Vietnam and deadly traffic situation

Okay, number six, Vietnam. This is for Okay, number six, Vietnam. This is for everyone who says I'm a cheerleader and everyone who says I'm a cheerleader and everyone who says I'm a cheerleader and aren't negative. I live in Vietnam, Ho aren't negative. I live in Vietnam, Ho aren't negative. I live in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City. I have a Vietnamese Chi Minh City. I have a Vietnamese Chi Minh City. I have a Vietnamese spouse, a Vietnamese address, Vietnamese spouse, a Vietnamese address, Vietnamese spouse, a Vietnamese address, Vietnamese traffic trauma that I've never fully traffic trauma that I've never fully traffic trauma that I've never fully processed. I'm afraid of motorbikes processed. I'm afraid of motorbikes processed. I'm afraid of motorbikes here. That's what we're talking about, here. That's what we're talking about, here. That's what we're talking about, not crime. Vietnam is actually quite not crime. Vietnam is actually quite not crime. Vietnam is actually quite safe in terms of interpersonal violence, safe in terms of interpersonal violence, safe in terms of interpersonal violence, not corruption at the level of Cambodia, not corruption at the level of Cambodia, not corruption at the level of Cambodia, not a healthcare system in total not a healthcare system in total not a healthcare system in total collapse. The specific risk in Vietnam collapse. The specific risk in Vietnam collapse. The specific risk in Vietnam is one almost no relocation content is one almost no relocation content is one almost no relocation content addresses cuz it doesn't make for good addresses cuz it doesn't make for good addresses cuz it doesn't make for good Instagram content. The roads will kill Instagram content. The roads will kill Instagram content. The roads will kill you. Last week, a British teenager died you. Last week, a British teenager died you. Last week, a British teenager died in Ha Giang. The WHO estimated 17,000 in Ha Giang. The WHO estimated 17,000 in Ha Giang. The WHO estimated 17,000 road crash fatalities annually in road crash fatalities annually in road crash fatalities annually in Vietnam. Statistics report 60,000 a Vietnam. Statistics report 60,000 a Vietnam. Statistics report 60,000 a year. year. year. It's like hundreds a day It's like hundreds a day It's like hundreds a day dying on the road. And the gap between dying on the road. And the gap between dying on the road. And the gap between 6,000 and 17,000 is not a data entry 6,000 and 17,000 is not a data entry 6,000 and 17,000 is not a data entry error. It's a 17,000 person gap. It error. It's a 17,000 person gap. It error. It's a 17,000 person gap. It reflects how deaths are counted, how reflects how deaths are counted, how reflects how deaths are counted, how crashes are reported, and how much of crashes are reported, and how much of crashes are reported, and how much of the real picture never makes it into the real picture never makes it into the real picture never makes it into official numbers. I have seen dozens of official numbers. I have seen dozens of official numbers. I have seen dozens of dead people on the roads in Vietnam.

dead people on the roads in Vietnam. dead people on the roads in Vietnam. Approximately 19 billion dollars a year Approximately 19 billion dollars a year Approximately 19 billion dollars a year gets lost to these traffic accidents. gets lost to these traffic accidents. gets lost to these traffic accidents. It's an economic issue, too, not just a It's an economic issue, too, not just a It's an economic issue, too, not just a safety issue. It's a tremendous problem. safety issue. It's a tremendous problem. safety issue. It's a tremendous problem. That is more than Vietnam spends on That is more than Vietnam spends on That is more than Vietnam spends on healthcare. So, here's what that means healthcare. So, here's what that means healthcare. So, here's what that means on the ground. 90% of vehicles in Ho Chi on the ground. 90% of vehicles in Ho Chi on the ground. 90% of vehicles in Ho Chi Minh City are still motorbikes. They Minh City are still motorbikes. They Minh City are still motorbikes. They travel in every direction travel in every direction travel in every direction simultaneously, including the wrong way simultaneously, including the wrong way simultaneously, including the wrong way down streets, sidewalks, through red down streets, sidewalks, through red down streets, sidewalks, through red lights, across sidewalks. There's no lights, across sidewalks. There's no lights, across sidewalks. There's no lanes in meaningful sense. Pedestrian lanes in meaningful sense. Pedestrian lanes in meaningful sense. Pedestrian crossings are a suggestion. The first crossings are a suggestion. The first crossings are a suggestion. The first time you try to cross a major street, time you try to cross a major street, time you try to cross a major street, you'll stand on the curb for minutes you'll stand on the curb for minutes you'll stand on the curb for minutes just like looking for a gap, wondering just like looking for a gap, wondering just like looking for a gap, wondering what the hell is going on.