Dean took this photo when he was on the back of a scooter. The traffic in this shot is pretty quiet for Hanoi. Compulsory helmets have only been required by law in the last few months. Being such a new concept, a lot of Vietnamese people wear helmets that don't fit or are otherwise inappropriate. That's because they don't wear them for safety reasons; they wear them so they don't get fined. As in this photo, it's not unusual to see children without helmets. Most of the time, traffic is totally hectic and the way to cross the road is to literally walk in front of oncoming vehicles - scooters, cars, buses and trucks. In Saigon, we've seen the elderly, the blind and disabled walk across streets with 5-6 lanes of traffic. Crazy? Or ordered chaos?
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I'd say ordered chaos in the end. I'd happily ride a scooter in Vietnam but not Sydney. They ride so slow you feel like you have time to react. I was happy crossing roads after a couple of attempts.
Jeff
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