1.   Auto rickshaws, forever on the verge of collision, brush back pedestrians and veer gleefully across lines of traffic.

2.   Earlier, tens of thousands of commuters were stranded because of a lack of buses and auto rickshaws, and there had been street violence.

3.   The unidentified men then escaped in a car, which they abandoned before switching to an auto rickshaw a few miles away.

4.   With most buses and auto rickshaws out of commission, people found it hard to get to their jobs.

5.   In Chittagong, a few auto rickshaws operated, escorted by army trucks.

6.   Many residents use rickshaws and auto rickshaws like taxi cabs to get around Dhaka, the capital.

7.   Scooter taxis, called auto rickshaws and built for two passengers, are a common form of public transportation in India.

8.   The drivers, who struck Monday, accuse the police of harassment, saying many do not bother to carry a license to drive their auto rickshaws.