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Police in Vietnam have been trying to find a young motorcyclist, with a very dangerous riding style. The man was filmed by the passenger of another vehicle, with the clip clearly showing the youth riding his motorcycle and using his feet to steer, while holding a phone in his hand and carrying out a conversation. At one point in the clip a truck driver blasts his horn at the rider, who then nearly falls of his motorcycle. Vietnam has recently introduced a requirement for motorcyclists to wear helmets but it
August 23, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Police in Vietnam have been trying to find a young motorcyclist, with a very dangerous riding style. The man was filmed by the passenger of another vehicle, with the clip clearly showing the youth riding his motorcycle and using his feet to steer, while holding a phone in his hand and carrying out a conversation. At one point in the clip a truck driver blasts his horn at the rider, who then nearly falls of his motorcycle. Vietnam has recently introduced a requirement for motorcyclists to wear helmets but it is not clear if there is a law prohibiting the use of feet to steer. However another Vietnamese motorcyclist was recently fined for carrying out a similarly dangerous riding stunt.

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