Thank you for sharing these videos and photos. I took a series of photos of bikes & motorbikes in Nepal that was so much fun to do: just sat in one spot and watched the amazing feats of engineering and artistry! I was in a motorbike crash in India with my now-husband, so we will never ride/drive again, but I truly respect the art of Asian driving. American drivers are individualistic, it's built into the system and mentality, so it's not easy to adapt, but being a fish in a school is an egoless practice. Thanks for sharing!
Bringing back memories of traffic chaos, and families on bikes, you must have had a death wish even considering riding a motor cycle in Vietnam. Even trying to cross the road can be an issue, just go for it and hope to hell they miss you lol..
haha. You are probably right, a death wish. I had enough of the thrill for now. I have already seen so many wounded lying in the middle of the roads. Ambulance service is not exactly reliable here ...if someone even bothers to call an ambulance for you.
4. Keep a steady pace, neither slowing nor quickening, and NEVER STOPPING
5. If you do this, the drivers/riders can determine where you will be when they intersect your line and turn slightly to avoid you. If you change pace, you will end up where they thought you wouldn't be.
6. They don't want to hit you any more than you want to be hit.
7. Follow 1-6 and you will be fine.
Note: Look right first and last because all VN roads have a lane along the curb for those too lazy to ride on the correct side of the street and if you don't look right, you WILL get taken out.
Thank you for sharing these videos and photos. I took a series of photos of bikes & motorbikes in Nepal that was so much fun to do: just sat in one spot and watched the amazing feats of engineering and artistry! I was in a motorbike crash in India with my now-husband, so we will never ride/drive again, but I truly respect the art of Asian driving. American drivers are individualistic, it's built into the system and mentality, so it's not easy to adapt, but being a fish in a school is an egoless practice. Thanks for sharing!
Were you or your husband injured in that crash in India? It seems very traumatic.
Bringing back memories of traffic chaos, and families on bikes, you must have had a death wish even considering riding a motor cycle in Vietnam. Even trying to cross the road can be an issue, just go for it and hope to hell they miss you lol..
haha. You are probably right, a death wish. I had enough of the thrill for now. I have already seen so many wounded lying in the middle of the roads. Ambulance service is not exactly reliable here ...if someone even bothers to call an ambulance for you.
Crossing the road here is easy.
1. Look for an opening
2. Look right, then left, then right
3. Go
4. Keep a steady pace, neither slowing nor quickening, and NEVER STOPPING
5. If you do this, the drivers/riders can determine where you will be when they intersect your line and turn slightly to avoid you. If you change pace, you will end up where they thought you wouldn't be.
6. They don't want to hit you any more than you want to be hit.
7. Follow 1-6 and you will be fine.
Note: Look right first and last because all VN roads have a lane along the curb for those too lazy to ride on the correct side of the street and if you don't look right, you WILL get taken out.
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Yes, in the "normal" Vietnamese traffic I was impressed by how no one was aggressive simply completely assured of their rightful place.
A driver won't survive if they get too aggressive. ...just a fish in a school.
Neat description of the controlled chaos.
Yes I did -incredible
Love this...and the AI art. Reminds me of the ginza crossing in Tokyo but on 2 wheels. I though hanoi traffic was bad-gulp.
Did you click on either of the YouTube video links?