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Ecocab seen in Dublin

Toronto will soon have pedicabs providing rides around the downtown core. The cost? Other than an urge to drink lots of Lipton Green Tea, it's free!

The service will be provided by a company called Go Mobile Media, which, in case you hadn't figured it out, is an advertising company. The Ecocabs are already being used in New York and Dublin, among other cities.

The vehicles have an electric assist motor, which is limited at 12 km/h.

So, Toronto cyclists, what do you think about sharing the road with these vehicles?

Should these be classified as e-bikes? (We had a discussion about e-bikes last year). If they're e-bikes, does that mean the operator has to wear a helmet?

Is 12 km/h just too ridiculously slow?

Are you willing to live with the advertising for the benefit of more human powered transportation? After all, this isn't the first rolling billboard on our streets.

Photo credit Ashroc