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Sept. 9, 2011 12:34 p.m. jstein77 Dork
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Sept. 9, 2011 12:40 p.m. Duke SuperDork
C'mon. It's got rear suspension, at least, so it won't shake the inverted coke bottle fuel tank out of the rag that ties it to the fuel line.
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Sept. 9, 2011 12:45 p.m. pinchvalve SuperDork
You apparently haven't driven through West Virginia lately...
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Sept. 9, 2011 12:48 p.m. NGTD Dork
Safety fuel tank . . . . .
Separates from the ahem. . . . vehicle during a crash
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Sept. 9, 2011 12:55 p.m. DrBoost SuperDork
Future Challenge competitor?
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Sept. 9, 2011 1:00 p.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
DrBoost wrote:
Future Challenge competitor?
Future? He is on the way there now. That pic was taken in Tampa.
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Sept. 9, 2011 1:12 p.m. cwh SuperDork
That lawn chair- wonder if it just sits there. What is the purpose for this thing? No cargo area, no additional seating, just one lucky driver. Is he on his way to work as a customer service agent for your insurance company?
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Sept. 9, 2011 1:17 p.m. EastCoastMojo SuperDork
He is the safety inspector.
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Sept. 9, 2011 1:44 p.m. monark192 Reader
He's crazy - the road is wet and there is no tread left on that back tire. That could be dangerous.
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Sept. 9, 2011 3:40 p.m. GrantMLS Reader
yeah i dont see a seat belt.
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Sept. 9, 2011 3:45 p.m. cwh SuperDork
I doubt that he sees much speed in that. No windshield, either.
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Sept. 9, 2011 4:14 p.m. GrantMLS Reader
rear engined - can't be that bad,...
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Sept. 9, 2011 4:15 p.m. HunterJP Reader
If you have never been to India, you have NO idea. LOL.
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Sept. 9, 2011 4:18 p.m. stuart in mn SuperDork
GrantMLS wrote:
rear engined - can't be that bad,...
Independent rear suspension, too. :) I saw a lot of similar vehicles in Taiwan, although they usually had a thatched roof on them.
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Sept. 9, 2011 4:26 p.m. Jay SuperDork
I'm not gonna lie, if I were at a pub and he showed up on that thing, I'd definitely buy him a pint.
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Sept. 9, 2011 5:22 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
I bet sitting in an unbolted lawnchair is a safety feature. Being a three wheeler, I would not want to be strapped in when it flips.. at least this way you get thrown off before you ever reach those sorts of flip over speeds
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Sept. 9, 2011 6:40 p.m. Snowdoggie HalfDork
It looks like somebody attached an IRS and a lawn mower engine on to a $295 Harbor Freight trailer, then grafted part of a wrecked golf cart on the front of it.
You could probably build one just like that for less than $600 if you sourced the gas tank from a dumpster.
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Sept. 9, 2011 6:46 p.m. WhiteLX New Reader
In CA as long as it passes emissions it is OK to drive on the road. It's up to the police to enforce any safety issues.
No safety inspection whatsoever. You can go through smog with bald tires, no brakes and worn out suspension and for all CA cares, as long as it's clean and stock under the hood, you're good to go.
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Sept. 9, 2011 8:54 p.m. loosecannon Reader
If India has such poor safety standards, why are there so many Indians? Shouldn't they all be dying in horrific accidents?
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Sept. 9, 2011 9:19 p.m. Kendall_Jones Reader
Thats actually just a rickshaw with no rear bodywork on it. most have a bench seat in the rear & a top on them
I've been to india and thats not an uncommon site. I was told that around 2005 or so all the rickshaws went from 2 cycle engines to 4 cycle engines. Streets were incredibly smoky when I was there (2007), I could not imagine what they were like full of 2 stroke smoke....
KJ
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Sept. 9, 2011 9:31 p.m. jstein77 Dork
loosecannon wrote:
If India has such poor safety standards, why are there so many Indians?
Lack of birth control?
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Sept. 9, 2011 10:58 p.m. loosecannon Reader
jstein77 wrote:
loosecannon wrote:
If India has such poor safety standards, why are there so many Indians?
Lack of birth control?
I still think we have too many safety rules and maybe stupid people should be allowed to remove themselves from the gene pool
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Sept. 9, 2011 11:33 p.m. Trans_Maro Dork
It looks better built than a lot of rat rods.
Shawn
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Sept. 10, 2011 12:03 a.m. gamby SuperDork
Trans_Maro wrote:
It looks better built than a lot of rat rods.
Shawn
It's more of a Raj Rod.
