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Animals for transportation: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 9; Open-backed and slat-sided buses such as the one shown here usually serve medium distance links between towns. Passengers crowd together inside, while luggage, produce, and sometimes even livestock are tied on the roof of the bus. Rural farmers often move...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Produce market: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 10; The produce vendors have their wares displayed in baskets or on mats, and they sit shaded by broad-brimmed, palm-leaf sunhats in front of storefronts with upper story apartments. Customers on foot or on motorcycles circulate through the street. Centralized...; By Lorraine Aragon.

On wheels: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 15; On this modern metal bridge at Hué, a woman and child bicycle on the right while in the middle, women and men move faster on motorcycles. In the warm climate and frugal economic conditions of Southeast Asia, motorcycles and motor scooters are practical and...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Hanoi girl tends a toddler sitting in the front basket of a motorcycle: A pre-adolescent girl tends a toddler who sits perched in the front basket of a motorcycle parked outside a storefront in Hanoi. The children are both wearing sleeveless pink pajamas. Older sisters and brothers in Asia generally are expected to be responsible...; Format: image/photograph

Two men in an oxcart transport bananas on the road from Nha Trang to Dalat: Two men transport freshly harvested stalks of bananas in an oxcart on the road from Nha Trang to Dalat. Also visible on the road behind them are motorcycles and a minibus. Coconut trees and houses can be seen in the distant background. In many parts of Asia,...; Format: image/photograph

Elevated view of vendors, pedestrians, and motorcycles at urban market in Dalat: Dozens of seated produce vendors, pedestrians, and motorcycles can be seen in this elevated view of an urban outdoor market in Dalat. The produce vendors have their wares displayed in baskets or on mats, and they sit shaded by broad-brimmed, palm-leaf sunhats...; Format: image/photograph

Old Quarter Hanoi commercial street with pedestrian and motorcycle traffic: Pedestrian and motorcycle traffic moves through a busy commercial street in Hanoi's Old Quarter. Stores advertise their wares on large signs mounted over the doors. Apartments, some with balconies, are built on the second floors. Often shopowners' families...; Format: image/photograph

Rows of motorcycles parked in neat lines in Hanoi: Dozens of motorcycles are parked neatly in dense rows along a street in Hanoi. Throughout Southeast Asia, motorcycles are more common than cars because more people can afford them. Motorcycles are the vehicles that middle class families are most likely to...; Format: image/photograph

Two men in oxcart with bananas pass a bus on the road from Nha Trang to Dalat: Two men transport freshly harvested stalks of bananas in an oxcart on the road from Nha Trang to Dalat. Visible behind them is a crowded passenger bus with boxes and baskets of cargo tied on the roof of the bus. The driver's assistant, who negotiates with...; Format: image/photograph

Fallen motocycle and cargo on the road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City: A fallen motorcycle with several large sacks of cargo is seen through the front window of a tour bus on the road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City. The motorcycle driver stands by his bike in the middle of the road, seemingly uninjured. Several large white sacks,...; Format: image/photograph

Motorcycle and bycycle traffic crossing bridge at Hue: Motorcycle and bicycle traffic cross a modern metal bridge at Hué. A man pedals an empty bicycle rickshaw or cyclo on the left as a woman and child bicycle on the right. In between, women and men move faster on motorcycles. In the warm climate and frugal...; Format: image/photograph

Traffic jam of motorcycles and minibuses in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown: A traffic jam in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown involves motorcycles, a blue minibus, and a man pushing a handcart. The vehicles are all caught in gridlock. The two motorcyclists and cart vendor visible all wear cloth caps with their lightweight clothes.; Format: image/photograph

Live chickens and ducks tied to motorcycle in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown: Over a dozen live chickens and ducks are tied to a motorcycle in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown. Small livestock raised on nearby farms are delivered to market this way so that customers can buy them alive. The buyers can choose the healthiest birds, keep the...; Format: image/photograph

White ducks transported on motorcycle in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown market: Over a dozen white ducks are transported on the back of a motorcycle through Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown market. The man driving wears a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, plastic sandals, and a cloth cap. Small livestock raised on nearby farms are delivered...; Format: image/photograph

Mattress rolls carried on bicycle rickshaw in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown: Two large rolls of quilted mattress pads are transported through a market street on a bicycle rickshaw, or cyclo, in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown. Pedestrians, motorcycles, and minibuses maneuver around the huge load. Simple transportation powered by human...; Format: image/photograph

Three smiling men wave and gesture in a Chinatown market at Ho Chi Minh City: Three smiling men wearing brimmed caps wave and gesture to the photographer at a market in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown. The man in front, who wears a Calvin Klein logo baseball cap, makes a "thumbs up" gesture, generally signifying a positive or "good" response...; Format: image/photograph

Phnom Penh downtown street with motorcycle traffic and buildings in background: Men and women drive motorcycles through downtown Phnom Penh on a wide street with parked cars and two- or three-story commercial buildings. Most of the white or tan buildings in the background have painted stucco exteriors, tile roofs, and balconies. The parked...; Format: image/photograph

Three men on two motorcycles provide tourist escort to Banteay Srei Temple: Looking through the front window of a tourist transport vehicle, three men on two motorcycles can be seen ahead providing tourists with a security escort to Banteay Srei Temple. These young men made a living by escorting and protecting foreign tourists who...; Format: image/photograph

Negotiating taxi ride to hotel in Vietnam: In Asian cities and towns, the way to get around is by motorcycle, moto, tuk-tuk, or other two wheeled transport. In Hanoi, there were motorcycle cabs. There are no taxi meters, so you must negotiate the price of the ride before you begin your trip. Often,...; Format: audio

Street view of Ubud market center built in the mid-1980s: Women market vendors and motorcycles pass outside the front of a new market area built in Ubud, Bali, in the mid-1980s. Many of the salespeople in Bali are women and, as seen here, Balinese women carry their wares in large baskets balanced upon their heads....; Format: image/photograph

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