Two Wheels

The road network of the Asian country Vietnam extends over 200,000 kilometers. The most common means of transport found on the roads is the scooter. Although the registration of cars is increasing steadily, Vietnam is still one of the most important markets for scooters after China, India and Indonesia. 87 percent of all households have at least one corresponding vehicle. Worldwide this figure is only behind Thailand.

Vietnamese do not only drive from A to B. The scooter also serves as a means of transport for everything imaginable. From packages, family members, parcels to furniture, everything is there.

Busy Vietnamese street scene with numerous motorbikes, cars, and buses in traffic.
Busy Vietnamese street scene with cars and numerous motorbikes.
A red motorbike towing a large potted citrus tree in front of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Man on bicycle carrying goods on a rusty bridge.
Person on scooter driving on bridge with city skyline in background.
Person on bicycle carrying plants on bridge over river.
Two men sleeping on scooters parked on a sidewalk in Vietnam.
Multiple motorcyclists and scooters travel across a bridge with train tracks.
Man holding a corn on a motor scooter
Two people wearing face masks ride scooters on a bridge; one scooter is heavily loaded with cardboard boxes.
Person wearing helmet riding scooter carrying packages on bridge.
Man on scooter giving peace sign in Vietnam.
Scooters and pedestrians on a narrow, tree-lined street in Vietnam.
Busy Vietnamese street scene with a scooter in motion passing a person hanging a sign on a building.
Person on scooter in busy Hanoi street.
Busy Vietnam street scene with multiple people riding scooters.
A blurred image of a person on a scooter carrying a large, plastic-wrapped bundle of yellow objects, likely balloons, amidst busy street traffic in Vietnam.
Overhead view of a road in Vietnam with various motorized vehicles and a bicycle, including scooters, a car, and a three-wheeled vehicle.
Person riding bicycle carrying large packages on Hanoi street.
Two women on a motorbike in Vietnam, one carrying a small dog.