Tricycle (Pedicab) The Three wheeled Public Vehicle In the Philippines | #Monomad Challenge

Tricycle or commonly known as pedicab in the Visayan language is one of the most common public vehicles in the Philippines, especially in small towns and villages. It is actually a motorized bike attached with a single-wheeled sidecar which obviously why it is called tricycle.

It is the most accessible mode of transportation in the provinces of Cebu and is built in different forms in every town or village, and usually accommodates up to six passengers.

Allow me to share these moving tricycles that I took which will be my entry as well for the #monomad challenge of @monochromes.

As you notice in bot tricycle they have different forms the above tricycle has a backseat for passengers while the one below has a different style but it has a backseat as well it's just that in a different position. The above photo by the way was taken in the town of Minglanilla while the one below was in Alcoy. You see, each town has a different style and builds of tricycles.

And who says that only men are the ones allowed to drive tricycles? Here in our village, there is this only woman who drives a tricycle as public transportation as a source of her living, it's literally a girl power.

Most of the sidecars of tricycles were crafted by welders usually and made from tubular steel which is why most sidecars are lightweight and open-air in design. Most of these tricycles had speed limits as well that were followed as it is a public vehicle, and I believed they were only allowed with the speed of 30-40Km per hour.

Above photos were all captured by yours truly, using Nikon D5600 with Nikon 40-150mm Lens.