The self-drive tuk-tuks transforming travel in Sri Lanka

4 sonabinu 2 6/22/2025, 3:31:09 PM bbc.com ↗

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Brajeshwar · 7h ago
I’m very concerned how one can just hop on a tuk-tuk and start riding it! Two-wheelers are easy if you know how, and so does the four-wheelers (cars). But for the three-wheel tuk-tuk — people don’t practice for that.

During college days, on a fateful night, I took two friends and rode the manual rickshaw. There was no way to control that, even though I can ride a bicycle very well. I remember hitting a pole near an electric transformer and all three of us thrown out and plunged into a pond nearby (that saved us). We were pulled out by the neighbors. Nothing bad happened, besides some bruises. But I’m not touching anything three-wheeled ever again.

Manan-Coder · 8h ago
wow, that's such a great thing. tuk tuks are generally the mid point between affordable and comfort