Hanoi vows to eliminate 2.5 million old, polluting motorbikes
The Hanoi authorities are trying to recall 2.5 million old motorbikes which discharge harmful substances to the environment. However, observers don’t think the solution is feasible. Hanoi has 6 million motorbikes and nearly 1 million cars of different kinds. These include 2.5 million motorbikes in use for many years, many of which were made in the 1990s. Reports all say that the motorbikes seriously pollute the air and harm people’s health. A survey of the HCMC University of Technology showed that the volume of fuel that motorbikes consume is 92 times higher than buses, while the average emission is four times higher than cars and 40 times higher than buses.
