Vietnamese capital to banish motorbikes by 2030

‘Hanoi lawmakers have endorsed a proposal to remove the city’s most popular mode of transport from its central streets by 2030. The resolution is expected to reduce traffic and pollution, which is largely caused by more than five million motorbikes.
The decision to ban the scooters from downtown areas and replace them with adequate public transport was overwhelmingly approved at a Hanoi People’s Council meeting on Tuesday, receiving 95 of 96 votes.
Warning that the number of vehicles is growing at “an alarming rate,” the legislators are also poised to restrict cars in some districts during certain hours, as well as introduce higher parking fees.
Hanoi, with a population of more than 7.5 million people, has some 5 million motorcyclists and half a million car users on its roads, according to a statement from the legislators. The vehicles, whose numbers “grew too fast in recent years,” are said to contribute 70 percent of the city’s air pollution.’
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