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Post by worldtraveler100 on Oct 9, 2009 21:40:07 GMT -5
I've been adding scooting to my overseas trips.
This is a video of me riding around Vietnam last year. These folks really know how to scoot! ;D
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Post by indy50 on Oct 9, 2009 22:19:02 GMT -5
That's a great vid
Those folk are crazier than the cagers in US traffic
+1 4 ya
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Post by worldtraveler100 on Oct 9, 2009 22:25:49 GMT -5
Well thank you! There is a certain poetry to the crazy... But then i learned to ride in Haiti so it probably just makes sense to me. lol
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Post by nittany1 on Oct 9, 2009 22:32:02 GMT -5
That's awesome, reminds me of Top Gear Vietnam Special where they each got 15 million dong and a challenge to get from Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Long in 8 days (bought scooters and a bike), tried to cheat by taking a train and got sidetracked to Ha Noi by mistake. I have to visit there someday and try scooting there too, thanks for thanks the video!
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Post by worldtraveler100 on Oct 9, 2009 22:48:28 GMT -5
That's awesome, reminds me of Top Gear Vietnam Special where they each got 15 million dong and a challenge to get from Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Long in 8 days (bought scooters and a bike), tried to cheat by taking a train and got sidetracked to Ha Noi by mistake. I have to visit there someday and try scooting there too, thanks for thanks the video! Cool i"ll look for that video. Highly recommend Vietnam for a visit. People were wonderfully friendly. It has lots of western comforts but is not tourist "spoiled". |
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Post by CCProf on Oct 10, 2009 5:56:40 GMT -5
Great vid. It always amazed me how much stuff they could carry on 2 wheels! +1!
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Post by gmoney on Oct 10, 2009 16:54:11 GMT -5
When I served in Vietnam in 1970 I drove and old style US Army Jeep. Whenever we hit a scooter or motorcycle we painted a red scooter on the side below the door. We never hurt anyone but often had minor collisions with them because of the way they drive. When I left the Jeep had 4 red scooters painted on the side! lol
Gary
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Post by worldtraveler100 on Oct 10, 2009 18:05:41 GMT -5
When I served in Vietnam in 1970 I drove and old style US Army Jeep. Whenever we hit a scooter or motorcycle we painted a red scooter on the side below the door. We never hurt anyone but often had minor collisions with them because of the way they drive. When I left the Jeep had 4 red scooters painted on the side! lol I wondered why i saw so many scooters with little green Jeeps painted on the side ;D |
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Post by redorchestra on Oct 25, 2009 3:23:52 GMT -5
I drove around on Catba island in Halong bay on a little step through. In a big city i would never try to drive myself. I just paid someone and told them where I was going.
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Post by CCProf on Oct 25, 2009 11:55:06 GMT -5
gmoney - try 26 tons of self-propelled gun instead of a jeep! They still pulled out in front of us.
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Post by worldtraveler100 on Oct 30, 2009 22:46:39 GMT -5
gmoney - try 26 tons of self-propelled gun instead of a jeep! They still pulled out in front of us. lol They can be a little fatalistic. ;D |
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Post by unclepablano on Oct 31, 2009 0:21:12 GMT -5
I don't suppose they would know how to respond to a traffic light if they actually ever saw one.
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Post by worldtraveler100 on Oct 31, 2009 0:57:41 GMT -5
I don't suppose they would know how to respond to a traffic light if they actually ever saw one. HaHa. Kidding aside the traffic flow was incredibly smooth and controlled. Lot's of traffic lights. Unlike the US everybody seemed to be paying attention! It is great to ride in a place where the majority of those on the road with you are also on two wheels. |
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Post by nickiemcnichols on Oct 31, 2009 19:12:11 GMT -5
Actually, their driving makes much more sense than ours. They respect each other. We drive selfishly, most of have to be 1st, and don't remember what we were taught in kindergarten... how to share.
We have far more motor vehicle fatalities than they do.
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Post by worldtraveler100 on Nov 2, 2009 22:29:00 GMT -5
Actually, their driving makes much more sense than ours. They respect each other. We drive selfishly, most of have to be 1st, and don't remember what we were taught in kindergarten... how to share. We have far more motor vehicle fatalities than they do. Not true in every case but for sure in many countries. Some of the most congested places I've been have the most polite drivers. Or at least cooperative. If you have to "share" to survive it is good incentive to be polite... |
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