Houston!! "the autorickshaw" has finally arrived.

Stumbled upon this sight yesterday around Hillcroft area of India town right here in Houston. It is the most common means of conveyance in India. The ubiquitous auto rickshaw.

This vehicle out numbers conventional taxi's in countries such as India. This particular auto rickshaw put a smile on the curious around the location. It was used as a promotion gig by music masala a local radio station in Houston. Bajaj Auto is the leading manufacturer of many falvors of this three wheeled beauty in India.

Contrastingly, it was parked next to a Hummer baring the radio stations Logo. Someone out there definitely has some sense of humor.
The only thing that deterred the general public from spending a lot of time admiring this vehicle was the garishly blaring hindi music enough to put a hole in the ear of any bystanders. Still a few of us braved the experience.

Think about it, if only someone would make this into a four wheeler instead of three it would be a cheaper alternative to the worlds cheapest car the Tata Nano.

Incidentally, this is not the first appearance of an auto rickshaw in Houston. It appears that there is a loyal user of this form of transportation in the city for over an year. As reported on Xnomad's
blog .

If this is fit for James bond in 1983 movie Octopussy, It's surely a chic magnet!!! Its time for auto rickshaw limo to make its appearance some time in the future. Right here in Houston.