How to stop battery-operated rickshaws from causing new problems on Dhaka's roads

“If we have the means to reduce physical labor, shouldn’t we embrace it”

Originally published on Global Voices

A typical battery powered rickshaw. Screenshot from the video “দুই সিটি কর্পোরেশের গলার কাঁটা ব্যাটারি চালিত রিকশা।” (Battery-powered rickshaws are a thorn in the side of two city corporations) on the Ekhon TV YouTube channel. Fair use.

Traffic congestion is a longstanding issue in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Every day, 8.2 million working hours are lost due to traffic jams.