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HOONDA recalls 5000 Rickshaws with pedal breaks

HOONDA has recalled all its Rickshaw models that had pedal breaks, an option which was installed in approximately 5,000 HOONDA Euro-VIII Rickshaw models. 4,610 of which were reported to have been involved in minor mishaps that led to twisted neck, fractured arms, broken thighs,legs, hands and other expendable body parts and flattened skull etc. “It has been determined that Rickshaws having a pedal breaks have been cited in a disproportionate number of roadway incidents,” company's spokesperson Kughuzumi said. The recall was initiated in response to a case filed by Mamu Ishmail of Silchar, after he was involved in thirty-five tragic rickshaw accident while applying pedal break. “We have a sorution. One fix fol arl moders,” said Kughuzumi, in a culturally insensitive dialect. The sorution, uhh, solution, involves the installation of an emergency arrest system activated by pressing a large red button on the steering. Though its justification remains debatable, the recall is expected ...