Diverse transport solutions are available
 
People have developed a wide range of local transport solutions. The various technologies offer different combinations (and design compromises) of cost, weight, carrying capacity, manoeuvrability, speed, durability and aesthetic characteristics. The private sector has been responsible for most developments.
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Transporting sacks with a rickshaw in Madagascar
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Transporting sheep in a boat in India

Intermediate means of transport include:

  • wheelbarrows and trolleys
  • hand carts (two wheel, three wheel, four wheel; large wheel, small wheel; wooden wheel, cycle wheel, old bearings) · human rickshaws
  • cycle based technologies (bicycles, delivery bicycles, tricycles, cycle-rickshaws)
  • animal-drawn carts (many variations: two wheels, four wheels; one animal, two animals; cartwheels, rubber tyres; oxen, horses, donkeys)
  • pack animals
  • motorised intermediate means of transport (mopeds, motorcycle-based, autorickshaws, power-tillers)
  • small boats
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In parts of Honduras and El Salvador, families use goats to pull carts to collect water

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Auto-rickshaw and camel cart in Pakistan