Sounds like a pipe dream.
When I lived there 6-7 years ago many people didn’t even stop at red lights. It wasn’t uncommon to see someone wearing a cooking pot as a helmet. It will be a while before any policy is actually followed
It wasn’t uncommon to see someone wearing a cooking pot as a helmet
So you’re saying that people there are actually trying and making an effort to do the right thing instead of getting all bent out of shape that head protection makes them “less masculine”? I say the country has more hope than the US for lasting, effective change in policy and lifestyle.
Didn’t take long for someone to make this about the US lol
Comparing Vietnam to the US is a pretty low bar. You’re not wrong but it just seems like a pretty strange comparison
The internet has broadly become a really contentious shitty place where nobody can stand not being “right” about something.
I dont think time is the critical factor, but will.
If they really want to roll this out then they will.
Even if there’s no pressure on commuters, rental places and companies will do it, then at least the market and infrastructure for them is improving.
Hmm if I was poor and couldn’t get a helmet, yea I’d use a cooking pot.
That seems a bit harsh
I promise the vast majority of citizens will actually benefit from the lowered cost of powering motorbikes and scooters.
So is burning fossil fuels during a climate apocalypse. Gotta make some tough choices.
This is a policy which will hit the poor first and hardest. That’s contrary to all realistic and beneficial climate action. How about banning cruise ships docking at ports in the country?
They plan to buy half a million electrics for impoverished areas. Which isn’t nearly enough, but it’s a start.
That’s definitely a big step. I’ve seen swappable battery packs from China that could make it pretty realistic too if they’re actually subsidizing it.
The poor are the ones who have to breathe the largest amount of the most densely polluted air.
I think you have no idea how polluting motorbikes are in the 3rd world. And if any are still 2 stroke, yikes. As with any electric vehicles, there is a up front cost but the lower maintenance, longevity, and electricity instead of gas is much cheaper. And we’re talking scooters, the price Delta is a lot lower than for cars.
I don’t know enough about Vietnam to speak to the transportation options there but in most parts of the world there are good low-carbon alternatives now. E-bicycles in particular are an affordable transit revolution that should be affordable to anyone who can afford a motorbike.
People who burn fossil fuels are not the poorest of the poor. The real poor are the ones who will suffer and die if we don’t get off of fossil fuels immediately.
I would personally go a lot further than this narrow policy but given the current emergency I can’t really be critical of any move in the right direction.
This is only in centers of some cities. Total ban is planned for 2045 which is 10 years later then in EU.
Yeah I guess in really dense spots you can just park and walk.
