Hanoi - Average Day in Motion

Traffic in Hanoi is definitely something worth seeing. What seems entertaining to me is a way of life to everyone else. Motorbikes line every street and are intermingled with bicycles and SUVs . Traffic lights exist but merely as a suggestion. To walk across one of these busy streets you just sort of start walking - and don't look! If you look you are likely to walk too fast and cause an accident. I crossed several streets in my daily travels, and this is the only way to go. Slow and steady walking make it easy for motorbikes to go around you. No one drives faster than 25 or 30 miles per hour, most are slower, even on the double highway (something we might call the freeway). I loved it, especially how comfortable everyone is - and how patient. I think I said it before - this is the most patient society I have ever seen - we could learn something. If you want to see a video of daily traffic, click the photo - it is about a minute long, but it is amazing. No sound, just video.