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Old Aug 9, 2012 | 9:42 am
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themicah
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Originally Posted by echip
But I think they are really meant for the famous and super-rich.
Huh? Pedicabs are targeted at middle class tourists, not the famous or super-rich.

Most famous and super-rich people have a car (with tinted windows) and driver waiting to take them where they want quickly and discreetly. They're not going to ride on the back of a slow tricycle breathing some sweaty guy's B.O. for all the world to see.

The pedicabs cluster on Central Park South (particularly at Columbus Circle) not because of the high-end hotels, but because the one thing they ARE good for is a tour of Central Park.
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