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daft Full Member Offline Miss Judy's #1 John Wayne American Fan Posts: 103 Gender: Awards: 2	Re: My home suburb in Dongpalane, Vientiane Reply #15 - 25^th Jun, 2017 at 11:50am By right-of-way, I meant to ask, do motorcycle taxis use the sidewalks, drive in opposite lanes, etc.? Drive like maniacs? Or are Laotians more sedate and law-abiding?
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Reply #16 - 25^th Jun, 2017 at 2:36pm

I haven't seen any motorcycle taxis involved in an accident, you're safe on one.

Motorcycle taxis are generally cheaper to ride than jumbos, tuk tuks, and car taxis in Laos.

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Reply #17 - 25^th Jun, 2017 at 4:44pm

The photo below is normal in Laos. Only one passenger is wearing a helmet and smoking!

You can have four people on a motorbike, in all honesty you are allowed to have as many people as you like on a motorbike.

In Laos, we like to say "sabai, sabai" meaning just relax because everything is fine.

Four people riding a motorbike in Laos

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daft Full Member Offline Miss Judy's #1 John Wayne American Fan Posts: 103 Gender: Awards: 2	Re: My home suburb in Dongpalane, Vientiane Reply #18 - 26^th Jun, 2017 at 11:51am Do Laotian men smoke alot of cigarettes? What about Laotian women smoking, is this acceptable? Is it common to smoke and ride a motorcycle? It looks so free compared to America.
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Reply #19 - 26^th Jun, 2017 at 2:14pm

I don't really know the percentage of smokers in Laos but most people I know don't smoke.

Laotian women smoking isn't really acceptable in Laos. Rarely you will find a Lao woman who smoke.

Sometimes I see men smoking while riding a motorbike.

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daft Full Member Offline Miss Judy's #1 John Wayne American Fan Posts: 103 Gender: Awards: 2	Re: My home suburb in Dongpalane, Vientiane Reply #20 - 27^th Jun, 2017 at 11:05am How old to drive in Laos? Can a kid drive a motorcycle or scooter? Do the husbands always drive the family? Vientiane and Laotian culture is fascinating.
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Reply #21 - 27^th Jun, 2017 at 2:45pm

You can drive and ride a motorbike when you're 18 years old in Laos.

Usually the husbands drive the family.

Traffic on Lane Xang Avenue in Vientiane, Laos

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ba dac God Member Offline I love Laos! Posts: 704 pakse Gender: Awards: 2	Re: My home suburb in Dongpalane, Vientiane Reply #22 - 28^th Jun, 2017 at 12:43pm I notice the city pretty clean. Are you seeing a lot of tourist now since Obama last visited ?
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Reply #23 - 28^th Jun, 2017 at 1:00pm

It tends to be more cleaner during the rainy season because the dust has been washed away from the rain.

Tourist numbers are low during this time of year. Most people come to Laos for the Boat Racing and Boun That Luang Festivals, as well as the Lao New Year period.

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Reply #24 - 27^th Jul, 2017 at 11:22am

Another view of the motorbike accident on my street last month.

Motorbike accident in Dongpalane, Vientiane, Laos

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Buk Nut Senior Member Offline The White man Marches on Posts: 441 Gender: Age: 35 Awards: 2	Re: My home suburb in Dongpalane, Vientiane Reply #25 - 1^st Aug, 2017 at 5:07pm You don't really need to be 18 to drive in Laos, as I've seen even 10 year olds driving scooters. A lot of the laws are just written in the books but seldom ever enforced. Age isnt really a big deal in Laos and Vietnam, unlike in Thailand where it's morestrictly enforced
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