A pedicab when it was passing on Malioboro Street

Fender pedicab were arranged neatly in an art exhibition

For Yogyakarta, pedicabs are still needed by the community and tourists. People still need rickshaws for short distance travel and enter the narrow streets. For tourists, the rickshaws become a transportation that sensational and unique. To maintain the existence of these rickshaws, the role of government in providing guidance for the cycle rickshaw is very determine. So far, there are rickshaw drivers who do not have a conscience to obey traffic regulations, dishonest in applying the fee on tourists, not honest in bringing to the destination, and even a criminal act on board.

However, local governments still have to coach them. Moreover, the ninth Sultan has mandated that rickshaws should not be evicted from Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta is made possible only as an icon city pedicab.

Although the movement is very slow because only be run by human power but the spots will remain a choice for tourists who want to do a mini tour along Malioboro to Yogyakarta Sultanate.

Fender pedicab placed on the left-right body can be designed more artistic. Tjipto, citizens of the city of Yogyakarta, has been known as a specialist painter fender pedicab. Besides painting fender in floral, animal and character puppets, Tjipto, 75 years, always write down the words of valuable advice on the fender pedicab.

Among them there are words migunani (useful), waras (healthy), sregep (diligent), ayem tentrem (safely), tukul (to grow) and subur (fertile).