That was never going to work. What made them think they could make it across? This dashcam footage captures a horrific accident near Ninh Binh Province in northern Vietnam. An ambulance happened to pass by immediately, but it looks like the outcome is grim.
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An Unyielding Driving Culture and the Spread of Accident Footage from Vietnam
Dashcam footage of traffic accidents in Vietnam—like the one in question—has become a staple genre on social media across the Chinese-speaking world. Major Chinese news portals, such as Tencent News, frequently feature and circulate videos of accidents and traffic incidents occurring in Vietnam.
Local traffic conditions play a role in this phenomenon. According to the English-language outlet VnExpress International, it is commonplace for drivers in Vietnam to fail to yield to pedestrians, even at signal-controlled crosswalks or intersections; for many drivers, yielding is viewed as a voluntary act rather than a legal obligation. Although regulations impose fines of 1–2 million VND for motorcyclists and 4–6 million VND for car drivers who fail to yield, these measures do not appear to have succeeded in changing established habits.
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