Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Day 5 - Driving Lessons

I promise that this will be the  last time I will blog about riding to work but there are a few things that I have learnt and a few things that seem to be rules but I do have to wonder about, regardless I think I need to share this new found wisdom of mine.

These are in no order just random thoughts that popped into my head this morning, the fact that my mind wandered is a little scary - but everything that is going on in my head of a morning is related to just getting to work so I think that is OK.


  1. Give way to anything that is bigger then you.
  2. Does beeping your horn as you drive through an intersection actually stop you being hit.?
  3. Don't look at the man who is walking along the road you will certainly hit him, though screaming at him tells him to move.
  4. Always look straight ahead otherwise you will scare yourself when you see all those bikes moving toward you.
  5. Vietnamese should all be meteorologists - they seem to know when the rain is coming, they either pull over and put raincoats on or like today drive really fast to get home before it rains.
  6. Beeping is not agressive it just means "hey I am here".
  7. Did the man singing beside me today realise that I could hear him?
  8. Xe om (motor bike taxi) drivers  can be really sweet. (Thanks you Mr Huong's friend for stopping traffic for me outside school today - he was my very own Lollypop lady)
  9. Carrying buckets (note the reference to multiple buckets)  that have pigs feet poking out the top is really really distracting when you are following it.
  10. Traffic on a Monday is always busier then any other day.
  11. Sticking your elbows out perpendicular to your body and gripping the handle bars is equivalent to wearing an L plate, everyone knows to avoid you.
  12. Driving down a street the wrong way is ok.
  13. Driving on the foot path is also ok.
  14. Sometimes traffic lights mean you stop at them at othertimes they are just a suggestion.
  15. Are newbie motor bike riders in Saigon braver in the morning? (I actually think this is just me).
  16. Helmet hair is worse then hat hair! - Doesn't matter how nice your hair looks in the morning by the time you get to school it looks like you stuck your hand in an electric socket.








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