---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <awoelflebater@...> wrote :
I have been a tad busy over here with biking, eating, drinking, jumping in the surf of the China Sea, walking the frenzied streets of Saigon, Da Lat and Nha Trang. But, what is one of the most stand out phenomenons of this place is the motorbikes and the way in which pedestrians, motorbikes and vehicles coexist within the most intricate dance and dodge. Watching the stream, the flow of commuters is beautiful itself but the way in which all of the elements work together to create a traffic flow that almost never stops or is impeded is nothing short of miraculous. If the motorbikes were cars there would be gridlock everywhere but instead these small and maneuverable modes of transport weave and pearl their way to the left and right, yielding when necessary and proceeding umimpeded when there is an opening. In this way the flow I s like a slow-moving river. If you proceed into a crosswalk and there doesn't seem to be an opening one is created as you make your way across the road because each oncoming motorist has it timed to allow you to find your way to the other side without impediment. There is no road rage, there is no time for it. The honking that occurs is only to warn you there is someone coming and they are short beep beeps, not angry laying on the horn. I wish I could post a picture of this fabulous flow but my iPad is not equipped to do so, or at least I am not sure how. So, you'll just have to imagine it all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-T4KeJkrYc&sns=em http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-T4KeJkrYc&sns=em
