Motorcycle graveyard

March 12, 2024 - 16:22

This parking lot serves as Hanoi's motorcycle graveyard, where abandoned vehicles stack up due to unpaid traffic violations. With approximately 4,000 motorcycles and 30 cars left neglected, reclaiming and disposing of these rides presents challenges, contributing to huge waste and massive storage problems.

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