Tricycle pic submitted by Troy Hogan. Tricycles are an essential form of transport-for-hire in the Philippines. For just a few pesos you, your groceries, and your kids can ride in the (relative) comfort of a custom-built side cab attached to a motorcycle - usually a 125cc or so! What they lack in speed, they make up for with their ability to pick their way through traffic ... except in provinci al towns, where tricycle traffic jams are a phenomenon in themselves!