Brian Barnes, owner of Wheels PediCab, a brand new rickshaw cab business operating in the Cayman Islands, pictured with passengers from the Cayman Islands Cystic Fibrosis Trust fundraising evening.
The Cayman Islands now have their own new rickshaw cab business, called Wheels PediCab Service.
“Environmentally friendly, well-equipped state-of-the-art rickshaw bicycles are a new way of getting around Seven Mile Beach and George Town,” said owner and operator Brian Barnes.
“I have no set route, and go wherever the passenger wants to go. They are well-equipped with signals, break lights, headlights, even seatbelts.”
Mr Barnes thought of the idea two years ago, and made his first application in September 2005 to import the rickshaw bicycles.
“The first two are here, and there are more on the way,” he said.
They can also be used for special events, such as weddings, private parties, parades, etc and they are also available for advertising and branding,” he added.
Mr Barnes also said businesses can advertise on the cabs, by ‘branding’ them with companies’ or products’ logos.
“It’s something new to Cayman and people use them right now in big cities such as Denver, New York, Florida, Las Vegas and Victoria in British Columbia, which is where I first fell in love with them and rode them to earn spare money, when I was going to school there,” said Mr Barnes.
People will be able to locate the cabs in and around the Seven Mile Beach and George Town locations.
For contact information people can phone 947-2222 or visit the company’s website at www.CaymanPediCab.com.
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