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Well, every day I have to ride my bike/ motorbike to school/ work. Although my house is only 5km away from my school/ office, it usually takes me an hour to get there, which is so annoying/ really infuriates me. 

Traffic during peak hours in Hanoi is usually very congested and can cause considerable delay for travelers. You know, the number of vehicles in Hanoi is quickly increasing as a growing middle class can now afford their own cars. And our road conditions have not kept up with the exponential growth in the number of vehicles. 

There are times when I have a harrowing time if there are road traffic accidents, with the traffic queuing up to over two kilometers. And the most annoying thing about traffic congestion is many drivers become very frustrated, which causes road rage. Even though I know when traffic jams are likely to occur, I just can’t avoid getting stuck in these delays, simply because my schedules are similar to those of the other drivers on the road.

And the result is whenever I am stuck in delays, I would arrive 10 to probably 30 minutes late for school. The inability to forecast travel time accurately means I have to allocate more time to travel “just in case”. Therefore, I have to make sure that I get up at 6, and leave the house at 6.20 to reach school on time. 

I do hope that our schools can arrange suitable opening times so that students can avoid rush hour traffic, or they offer private car school pickup and drop-off like in Western countries. This would protect us from traffic jams and road accidents. 

I really hate traffic congestion, as it just degrades the environment, increases air pollution and carbon emissions, and results in late for school and work. 

And I hope that the government can take immediate action to improve road networks and introduce new laws to reduce the number of cars on the street.  I know that governments may never be able to eliminate road congestion, but there should be several ways the authorities can do to curb it.