Tuesday, February 7 - Pedicab. The entire tour group took the three wheel bike pedicabs from the historical museum to a lacquer factory. Saigon traffic is chaos. There are 4 million motor bikes or scooters in Saigon, one for every two people. There are very few cars and very poor public transportation. There are a few traffic lights but basically traffic is a free for all with everyone moving and avoiding colliding with anyone else. Trying to walk across a major thorough fare is literally taking your life in your hands. You have to start off the curve, keep a steady predictable pace and let the motor bikes flow around you. We had gone to the main downtown market in the morning and someone had to show us how it was done. The pedicab ride was a little safer but still very scary.
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