Officials figure that talking on a mobile phone at the same time is too much. The Liberated Saigon newspaper reported Sunday that use of umbrellas on motorbikes also is being banned at the same time. Although traffic never makes it up to the speeds that are common in Western countries, an average of 10 people a day die on Vietnam's roads. A city police officer didn't have to leave court Monday to make an arrest. After a man was convicted and sentenced to one day in custody on a separate charge, the officer told him to empty his pockets before going to the cells.
Police say the man was in possession of marijuana.
Terry Killeavy tells his story on BBC Radio 5's Drivetime show When he visited his doctor he discovered he had a potentially fatal hole the size of a 50p piece in his heart and was referred for open heart surgery. Terry Killeavy, an accountant from Nottingham, said he had his darts prize to thank for his life. After the match he played with his prize and noticed that his heart was missing a beat. Two weeks later he went to the doctors. I was almost in a blind panic at times, and thought 'I will have to do something about this'.