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Millions of scooters and motorbikes fill the streets of Hanoi, nearly all below 250cc engine size. Anything larger requires dispensation from the government.

Location: Hanoi, Vietnam

Date: July 2008

Camera: Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III

ID Number: #34624277


  Other photographs in the "vietnam motorbikes scooters" collection:

Motorcycles at night in the former city of Saigon

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A rush of motorbikes, at night and during the day, floods city streets in Vietnam

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A rush of motorbikes, at night and during the day, makes crossing city streets in the former Saigon no easy task

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Motorbikes crowd the streets of every major city in Vietnam, a consequence of expensive-for-locals gas prices and punishing taxes on automobiles

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There's plenty of room for a fourth person, and some people do that too, on this family-sized motorbike

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Lacking automobiles due to the cost and tax laws, the Vietnamese have become unusually inventive in transporting anything, including live pigs, on motorbikes

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Motorbike on Mekong Delta bridge

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Motorbikes in HCMC, or Ho Chi Minh City

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Motorbikes in HCMC, or Ho Chi Minh City

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Three people on a scooter isn't impressive. Four people is routine, and motorbikes are also used to transport pigs, chickens and even (securely-tied) water buffalo.

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Millions of scooters and motorbikes fill the streets of Hanoi at all hours of the day and night

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Parking for the motorbikes that fill city streets, nearly all below 250cc engine size. Anything larger requires dispensation from the government.

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Scooters, scooters, and more scooters and motorbikes in Hanoi

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These live chickens are somehow strapped to the back of a motorbike. Vietnam offers a growth opportunity for animal rights activists.

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These live chickens are somehow strapped to the back of a motorbike. Vietnam offers a growth opportunity for animal rights activists.

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Pig strapped to motorbike in Vietnam. Water buffalo are also, unbelievably, carried this way. You may not believe it until you see it.

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Pig strapped to motorbike in Vietnam. Water buffalo are also, unbelievably, carried this way. You may not believe it until you see it.

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Millions of scooters and motorbikes fill the streets of Hanoi, nearly all below 250cc engine size. Anything larger requires dispensation from the government.