How to Cross a Street in Vietnam - Neatorama

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This somewhat frightening video allegedly shows a man trying to cross a busy street in Vietnam. Timing is everything, and there are no save points partway, nor extra lives. -via Blame It on the Voices

Yup, this is how I learned to cross the street when traveling in Hanoi. Walk in a slow, steady pace, looking into oncoming traffic. Don't slow down, don't speed up. The motorcycles will go around you. Terrifying, but it seems to work.

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what's the point of the crosswalk? what happens if you don't cross there!?

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It takes some time to get used to this system (?), but after a week, it feels normal. Don't bother waiting for a break in the traffic -- it'll never happen!

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Thats the way too for most big cities in China. Although in China, there's a lot more cars than motorcycles. I have video of that that while we were humming the frogger theme song..

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@roo - Frogger, exactly what I had in mind!

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Grandfrogger!

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I do the many times a day, not sure why it interesting ?

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@roo - the thing about China is the way so much of the traffic is still made up of bicycles and the way they all sort of interweave at junctions. I noticed the way they all seem to ring their bells continuously. What is that, some sort of echolocation?

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This was how I learned to cross the street. I was shocked when we moved to the US and realized that this is not how it is done here.
IMO - it seems more efficient. Traffic is not stopping and starting waiting for someone to cross.

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@Ziggy - the "echolocation" thing with the bells on bicycles is sort of like alerting people that you are behind, and next to and then passing them.

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