Kamis, 24 Mei 2012

About Helicak...

Helicak 

Helicak is public transport vehicles which are found in Jakarta in the 1970s. Helicak name comes from the combination of the words helicopter and rickshaws, due to its shape is similar to the helicopters and tricycles.

Helicak
first launched on March 24, 1971. Engine and the main body of this vehicle is a Lambretta scooters imported from Italy. This vehicle was first coined in the reign of Governor Ali Sadikin as a replacement for tricycles are considered inhumane.

Like the
rickshaw, the driver helicak sitting in the back, while sitting in the front passenger in a cabin with a metal frame and walls of glass fibers that protect it from heat, rain or dust, while the driver is not. Some people judge a vehicle is unsafe for passengers, because when the collision occurred, the penumpanglah the first time will feel the consequences.

Age
helicak was not long. Jakarta government's policy of providing transportation of the people who do not consistently lead to a number helicak 400 copies when first released, was not developed further. As a result helicak slowly disappeared from the streets of the capital. Helicak can still be found in the area of ​​Kemayoran.


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