Well, maybe not such a New York moment—the era of the brightly-lit and sometimes music-blaring neon-lit pedicab has also come to London, Las Vegas and even Charleston, South Carolina.

And, while some critics have found them irritating and unwelcome, they’ve clearly found a niche in the tourism trade; just leaf through any Facebook group for New York visitors and you’ll see dozens of people including them in their plans.

Although, not all their operators seem pleased…

While so many innovations these days, especially those involving bright lights, seem to come from China—and some of the pedicabs do—they’re also made by companies in Colorado, California, Texas and Montana!








