SOBHI51 From Saudi Arabia, joined Jun 2003, 3009 posts, RR: 17 Reply 4, posted (4 years 1 month 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 6570 times:
So the open one comes with one girl and the covered with two? Egypt allowed TUK TUKS for a while but it was a complete failure in Cairo due to the high rate of accidents.
Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38498 posts, RR: 80 Reply 5, posted (4 years 1 month 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 6569 times:
Quoting SOBHI51 (Reply 4): Egypt allowed TUK TUKS for a while but it was a complete failure in Cairo due to the high rate of accidents.
A friend of mine told me how crazy the drivers are in Cairo. I'd love to go there and see how the traffic is. The traffic in Bangkok is pretty hectic but there seems to ba a method to the madness. Very few accidents considering the amount of traffic mixed with pedestrians, elephants and vendors on cycles.
The one shown in the right is Photoshopped. That is a Piaggio Ape Calessino in both photos. Tuktuk USA has their logo pasted over the Ape Calessino logo on the legshield and the Piaggio logo is covered over with some other logo. In addition, that third headlamp is badly pasted over the horn cover. Not to mention the obvious degradation in the image quality.
LH459 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 886 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (4 years 1 month 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 6507 times:
Quoting Superfly (Thread starter): Now if these can be used as taxis, I wonder if I can get across San Francisco late at night for only 40Baht.
I'm sure our local taxi drivers (all 7 of them) will have a fit if these things are actually allowed on the streets of SF. But seriously, I have a hard time imagining one of these things safely negotiating the hills, especially with a full load.
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Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38498 posts, RR: 80 Reply 10, posted (4 years 1 month 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 6481 times:
Quoting Srbmod (Reply 7): The one shown in the right is Photoshopped. That is a Piaggio Ape Calessino in both photos. Tuktuk USA has their logo pasted over the Ape Calessino logo on the legshield and the Piaggio logo is covered over with some other logo. In addition, that third headlamp is badly pasted over the horn cover. Not to mention the obvious degradation in the image quality.
Good observation but who's complaining. The lady is HOT!
LH459 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 886 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (4 years 1 month 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 6465 times:
Quoting Superfly (Reply 10): If it happens, it wont be in our lifetime. They fought the BART extension to SFO for 30 years
That's true!
I'd actually forgotten about that.
Quoting Superfly (Reply 10): It would still be more reliable and faster than MUNI.
Also true!
In all fairness to Muni (which they don't deserve), those trolley-buses actually do pretty well zipping up the hills. Grinding up a hill on one of their diesels is downright painful, though.
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Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38498 posts, RR: 80 Reply 12, posted (4 years 1 month 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 6459 times:
Quoting LH459 (Reply 11): In all fairness to Muni (which they don't deserve), those trolley-buses actually do pretty well zipping up the hills.
When they actually run.
If you have to rely on the N-Judah, it's a miracle when it does run without problem.
It took me 2 hours to get to City Hall from 40th. ave. last week. The N-Judah broke down for a 2nd. time in the same trip and I ended up having to take a taxi from Church & Duboce.
I much rather ride in a tuk tuk cross town.
Malaysia From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 3183 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (4 years 1 month 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 6079 times:
Well yeah, it took a while and finally got email from them cause I sent inquiry months ago . its all cause they say they now have DOT and EPA approval.
I wonder about CA approval cause California is more strict on that stuff.
I want one, but I want it only in the full Chiang Mai or Bangkok replica. and with the automatic option on it. I wonder if they can do that
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Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38498 posts, RR: 80 Reply 18, posted (4 years 1 month 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 6009 times:
Quoting Malaysia (Reply 17): I wonder about CA approval cause California is more strict on that stuff.
I am surprised our state hasn't raised a stink about it. I have seen one already here in San Francisco in the Bangkok replica with the automatic option on it.
Bok269 From United States of America, joined May 2007, 2105 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (4 years 1 month 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 5985 times:
Quoting Superfly (Reply 18): I am surprised our state hasn't raised a stink about it. I have seen one already here in San Francisco in the Bangkok replica with the automatic option on it.
From what I understand, any thing with three wheels on it is considered a motorcycle and is therefore subject to the applicable emissions and safety laws which are much less stringent than those for cars.
I don't think this will catch on as a taxi for a whole host of reasons, but as a utility vehicle (similar to GEMs as well as the GO-4), it may have a shot.
Malaysia From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 3183 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (4 years 1 month 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 5914 times:
Quoting Bok269 (Reply 19): From what I understand, any thing with three wheels on it is considered a motorcycle and is therefore subject to the applicable emissions and safety laws which are much less stringent than those for cars.
Well in CA, an out of state purchase of a motorcycle must have atleast 7.5K on the Odometer. this company is not even in state, so have to find a local dealer,
plus good news for CA only any 3 wheel car or motorcycle with attached side care requires just a regular drivers license.
not that I encourage it, I have a motorcycle endorsement and dont feel comfortable with just regular drivers driving the mp3 etc
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LH459 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 886 posts, RR: 1 Reply 22, posted (4 years 1 month 5 hours ago) and read 5779 times:
Quoting Falstaff (Reply 21): I can imagine a couple of big hoggers in it and the thing getting half way up a hill and going back down in reverse.
That's exactly the image that came to me as well!
Quoting Falstaff (Reply 21): California sure hates things with engines one them. Too many rules.
Not so much that we hate things with engines, it's just that we like being able to breathe. Having visited countries with no emission standards, I'm very glad the CA standards are what they are!
That said, I'm guessing the rule about having 7.5k on the odometer has more to do with taxes than anything else.
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DocLightning From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 16814 posts, RR: 57 Reply 23, posted (4 years 1 month 5 hours ago) and read 5772 times:
Quoting LH459 (Reply 22):
Not so much that we hate things with engines, it's just that we like being able to breathe. Having visited countries with no emission standards, I'm very glad the CA standards are what they are!
Not so much that we hate things with engines, it's just that we like being able to breathe. Having visited countries with no emission standards, I'm very glad the CA standards are what they are!
Clearly you don't live in LA. :-/
I do!!!!!
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25 Offloaded: Now THIS is the ultimate transportation in SF: Not me in the picture by the way, but if anyone from SFPD and the Bridge Patrol is on this site, thanks
26 Superfly: Those are neat vehicles. I just hate it when tourist drive really slow, reading maps while driving those and refuse to yield to faster moving vehicle
27 LH459: Nope, I live in Oakland. Even at its worst, LA's air quality is nowhere near as bad as, say, Lima.
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