Motorbikes are the most popular means of transportation in Vietnam, which has a population of 90 million people and 37 million registered motorbikes, according to the Ministry of Transport. (The number of cars is around 2 million.)Nov 7, 2013. There are approximated 340,000 cars and 4.5 million motorcycles in Ho Chi Minh City alone.
As the motorbike is so important in everyday life, it is no surprise that it has gained appropriate cultural standing. In Vietnam, the motorbike has become so entrenched in everyday life that it is hard to imagine life and business otherwise.