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Tuk Tuk Police
Tuk Tuk police, arrest this man, he talks in maths
He buzzes like a fridge, he’s like a detuned radio
Tuk Tuk police, arrest this girl, her hitler hairdo, is making me feel ill
And we have crashed her party
This photo should go with the sounds of Karma Police of Radiohead as the soundtrack. You can watch the video and hear the song by visiting the following link at Youtube.
La Antigua Guatemala has become a victim to crime and the Antigüeños have demanded safety. These Tuk Tuk Police units are one of the responses from the authorities and the Tourist Commission. I published a photo of a tuk tuk motorbike as a taxi before on May 3rd.
Have you seen other tuk tuk motorbikes in the Daily Photo cities? If so, come back and tell us where.
Oh, that’s cute. I somehow don’t see it getting involved in any real high speed chases tho’.
I have seen a motorbike like this in Jakarta Daily Photo. It called Bajaj but it’s not a ‘tuk tuk police’. It’s a public transportation.
they’ve launched tuk-tuks as public transport in brighton, with fixed routes, schedules and prices as well – gasp!!! – http://www.tuctuc.co.uk/ (unfortunately they’ve had to withdraw the Burberry Tuk Tuk – !)
also there was something in the news recently (but i can’t find the article – grr!) about a couple trying to do a round-the-world trip or something like that on one….
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Cute little vehicles. We don’t have them in the U.S.
Brighton Daily Photo has posted an image of a Tuc Tuc on August 22nd.
[...] The taxi service in La Antigua Guatemala is anything but reliable. Taxi vehicles come in all colors and makes, mostly Toyota and Nissan. There is not a radio taxi service because all the taxis are owned by their respective drivers and they haven’t see fit to band together and offer a central calling number, so you have to carry three or four different business cards to make sure at least one taxi will be available when you need it. Besides the taxi automobiles, there are Tuk Tuk mototaxis (or tuc tuc in Brighton, England), but they have become unsafe for many reasons including delinquency; there is even Tuk Tuk Police Units now. [...]
[...] streets are yet another characteristic of La Antigua Guatemala’s life-style (see photos 1, 2, 3). They are hard on the automobiles, trucks, bicycles and humans. Cobblestone streets require [...]