Now some people may find these images disturbing, I find them somewhat liberating.  In Australia there seems to be a law for everything, at my old work we had to hold the hand rail when we used the stairs.  Where has personal responsibility gone?  In Vietnam there is plenty of that, take care of yourself and you can’t blame someone else for it.  There is a freedom that I love.

Yes, the roads are crazy, but has mentioned before, somehow it works.  I have shown the the simple motorbike can be used to carry anything from glass to chickens and pigs.  It is also the family vehicle.  Normally you see Dad driving, with the youngest child sitting in the front and then the other child behind the Dad and in front of the Mum.

To sit the child in front of the driver they put in a stool which my brother observed looked like a tiny bar stool.  There is also a pillow that his attached around the dash board where the child can rest and also protect their head.  I have seen many kids sleeping with their head resting on the pillow.

The kids seem to be very relaxed on the motorbikes and some see to love it.  The older they are, they either stand in the foot well or are strapped on and sit behind the driver.  Below it seems the girl is reading a book.

This is the equivalent of the family car in Vietnam.  It is very economical and has free A/C.

Now you may be wondering how babies are transported around, in their mother’s arms on the back of course.

In cars there are no child seats, they just rocket around.