RE: [ST] Viet Nam motorcycles

[Neil Tracey <Neil.Tracey@xxxxxxxxx>]

>>Pollution is nasty. Lots of
> Aussies too.

interesting follow on from "Pollution is nasty....."
no offence meant to our ozzie friends I'm sure :-)

Neil
bath.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Fastner [mailto:bobfastner@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 10 July 2001 15:44
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ST] Viet Nam motorcycles
> 
> 
> Hi,
>    I just returned from Viet Nam where I encountered more 
> motorcycles per
> square inch than I could have imagined. Of course they were 
> about 99% of
> less than 125cc. People ride the wrong way down the street. 
> Sidewalks and
> indoor markets are also places to ride. People make u-turns 
> whenever and
> wherever and roundabouts are very interesting to negotiate. 
> People eat,
> drink and smoke while riding (automatic clutches). They will 
> also ride 4 to
> a bike, including infants. They will load the bikes with 
> anything possible.
> (Example...passenger on the back holding 3x5 foot pane of 
> glass in heavy
> traffic). Everyone parks their bikes inside their homes and 
> on the sidewalk
> (which are not necessarily for walking) when shopping and 
> there are lots and
> lots of very pretty women on bikes. I only saw about nine 
> bike accidents in
> the 3 weeks I was there and only one was serious. speeds 
> range from 1-20
> miles an hour most of the time in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. 
> There are some
> odd old bikes and a few Urals with sidecars. Pollution is 
> nasty. Lots of
> Aussies too.
>    Although I rode on the back of motorcycles a couple times, 
> I was afraid
> that if I was at the controls, I might do some serious damage 
> trying to make
> headway through traffic. So I didn't ride one myself. If I was there a
> longer while, I might have given it a go.
> Regards,
> Bob
> 
> 
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