnny!

  • @gengar1187
    @gengar1187 Před 11 lety +1

    and he also has income from his other bizness, rental, deliveries, promotions, film shoots, advertising, special events.

  • @2011blueman
    @2011blueman Před 11 lety +1

    It's a more expensive taxi without air conditioning or heating.

  • @Absaalookemensch
    @Absaalookemensch Před 11 lety +1

    Since these are a complete rip-off that charges many times as much as a cab.
    In NYC they can charge as much as they want as long as they post the prices. Legal is to post in fine print that you cannot read it. At $100 per PERSON, it is a HUGE cost increase for "green energy alternative."
    These folks make 4-5 times as much as a typical cabbie.

  • @metrogal39
    @metrogal39 Před 12 lety

    Johnny T..............Yeah Babe!

  • @awildgarden
    @awildgarden Před 11 lety

    Brazil needs it so badly. The worst traffic jam ever!

  • @jshaggy26
    @jshaggy26 Před 11 lety

    Very cool video!

  • @yexplorero7682
    @yexplorero7682 Před 10 lety

    i did this job in summer 2013

  • @Fozzy128
    @Fozzy128 Před 11 lety

    Can you make a video like this about bike messengers in new york?

  • @brandonrivington4240
    @brandonrivington4240 Před 11 lety

    but that's not the point... they aren't there to get you from point A to point B quicker than a cab or train

  • @08mercenary14
    @08mercenary14 Před 11 lety

    pedicab in the Philippines are pimped out,with the lights and sound...

  • @doggonelucky98
    @doggonelucky98 Před 11 lety

    These men must be fit as hell

  • @franki3Ru550
    @franki3Ru550 Před 11 lety

    Wow future concept lol!

  • @Revolutionrickshaws
    @Revolutionrickshaws Před 12 lety +1

    They're also responsible for the bubonic plague, your migraine headaches, most of the poverty in this world, HIV, reggaethon, and Joan Rivers.

  • @mattcarlucci
    @mattcarlucci Před 12 lety

    Elvis glasses guy spelled "you're" wrong.

  • @guilebarreto
    @guilebarreto Před 12 lety

    Dont be deceived. Its not an easy job. I`ve done it for two years. That guy who says that he works 12 hours is one of the best in the business, besides it he is the owner of one of the companies that rent the bikes, so he is not lying but thats not for everyone for sure.

  • @TELEVISIBLE
    @TELEVISIBLE Před 7 lety

    Post apocalypse world !

  • @borgestheborg
    @borgestheborg Před 9 lety +1

    Why don't they have these in GTA?

  • @ChunkyChest
    @ChunkyChest Před 11 lety

    'find your freedom within the jail' ahh!

  • @larrydav1d
    @larrydav1d Před 12 lety

    They cost more and are slower than a taxi

  • @anonymous8008
    @anonymous8008 Před 12 lety +1

    these guys are worse then drug dealers. not only they rip off people that cant read english, but cause car accidents as well.