VietNamNet Bridge - Sidewalks in Vietnamese cities, particularly Hanoi, are often used by local residents as their own property so pedestrians have to walk on the road.
VietNamNet Bridge - Sidewalks in Vietnamese cities, particularly Hanoi, are often used by local residents as their own property so pedestrians have to walk on the road.
In the Hanoi Old Quarter, pavements become stores or parking areas.
On the streets of Hang Bong, Hang Bac ... motorcycles park on the sidewalk while pedestrians walk on the road.
Local authorities have tried many measures but they have failed to stop this.
Pedestrians reluctantly break traffic safety rules by walking on the road.
On many streets electric poles or electric boxes occupy the sidewalk.
On Hang Duong Street, many shops display goods on the pavement.
... even on the road.
They make use of many forms of advertising to sell goods and turn the sidewalk into their own "shops".
A parking lot under the Long Bien Bridge occupies the whole sidewalk, forcing pedestrians to walk on the crowded road.
Another parking lot under the Long Bien Bridge, run by a traffic police team.
In front of the police station of Hang Bac Ward.
Some cyclo drivers park on the zebra crossing area for pedestrians.
As of February 1, Hanoi traffic police officers began imposing fines on pedestrians who break traffic laws.
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