With thousands of motorbikes, cyclos and bicyles, one wonders how does pedestrians cross the road. From the attached photo, the man will have a troubled time crossing the road in other countries but in HCMC, you do the following:
(1) Look Right and Left First Usual practice before crossing any road and find a "break" in the traffic
(UK and Commonwealth countries tourists- please take note that cars/vehicles/bikes travel on the RIGHT side of the road. We almost got run down by a car as we looked on the "wrong side" of the road)
(2) Cross slowly We cross slowly as the motorbikes/cyclos will try to avoid you.
I say "try" as this does not apply if there is whole bunch of taxis/cars coming your way. They will run you down as in any other country. If you see a bunch of cars, best to wait in the middle of the road. its "safer"
(3) Wave Wave you hand to indicate to these "drivers" to slow down, and buy you time as you cross
(4) By the time your heart beats above 200 beats per minute,
You have crossed the road
BTW, there are dedicated zebra crossings in the main city centre and it is advisable to use them. And the traffic lights do assist the tourist crossing the street.
However the above instructions still apply.
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