Hanoï – Vietnam - According to the “latest” news hitting the internet news stands, Hanoi’s city council approved a decision to “banish" Powered Two Wheelers (PTWs – Mopeds – Scooters – Motorcycles) from the downtown city streets of Vietnam’s capital Hanoi by 2030. Officials are quoted as saying that in a city of over five million motorbikes, with a population of over seven million people, a population density of 2300 persons per square kilometre and that is expected to rise to nine 9 million by the year 2030, the “ban” is required to free the heavily congested roads and … [Read more...]
BBC Road Trip Ho Chi Minh Trail
Vietnam - United Kingdom - The BBC are gathering 5-6 adventurous disabled people who will embark on a road trip through the heart of Vietnam following the legendary Ho Chi Minh Trail. Some of the group will travel by car but the BBC are currently looking for confident motorbike riders, who can travel on adapted bikes. Along the way, the riders will leave the road and go by any means possible to explore the dramatic scenery. The trip will be filmed and shown as a two-part series in the week preceding the Invictus Games in September 2017. The trip will take place … [Read more...]
Motorcycling – Vietnam
Vietnam - I step out of bed, stumbled over my riding jacket and a stack of dongs as I made my way in a stupor towards the dim lights of the bathroom. I was awakened not by the alarm of my mobile but by horns. Ho Chi Minh City is filled with noisy little motorcycles and everyone hits the horn in compromising situations, as well as all other situations just for good measure. At 6 am, you’ll hear the first ones go off. Good morning Vietnam! Motorcycling in Vietnam is what taking the bus or MRT (Mass Rapid Transit - rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway … [Read more...]
