Scooters Like Locusts

There are so many scooters on the roads of Saigon that they have two to three separate lanes reserved for them. The scooters all look the same and the there are so may that they resemble swarms of locusts.

I learnt that there is no manufacturing of automotives yet here. There is perhaps an opportunity for scooter service shops to be opened in Vietnam.

I wonder if the concept of having separate lanes for scooters can be extended to India. I wonder how much investment it would take, whether the roads would have to be widened or if the roads are wide enough already.

Traffic rules are obeyed or disobeyed as the case may be just as poorly as they are in India. I found a woman riding her bike clean across the width of the road while traffic was in full flow perpendicular to her direction of motion.

What I have seen of Saigon resembles the better parts of our metros. Not significantly better but better nonetheless.

Unfortunately, facebook doesn't work in Vietnam. There are ways around but I do not feel like taking a chance as there is no pressing need.