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SINGAPORE - THE RICKSHAW
- For the constitution there are
four commonly used
languages: English, Chinese,
Malay and Tamil
- Rickshaw originates from
the Japanese word
jinrikisha (人力車, 人 jin =
human, 力 riki = power or
force, 車 sha = vehicle),
which literally means
"human-powered vehicle"
- Hand-pulled rickshaws were
a major means of transport
in Singapore from the 1880s
to 1930s.
- The rickshaw was invented in
Japan in the 1860s.They were
considered like taxis nowadays
- The first rickshaws appeared
in Singapore in the 1880s.
Rickshaws initially came in
single seater and double
seater models.
- The Singapore streets were crowded with
Rickshaw pullers. They wore shorts or baggy
pants. But they often worked shirtless and
bare feet under Singapore's blistering sun.
- The Singapore streets were crowded with
Rickshaw pullers. They wore shorts or baggy
pants. But they often worked shirtless and
bare feet under Singapore's blistering sun.
- 1. The rickshaw proved to be a cheaper
and faster mode of transportation
- ADVANTAGES
- DISADVANTAGES
- The rickshaws were banned
in 1947 on humanitarian
grounds
- They were used to
carry goods, manure
and even cadavers
- IMPORTED: So expensive
- LOCAL: Low quality
- LOCAL: Low quality
- IMPORTED: So expensive
- They were used to
carry goods, manure
and even cadavers
- The rickshaws were banned
in 1947 on humanitarian
grounds
- DISADVANTAGES
- 2. They did not pollute the environment
- 3. They were so cheap and popular
- 4. They were used to ferry children
to school or attend social gatherings
- 4. They were used to ferry children
to school or attend social gatherings
- 3. They were so cheap and popular
- ADVANTAGES
- TRISHAW
replaced the
rickshaw
- The first rickshaws appeared
in Singapore in the 1880s.
Rickshaws initially came in
single seater and double
seater models.
- The rickshaw was invented in
Japan in the 1860s.They were
considered like taxis nowadays
- HISTORY
- VARIANT NAMES::
Jinrickshaw, jinricksha,
jinrikisha, rikisha, ricksha,
rikishaw
- They were Used initially as private vehicles for noble
families, but soon became a popular means of
transport
- These carriages were exported across Asia and
became a common sight on the streets of larger
cities
- They Competed with the gharry
(two-wheeled horse carriages)
- They Competed with the gharry
(two-wheeled horse carriages)
- These carriages were exported across Asia and
became a common sight on the streets of larger
cities
- They were Used initially as private vehicles for noble
families, but soon became a popular means of
transport
- CULTURAL
IMPACT
- Many of the poorest individuals in
Singapore in the late nineteenth
century were poverty-stricken, unskilled
people. Sometimes called coolies, the
hardworking men found that pulling a
rickshaw was a new opportunity for
employment
- Many of the poorest individuals in
Singapore in the late nineteenth
century were poverty-stricken, unskilled
people. Sometimes called coolies, the
hardworking men found that pulling a
rickshaw was a new opportunity for
employment
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