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====Indonesia==== Cycle rickshaws in Indonesia are called ''becak'' (pronounced {{IPA|ms|ΛbetΚaΚ|}}). They began being used in Jakarta about 1936.<ref name="Edgerton pp. 46-47" /> ''Becak'' were considered an icon of the capital city of Jakarta prior to its ban in the 1970s. Citing concerns of public order, the city government forbade them on the city's main streets. Scenes of the anti-''becak'' campaign appear in the 1971 Canadian film ''Wet Earth and Warm People'', a documentary by [[Michael Rubbo]].<ref>National Film Board of Canada, ''[http://www.nfb.ca/film/wet_earth_and_warm_people Wet Earth and Warm People]'', 1971</ref> Despite the attempts at eradication, however, many ''becak'' still operate near [[slum]]s throughout the city. Attempts at reinforcing the ban resulted in large-scale seizures of the vehicle in the late 1990s and in 2007.<ref>{{cite news | title = 'Becak' drivers challenge authorities over right to work | url = http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/07/06/becak039-drivers-challenge-authorities-over-right-work.html | work = [[The Jakarta Post]] | date = 6 July 2009 | access-date = 10 July 2010}}</ref> In 2018, Governor [[Anies Baswedan]] attempted to allow ''becak'' again because of a political contract with becak drivers during his campaign.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Amindoni|first1=Ayomi|title=Becak di Jakarta dan 'kontrak politik' Gubernur Anies Baswedan|url=http://www.bbc.com/indonesia/indonesia-42813996|access-date=1 April 2018|work=BBC Indonesia|date=2018|language=id}}</ref> There are two types of "becak" in Indonesia: the first type is the driver sitting behind the passenger (similar to Dutch-style [[cargo bike]]s), the other one which mainly found in Sumatra is the driver sitting beside the passenger. "Becak" is still being used in various part of Indonesia, especially in smaller cities and town.
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