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The original was a gallery of photos from Flickr photographers showing loads that look impossible: panes of glass, crates of eggs, live pigs, ice blocks, gas cylinders, even a refrigerator, all on a single motorbike. The photos were third-party and are not reproduced here.
In 2026
The habit survives, and the modern version is a courier or delivery rider with a big insulated box, which has joined the fridge-carrying classics. Motorbikes still dominate Saigon traffic. If you plan to cross the road among them, the advice is to walk slowly and steadily so riders can flow round you; more in traffic in Saigon. For the city, see Ho Chi Minh City.
The same traffic is why a booked car with a calm driver matters on long rides out of the city; the Ho Chi Minh City guide covers the ways in and out.