"This is something out of the ordinary you feel you are on holiday in Bangkok instead of Berlin," said another traveller.
In Amsterdam, driver Peter Jancso said people like to be driven around in his bright yellow rickshaw and pretend to be a queen in a golden carriage. "I like my passengers to feel important," he said as he dropped off another passenger. Another visitor noted how cheap it was compared with a normal taxi.
Although increasingly popular in Europe, it is the opposite in India, where hand-pulled rickshaws are considered inhuman and a symbol of India's backward past.
Nearly 500 bike-rickshaws are running in London and are not required to pay the city's road tax but things may change as other taxi drivers complain of unfair treatment.
46. Where are rickshaws becoming more popular?
A. Delhi, Berlin, Paris.
B. Amsterdam, Bangkok, Delhi.
C. Athens, London, Berlin.
D. Berlin, Amsterdam, London.
47. Why are rickshaws no longer as widely used in India as in the past?
A. They are a reminder of a bad period in India's history.
B. They have been banned because they are too cruel.
C. The streets of India are too crowded for them to move through easily.
D. Indians now prefer to travel by car because they are richer.
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