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When you think of Vietnam, you immediately picture yourself astonishing landscapes, dense rainforests, and more two-wheeled vehicles than you could ever imagine darting around a city. Well, that last part could become part of the history in Hanoi, where motorcycles could be banned by 2025 to relieve traffic.
Banning motorcycles to ease the traffic inside a city sounds pretty stupid, but in Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, almost every person relies on a two-wheeled vehicle to go around. There are so many of them that the cars are the minority there and at rush hour you only see a large “river” of motorized Vietnamese slowly crawly down the streets.
Add the fact that most of the bikes are very old and lack any emission reducing systems and you get the point why the city officials have announced a plan to completely ban motorcycles by 2025. The proposal looks similar to the recent decision in Paris where they want to ban motorcycles made before 2000.
Currently, the city of Hanoi has an estimated 4.9 million motorcycles and scooters running down its streets. They are like blood running through the veins, and everyone relies on such a vehicle to do their job and keep the city alive. Officials estimate that the next four years would see a growth of up to 7 million two-wheeled motorized vehicles.
By comparison, the current public transportation offers some 1,000 buses, with a plan to increase that in the future. In the big picture, the idea is to include six more metro lines, three Bus Rapid Transit Lines and 18 new bridges within the next 14 years to encourage people to use the public transport more.
Sounds a bit crazy to ban all the motorcycles in a city where everyone relies on one to do their job if you ask us. Our bet would be on creating an infrastructure to support electric bikes and scooters instead of simply banning them.
Add the fact that most of the bikes are very old and lack any emission reducing systems and you get the point why the city officials have announced a plan to completely ban motorcycles by 2025. The proposal looks similar to the recent decision in Paris where they want to ban motorcycles made before 2000.
Currently, the city of Hanoi has an estimated 4.9 million motorcycles and scooters running down its streets. They are like blood running through the veins, and everyone relies on such a vehicle to do their job and keep the city alive. Officials estimate that the next four years would see a growth of up to 7 million two-wheeled motorized vehicles.
By comparison, the current public transportation offers some 1,000 buses, with a plan to increase that in the future. In the big picture, the idea is to include six more metro lines, three Bus Rapid Transit Lines and 18 new bridges within the next 14 years to encourage people to use the public transport more.
Sounds a bit crazy to ban all the motorcycles in a city where everyone relies on one to do their job if you ask us. Our bet would be on creating an infrastructure to support electric bikes and scooters instead of simply banning them.
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