Checkered Cabs

The other day, discussing ways of getting around San Diego, I mentioned the pedal cabs (or pedi-cabs, as seems to be the more popular name) they have down there. My buddy Dana Gabbard directed me to this article in the L.A. Times that discusses the problems of these vehicles. Many are unlicensed, some have been known to go where they're forbidden to go, and there have been a couple of fatal accidents. Maybe they're not such a good idea after all…