Up to 8. Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Frederik Wissink. Maximizing the Benefits of Home-Based Learning in Vietnam While in-person classes remain temporarily on hold in order to protect the health of students, teachers and communities, home-based learning offers a multitude of benefits for students.
All Rights Reserved. Some would prefer a huge trunk with sufficient in-scooter space to store their stuff, be it a schoolbag with a laptop or other belongings. Buyers might also choose between automatic or manual gear, with female riders tending to prefer an automatic 'hop-on-and-ride' version more manageable.
Tien, a university lecturer in his late 20s residing in Binh Thanh District, gets through his day using his month old scooter. He rides his two-wheeler to buy a loaf of bread only meters away, to hit the barber's about one kilometer away, and to buy his wife some bubble tea from around the corner. Riding his scooter, he can stop wherever he wishes: at a roadside convenience store, or at a vendor on the street.
There are also detours he can make as his vehicle is allowed on all public roads, with the exception of the pedestrian precinct in District 1. This kind of flexibility can also result in uniquely Vietnamese scenes: a brand new Yamaha Classico carrying up to three adult passengers, a decades-old ramshackle Honda Wave struggling under gigantic piles of stuff firmly fastened round the backseat, or a generous scooter driver leg-pushing his fellow rider with mechanical problems through a sea of traffic.
Street vendors also cling onto vehicles, selling all kinds of products directly from their backseat, like banh mi Vietnamese sandwich , porridge, ice-cream, rice paper cakes and coffee.
However, too much flexibility can give rise to recklessness. Every minute or so there is a motorcyclist steering into a car lane, overtaking by a hair's breadth, maneuvering on the pavement, jumping the lights, turning without signaling, and making illegal U-turns.
Compared with car drivers, motorcyclists are at a huge advantage regarding where, how, and when to park. Before locating the car keys to drive to the city center for some weekend fun, car owners might well already be pondering their parking options, as this can be a frustrating experience.
Riders have the tacit privilege of parking at will: on the pavement, in the middle of the road, in front of a street-side coffee shop.
The distance between parking and destinations, therefore, becomes minimized. On the pathways of parks and riverside public spaces, parked bikes prove even more functional: they can serve as seats for couples going on low-cost dates.
Eric, one year-old American who has lived in the city for three years, tells of his first day finding his feet around the southern city: "I was thrilled. It said motorbikes are chosen by many people over buses. For HCMC dwellers, driving a motorbike is a habit that is very hard to break, it said.
The local government is also hesitant to apply measures to reduce the use of motorbikes, such as increasing registration fees. The Asia-Pacific region has the largest number of motorbike drivers in the world. The five largest global markets are in the region, with India ranking first then China, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Pakistan. Some 8, motorbikes were bought in Vietnam each day in the first half of the year. Though standing in fourth place in terms of numbers, sales in the country are at the top.
Motorbikes remain the most popular means of transport. The two-wheeler industry is dominated by five producers: Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, SYM, and Piaggio, which hold over 97 per cent of market both locally-produced and imported bikes.
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