Phnom Penh: The hazards of riding a bicycle

By Ross Peake
Updated August 30 2014 - 12:33am, first published 12:00am
No give way: Phnon Penh traffic Photo: Ross Peake
No give way: Phnon Penh traffic Photo: Ross Peake
Who dares: Traffic in Phnom Penh Photo: Ross Peake
Who dares: Traffic in Phnom Penh Photo: Ross Peake
People mover: School run Phnom Penh Photo: Ross Peake
People mover: School run Phnom Penh Photo: Ross Peake
People mover: The family wagon in Phnom Penh Photo: Ross Peake
People mover: The family wagon in Phnom Penh Photo: Ross Peake

Riding a bicycle on the chaotic streets of Phnom Penh is like running into a school of fish – motorbikes ("motos") and scooters surround you, then rush past, in a blur of colour, noise and fumes.

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