Street racing roars back into Ho Chi Minh City

TUOITRE

Illegal motorbike street racing has started again in Ho Chi Minh City after a brief lull due to police crackdowns.

“Night storm,” as the young night racers call it, has become widespread and poses grave danger to other road users.

Hoang Hoa Tham Bridge off Tran Quang Khai Street in District 1, which is 103.3 meters long and 10.5 m wide, has recently become the most popular racing spot.

Hundreds of riders gathered the night of April 10, terrifying other street users. As if racing at high speed is not thrilling enough, the racers also try to catch the attention of others, and scare them, by scraping their bikes’ metal stands on the asphalt to set off sparks.

The atmosphere gets further supercharged by the shouting and wolf whistles from hundreds of their friends on the sidewalks. 

After the stunts on the bikes, they continue to blare their horns, race their engines, and dance to the loud music of two cafes nearby.

Street racing at night is not only scaring residents in urban areas but also in outlying places. 

Cong Nuoc Street connecting Hoc Mon District and Tay Ninh Province has become a nightmare for people living there. 

Nguyen Van Luy, a local, said: “The number of racers here sometimes reaches hundreds. Some of them even put obstacles at intersections to prevent other people from using the street.”
 
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