HO CHI MINH CITY — Any traveler to Vietnam will be familiar with the experience: A trip here is not complete until the traveler ventures to cross the intimidating roads that heave with motorbikes, only to find that drivers will weave around the pedestrian and that there is in fact some order in the seeming chaos of the street. Vietnam is the land of the motorbike. Google Maps even introduced a feature for two-wheel commuters in the country last year, giving them trip times and road tolls specific to motorbikes. So can Vietnam’s two biggest cities really ban the transport on which its 100 million people depend on a daily basis? Municipal authorities have proposed a motorbike ban in parts of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This proposal has cropped up from time to time over the years, and now is one of those times. The idea has sparked a debate about pollution, traffic jams, urban planning, and the fairest way to get people where they need to go as the Vietnamese economy rapidly grows, industrializes, and urbanizes. Supporters of a no-go area for motorbikes say restrictions are needed to cut pollution and congestion. But opponents say the masses… Read full this story
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