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Dangerous truck passing in Long An Province

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This is a start of four postings of my motorcycle trips just for this week. Riding on the highway can be a bit dangerous in Vietnam. You hear about many fatalities from the reckless driving on the highways. Earlier this month I got a video of this truck overtaking another truck on Highway DT10 in the Long An Province. This was about a couple minutes from Duc Hoa. If I had no … [Read more...] about Dangerous truck passing in Long An Province

The craziness of Saigon motorbikes

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The below picture pretty much shows a person must force their way into traffic. I posted the video yesterday on Instagram and Facebook. Motorbikes turning into a road tend to do so as a horde. When one bike turns, others follow. It does not matter if they are at a redlight or stop sign. They just go. This old women lagged behind the group of three bikes and decided just to … [Read more...] about The craziness of Saigon motorbikes

Getting stopped by the traffic police (CSGT) in Saigon (HCMC), Vietnam

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Back in January, 2018, I got pulled over by the infamous traffic police (CGST) in the Phu Nhuan District. I was stopped for being in the left lane (which is just for cars). As you can tell from the videos below, I was actually in the middle lane which is permitted for motorbikes/motorcycles (as well as the right lane). I actually knew this when I was stopped. What was really … [Read more...] about Getting stopped by the traffic police (CSGT) in Saigon (HCMC), Vietnam

Riding to IPS / AHS in Saigon (video)

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Another video I took of my short trip to the International Primary School / Asian High School in District 1. The trip The trip crosses the Calmette Bridge, goes along Ton Duc Thang and then Hai Ba Trung streets. It is a relaxing trip at around 4:30 pm. Traffic is not bad yet but will get worse later. I apologize for some technical mistakes (see below) and the music. I had no … [Read more...] about Riding to IPS / AHS in Saigon (video)