His soles are similarly affected, a hazardous problem for a rickshaw puller who goes barefoot.
"As people get more affluent, they get cars, bikes or rickshaws," he said.
The pedicabs, which are basically bike-powered rickshaws, will debut in Chinatown on Tuesday.
Outside on the street, rickshaws, pushcarts, cars and cows jostle for space.
Another traditional taxi service that uses muscle power instead of engines is the rickshaw.
Historians think that rickshaws were first used in Japan in the mid-19th century.
Rickshaw-pullers and peddlers too were eager to take part in the protest.
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