Why on a scooter when larger and more purpose-built motorcycles are easily available? The answer lies in the significant role that these tiny two-wheelers play in the fabric of daily life across this country.
I've read estimates that suggest there are over 45 million scooters on the roads in Vietnam. Step on to the chaotic streets of Ho Chi Minh City and you realise those estimates were possibly quite conservative.
While most other parts of the world look at scooters as basic and possibly less cool modes of transport, here, they take on a persona unlike anything that I've ever seen before.
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