OMG! Pedicabs in downtown Ann Arbor!? Yep-it’s a distinct possibility if a few Ann Arborites get their way. It’s not enough that driving through downtown isn’t already hairy enough, what with having to watch out for I-Pod connected pedestrians, cyclists (who think they own the road) and city busses merging in and out of traffic. Now, we may have to slam on the brakes for these people-powered taxis.

The only cities in Michigan that currently have pedicabs in operation are Grand Rapids and Mackinaw Island. They’re also very popular in New York City. Well we ain’t no New York City, but I can see them catching on here in Ann Arbor.

Supposedly, there would be no fee to ride in one these open-air taxis. They would be supported by advertising and sponsorships. As for the actual pedal-pushers, it’s assumed they would be college aged kids. The cabs themselves have 20 something low gears and are easy to pedal. I don’t know about the “easy to pedal” part. I remember one hot August day on Mackinaw Island, pulling my 2 kids around in one of these contraptions and almost having a coronary. But then again, I’m far from being a college-aged kid!

My guess is one day soon, we downtown drivers, will have one more distraction (i.e. Pedicabs) to worry about crashing into. Oh well, that’s life in the big city!

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