Bangalore would grind to a [more permanent] halt if the taxis were the four-wheeled yellow or black varieties favoured by New York and London respectively.
Instead you have the marvellous Auto Rickshaws which are manufactured by Bajaj here in India.
They fly through the traffic taking the citizens of this city from point a to point b for a very reasonable charge. They don't just cater for the two legged inhabitants. There's even Small Animals Ambulances for our four legged friends:
The majority of three-wheelers are auto-rickshaws and many owners love them dearly. Karsten's been in one that featured three speakers on the rear shelf, a CD system and neon lighting. Leanne and I recently saw one that was a mobile Christian shrine with quotations from the Bible and images of Christ all over it.
They're all different in one way or another, but there's two rules for picking a good one:
1. Insist they use the meter. Many will try to agree an inflated price up-front so if they won't use the meter (or won't offer a reasonable price) then you just wait 30 seconds for another to come along.
2. Don't choose a young one. The older ones have clearly lasted longer and so you stand a chance of doing the same!
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Oooh. Exotic! I had to look that one up. Yet again, Wikipedia came to the rescue!
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