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Monday 1 August 2011

Delman

Delman is a traditional means of transportation on animal powered by the horse. Delman has wheels 2, 3 and 4. From the past until now delman has the same shape, although some are replacing the wheels with tires. Delman is now used as a transport environment within a short journey or a major character in the rural regional inter-village. Current gig starts displaced by the presence of a motorcycle taxi, taxi or public transport such as motorized three-wheeler or bemo. However, in some areas, especially the tourist area, Delman allowed to operate, by following the rules of hygiene such as urban reservoirs for horse manure. To that end, Delman are numbered as in the numbering of motor vehicles issued by the Local Government.
Because it is powered by animals, delman is an environmentally friendly means of transportation is still there. In some places the tourist areas, delman used as a vehicle for visitors to tour the streets around the tourist area, Both local and international tourists.

Delman name comes from the name of the inventor, Charles Theodore deeleman ie, a litografer and engineers in the Netherlands East Indies. The Dutch themselves call this vehicle with the name of the dos-à-dos (back to back, the literal meaning of the French language), a type of train passengers seated back to back. The term dos-à-dos was later shortened by the natives of Batavia longer a 'sado'. In other areas, Delman has a name such as Andong, which has four wheels. In Jakarta, naming the carriage referred to as the Ebro acronym taken from the Eerste Bataviasche Rijtuig plantations which means the First Railway Company in Jakarta


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