Who drives pedicabs?

In the coming weeks, we will be doing a biography about each of our drivers. It is important to us that you know and trust your pedicab driver.


The criteria to become a driver are stringent!
Drivers must be over 21 years old, have a valid US driver's license, must pass a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (like the FBI only state) background check, must pass a Department of Transportation physical, must have a clean drug and alcohol screening, and must be approved by the City of Chattanooga's Transportation Board. In addition to those legal requirements, we train drivers on the road for a minimum of 8 hours before allowing them to drive without supervision (unless of course, they have extensive pedicabbing experience from another city). We also have a driver's manual, originally developed by Johnny Brown, grandfather of Chattanooga pedicabbing, that drivers are required to read and sign off on after their initial training period.


We are having a lot of fun, but we also take pedicabbing very seriously when it comes to safety.

Buzz Pedicabs - Loving Downtown!

Tonight was awesome - we had five cabbies on the street, on a Thursday no less.  It was a great Lookout's Baseball event and tons of local residents as well as visitors having dinner and hanging out downtown.  Cannot wait for live performers on Broad Street between Third and Fourth tomorrow - the World Premier of Water For Elephants staring Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson and Christoph Waltz is Friday in our town starting at 6pm.  Come to downtown Chattanooga, but park and take a pedicab - the streets are already blocked in front of the Majestic 12 Theater.  Call 657-777-BUZZ (2899) for a ride or Catch A Buzz - the bright yellow and black logo is easily recognizable.

GREEN!!

Go green - Earth Week/Earth Day events are on. We are excited about all the terrific activities this weekend downtown and on the north shore! You can visit Grow Chattanooga to get a schedule. Jeff Styles is talking about really cool Earth Day stuff on WGOW including Hang Gliding and our friends John & Dale Stokes with S.O.A.R. South on 102.3 this morning from PSCMetals. We appreciate all that is going on. Come downtown and join us!

Nice night for a ride

Chattanooga Ghost Tours

Transportation Board Meeting

So excited - this afternoon at the monthly Transportation Board Meeting we had two more drivers approved.  Tonight we were three on the street, moving the people through downtown!  We are having such a great time meeting people and showing off our powerfully fabulous city.  Scored a couple of parking spots too from Republic Parking today - great rates monthly in the North Carta lot (yes, that's the building where our cabs live).  Overall, a wonderful day!  We'll start introducing our new cabbies one at a time with great bios and photos - stay tuned.

What a GREAT night!

We had four pedicabbers on the road downtown for the home opener of the Chattanooga Lookouts Baseball team, and it was awesome!  Tons of people downtown on a Thursday and very busy drivers.  We ferried people to dinner, to a movie, back to their hotel, and just for some joy rides.  Several of us stayed out past nine just as the game was ending and took folks to their cars - a welcome ride!

Busy week!

UPDATE - We are sad to report that Hiroshi's has closed their doors.  However, that means cab space for your business if you'd like!




We have another new advertiser, thanks Hiroshi!  Hiroshi's on the Southside will be appearing on a Buzz Pedicab soon.  We are excited to work with a restauranteur whom we have long admired (and eaten LOTS of sushi).  Easy to reach location at 114 Main Street on the south side between Market and Broad Streets.  Hiroshi & Deb are terrific folks and we hope you'll visit them for a bite of sushi!  With lunch and dinner specials, you can eat at the sushi bar or grab a quiet table in a corner.  Go eat sushi today and tell them BUZZ sent you!

Need carb loading?

Ok, so after a long day of pedaling (or a couple of hours), what do you crave?
CARBS
Love Lupi's take-away pizza - whole wheat crust either Hawaiian with Anchovies or spinach, sun dried tomatoes, feta, avacado, and ham - either way, it's good stuff! Stop by and get some.

Advertising That Will Create A Buzz!

We are excited and pleased to have Sugar's Ribs Downtown join our team at Buzz - one cab devoted to promoting the BBQ voted #1 by Chattanooga in CityScope Magazine for 2008, 2009, and yes even 2010. Congrats and welcome to the Buzz.  Hail a Buzz Pedicab to reach Sugar's Downtown in their new location at 5th and Broad or call them at 423-508-8956