Outmoded model: Ride may be over for Hanoi's historic cycle rickshaws


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Tran Viet Dac been pedalling customers around in his cyclo, a traditional Vietnamese bicycle rickshaw, for 25 years. — Photos: dpa

The picturesque streets of Hanoi are lined with hordes of motorbikes, loaded with families and, often, many of their possessions.

Life in the streets of Vietnam’s capital is throbbing with the sound of cars honking and tourist buses chugging along to the blue Hoan Kiem Lake.

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