Many shops and eateries in Ho Chi Minh City put various items, including traffic cones, plastic chairs, and even dustbins on the streets to save space for customer parking.
These makeshift space savers can be seen on the roadways across the city.
Traffic cones, plastic chairs, and styrofoam boxes meant to reserve parking spaces typically form long lines about one meter from the sidewalk in front of restaurants and eateries. They are then moved onto the sidewalk once customers show up.
In the meantime, commuters are forced to drive in the wrong lane to avoid these makeshift space savers, creating serious risks for themselves and others.
A security guard at a store on Pham Hong Thai Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City puts traffic cones on the street to save space for customer parking. Photo: Dieu Qui / Tuoi Tre |
An eatery near Turtle Lake in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City places five traffic cones on the street to save space for customer parking. Photo: Dieu Qui / Tuoi Tre |
Some stores and eateries along Ly Tu Trong Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City use dustbins, chairs, traffic cones, and motorbikes to claim space for customer parking. Photo: An Vi / Tuoi Tre |
A motorbike is parked on Nguyen Van Chiem Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City to save space for other motorbike parking. Photo: Dieu Qui / Tuoi Tre |
Plastic chairs are placed about five meters apart on Pham Hong Thai Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City to claim space for car parking. Photo: An Vi / Tuoi Tre |
A parking service provider puts concrete blocks on the roadbed and sidewalk along Dao Duy Tu Street in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City to save space for customer parking. Photo: Dieu Qui / Tuoi Tre |
Along Pham Van Nghi Street in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, many eateries use traffic cones, plastic chairs, and even dustbins to save space for customer parking. Photo: An Vi / Tuoi Tre |
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