...the accident rate (purely by observation) is vastly less than we experience in the UK. It's an attitude thing, you get there when you get there and you get there how you can. The difference being 2 wheels were King here a long time before the 4 wheeled monster arrived, and 2 wheels remains King.
If we had even the smallest of mindset shifts, then this thread would be virtually redundant, and replaced with 'Biggest thing you saw on two wheels' thread.
Sorry dude but this is complete rubbish. When I was in Vietnam I saw three moped riders die in road accidents in a month, but in any event, that's no way to assess a country's road safety.
If you look at the actual statistics, you'll see Vietnam has roughly 16 people killed per 100,000 inhabitants per year, and 1240 people killed per 100,000 motor vehicles. The UK's figures are 3.6 and 7 respectively.
Sorry dude but this is complete rubbish. When I was in Vietnam I saw three moped riders die in road accidents in a month, but in any event, that's no way to assess a country's road safety.
If you look at the actual statistics, you'll see Vietnam has roughly 16 people killed per 100,000 inhabitants per year, and 1240 people killed per 100,000 motor vehicles. The UK's figures are 3.6 and 7 respectively.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate