Rickshaws

India registers more than 150,000 road deaths each year due to poorly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.

A private bus, carrying a wedding party fell into a river in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, killing 24 passengers, police said.

The driver lost control while a 28-passenger bus crossed the bridge, AFP reported.

Cruise passengers disembarking at Greece's ports of call will soon have the option of catching a ride in an auto rickshaw, also known as a tuk-tuk and common in many Asian countries.

The comfortable, modern tuk-tuks expected to debut in Greece represent an environmentally friendly alternative mode of transport to buses or traditional taxi cabs.

A “bicycle taxi”, known as a three-wheeler or “tuk-tuk” in some countries, has attracted attention after being introduced in the northwestern Turkish province of Kırklaerli.

In Egypt, where many suffer under economic hardship, 35-year-old entrepreneur Ahmed Saeed el-Feki has been working hard to make something of himself. He has launched his own business building a minicar in a country that relies heavily on imports of small automobiles.

They're ubiquitous in Asia, swarming the bustling streets of Bangkok, New Delhi and Beijing.
     
Now, a company that manufactures the tuk-tuk - the three-wheeled motorized rickshaws that have moved the masses for more than half a century - aims to make inroads in the United States.