Did You Ride Tricycles?

 Overloaded Tricycle

A tricycle (often abbreviated to trike) is a three-wheeled vehicle. While tricycles are often associated with the small three-wheeled vehicles used by pre-school age children, they are also used by adults for a variety of purposes. In the United States and Canada, adult-sized tricycles are used primarily by older persons for recreation, shopping, and exercise. In Asia and Africa, tricycles are used primarily for commercial transportation, either of passengers in pedicabs, or of freight and deliveries.

Human-powered trikes are usually powered by pedals, although some models have hand cranks. Motorized trikes can be powered with a variety of methods, including motorcycle engines, smaller automatic transmission scooter motors, and electric motors. The term “tricycle” may or may not include motorized Three Wheeled Cars, depending on local laws.

Tricycle is one of the common transfortation in the Philippines. There are many types of tricycles, most of the town in the Philippines have there own design of tricyles that is allowed to travel in there area.

If you can visit in Tagbilaran City, tricycle is the most common transfortation in the city. It is like taxi, you can go anywhere within the city even you’re alone. The fare is only P6 within the city but if you go outside the city you have to add a reasonable amount of it.

In the provinces, tricycle is usually overloaded due to many passengers like students. It usually happen during peak hours such as in the morning and in the afternoon.

Once you visit Philippines, try to ride tricycle, you will enjoy it.