Some pictures of the author entering the motor bike culture in Vietnam

1 May 2006

Some pictures of the author entering the motor bike culture in Vietnam

Posted by Bob Keith at 5/1/2006 1:30 AM 

Categories: Vietnam -The two-wheel-culture of

                                              Photo by Heide Keith

The above photo is of a motor bike (we would probably call it a moped or scooter) I rented in Na Trang.  The helmet is required in the open state highways and this photo is at the edge of town.  The police, if they are out in the countryside will stop every five-hundredth helmetless rider or so.  Talk about selective enforcement.  I am told foreigners can get away with more latitude.  But, the locals say the fine is very high, and I did not want to push it.  The helmet cost about five U.S dollars.  Photo by Heide Keith

Above is a photo of the two guys we used in Saigon to motor us around.  There are 8 milliion people in Saigon depending on who is doing the counting and most of them have motor bikes.  If there is a stop light to be found and if it actually works, consider it merely a suggestion.  In Saigon we opted to have experts drive for us.  Teo to the left and Ho to the right.  The author is safely kneeling between them.  Photo by Heide Keith