Cars worsen Hanoi streets at peak hours

Hanoi often suffers from gridlock during peak hours as millions of vehicles take to the streets.

Among those, cars take up the majority of local streets.

Some photos of Hanoi's streets in serious congestion on the afternoon of March 25:

On Dao Tan Street 

 

Cars dominate the street 

Vehicles move at very slow pace on Tran Duy Hung Street at 6pm

Cars on Le Van Luong Street 

Motorbikes trying to escape from traffic congestion by using the pavements on Le Van Luong Street 

Traffic jams usually happen on Lang Street during rush hours 

On Nguyen Chi Thanh Street 

Belt Road 3

Hanoi has seven million motorbikes and 650,000 cars. To restrict motorbikes in the city centre, the city has considered the halt of new motorbike registration in the districts of Hoan Kiem, Hai Ba Trung, Ba Dinh, Dong Da and Tay Ho by 2020 first and then this would be conducted in the districts of Cau Giay, Hoang Mai, Long Bien, Thanh Xuan, Gia Lam and Dong Anh by 2025.