Becak (from Hokkien: be chia "horse-drawn carriage") is a three-wheeled mode of transportation commonly found in Indonesia and also in parts of Asia. The normal capacity of the rickshaw is two passengers and a driver. Becoming a pedicab driver is one of the ways to earn an easy living, so that the number of becak drivers in areas with high unemployment rates can be very high, and will lead to various traffic jams. Therefore, becak was banned in Jakarta around the end of the 1980s. His official reasons, among other things, at that time was that the becak featured "human exploitation of man". In the area of Jatiasih and Cibubur, becak is called by train name, in Jonggol, becak is called by the name of crete panumpang and in Depok called by the name of bicak.
The types of pedicabs Pedicab Ciputat,Tangerang.Judging from the driving force, pedicab can be distinguished on:Pedicabs Pedicab - Pedicab using bicycle, with human driving force, as the driver.Motorized rickshaw or becak machine - Becak using a motorcycle as a driver.Meanwhile from its form, in Indonesia there are two types of pedicab commonly used:Pedicab with driver is behind. This type is usually present in Java.Pedicab with driver is on the side. This species is usually found in Sumatra.Bentor from SangattaBentor in the Town of Tebing Tinggi,North SumatraBoth forms each have a type that is powered by a human or machine. Helicak ("pedicab helicopter", motorized pedicabs shaped similarhelicopter) and bentor from the eastern region, for example, powered engine behind. Bentor or betor from Sumatra, especially northern Sumatra, powered by the engine drivers on the side.
The type of rickshaw that the driver is in front is known to exist in several other countries, as developed in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. In this model, bicycles or motorcycles are used as propulsion and placed in front of passengers; replace the human power that walks pulling passengers on the rickshaw. In Jakarta, in the '70s there was still a mobet ("pedicab motor", with a motor in front) operating around Cempaka Putih. This model is then followed by minicars and also bajaj, which is more humane because the driver is protected from heat and rain.