Near Lunar New Year, cars 'surround' motorbikes on Hanoi streets

In the days leading up to Lunar New Year, Hanoi streets are always crowded, with images of cars lining up across the road, blocking the way for motorbikes.

January 24, 2025 | 08:10

In the days leading up to Lunar New Year, Hanoi streets are always crowded, with images of cars lining up across the road, blocking the way for motorbikes.

During the Tet holiday, increased traffic makes Hanoi's streets always crowded.

On Tay Son Street (Dong Da District), there are always 3-4 rows of cars moving in a row, making it difficult for motorcyclists to move. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong (residing in Ha Dong, Hanoi) shared that in many sections, cars encroached on the motorbike lane, and she did not know where to go.

However, Mr. Bui Danh T. (taxi driver) said that it is the motorcyclists who "fill in the blanks" so car drivers have to move "flexibly" to avoid them.

Sharing the same opinion, driver Ngo Quang Anh (residing in Dong Da, Hanoi) argued that if the road did not have lane division but only mixed lane markings, then their driving like that would be in accordance with regulations.

The situation of cars lining up side by side encroaching on the motorbike lane also happens on Nguyen Xien street, motorbike riders are forced to the sidewalk and only have a small path left.

Many motorcyclists have had to encroach on the sidewalk to make way. They say they have to ride on the sidewalk as it is very tiring to go up and down the sidewalks.

Nguyen Trai Street - a route that the Hanoi Department of Transport has piloted to separate traffic flows, but the situation of cars "surrounding" motorbikes still occurs.

Also on this route, many motorcyclists slipped and fell while trying to ride on the sidewalk.

Late at night, the situation of cars lining up 3-4 times "occupying" the entire road still occurs on Khuat Duy Tien street.

According to VietNamNet

Source: https://tienphong.vn/can-tet-nguyen-dan-dong-o-to-bao-vay-xe-may-tren-duong-pho-ha-noi-post1711995.tpo