I was in Vietnam a little over a month ago on the trip I'm currently on and yes I did rent a scooter a couple of times to go out of town. I have a UK motorbike license but you are only allowed to legally ride there on a vietnam license which requires a resident permit.
There are so many tourists there riding around of all ages. I met so many people covered in bandages from offs obviously who have no riding experience not because it's a more dangerous place to ride, in my experience of travelling through asia its probably safer to ride here than alot of western countries because there are more bikes on the road here and most of the locals ignore all road signs and signals everyone is more aware and expects someone to pull out on them or cut them up.
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