A typical street in Ho Chi Minh City looks like this during the day…
Saigon Traffic in Day
…and this at night…
Saigon Traffic at Night
While some intersections and mid-street crosswalks have traffic lights, many do not.
Moderately curious how you walk across while avoiding injury or destruction we observed the locals.
The results?
Well, believe it or not, you just step out. Out into the intersection. Out into the crosswalk. Out into the traffic. We saw others do it and come out okay, so you step out with faith.
And the motorbikes, cars and buses…
They avoid each other while driving around you. You have become part of the get-around system in Saigon, where everyone watches for you as well as for themselves.
While we are sure some vehicle-pedestrian collisions must occur—we saw zero in two weeks—could this type of widespread cultural consideration for the vulnerable happen in Dallas or Atlanta or Washington D.C. or LA?
It’s really sort of cool. So, why not?
This originated at villagehiker.com.
