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Spotted! Southwest's Free Pedicabs Are Going Strong In Denver

We’d written about the Southwest Airlines-sponsored pedicabs of Denver when they launched in July, of course, but we were still tickled when we actually found one of them during our trip to the Mile High City last week.

We found our cheery-looking fellow decked out in a Southwest t-shirt and his rickshaw dolled up in the colors outside the Hyatt Regency hotel, standing on the corner of the street calling out: “Free rides! Free downtown rides!”

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Southwest Airlines Will Take You for a Free Ride in Denver...by Rickshaw

If you’re headed to Denver this summer and you hate walking, then Southwest Airlines is your new best friend. The airline that shows a little too much love for checked baggage is teaming up with Mile High Pedicabs to offer free rides to plenty of events in and around the city for the next six months.

In total you’ll be able to hitch a ride to around 20 events including baseball games at Coors Field. Be on the lookout for 25 pedal-powered vehicles fully decked out in Southwest colors, stickers and flags on the back promising free rides. Just make sure you tip your driver, and do so even more if it’s especially hot out.

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New York Pedicabs Go Legit, Lose Outlaw Status

I've never taken a pedicab in my life, but it seems I'm in the minority, as the number of the pedal-powered bicycle taxis has risen dramatically since their introduction to New York in 1995. Pedicabs have become so popular, in fact, that they're now regulated by the city, which requires vehicles to be insured, inspected, and fitted with seat belts, headlights, and hydraulic brakes. A story in The New York Times explains that the new regulations legitimize an industry that began as something of a fringe group, attracting actors, artists, and various downtown weirdos to a unique profession that could net them up to $1,000 a week and help them stay skinny and hot.

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