My next post was going to be about our day at the S21 Detention Center and the Killing Fields – a somber topic to be sure – but I feel compelled to push that back a day in order to post this sidebar.

It has come to my attention that we North Americans are not reaching the peak of efficiency in terms of how we use our vehicles. Back home there are people who have motorcycles, and you can see them out riding around perhaps on a joy ride, or in some cases even going to or from work, but almost always with a single passenger or purpose. I am convinced that the people of SE Asia and other countries have figured out ways to get far more additional efficiency from their motorcycles, so I set out to do some research which I present below:

Things you can do with a motorcycle

You can of course carry people – yourself or maybe a friend..

… or 3 (notice that a true lady will always ride side-saddle!)

I believe that there must be some sort of rule that limits you to perhaps 5-6 on a bike in which case you must then ride the bus.

More significantly, you can increase the efficiency of your motorcycle by transporting goods:

Produce

Naturally you can’t store your produce or other goods without some baskets!

And you may also need some packaging materials.

Then you will need a place to store all your things, so to build that you will need some construction materials – yes the last photo is of a guy carrying a sheet of glass!!

Once you have your place constructed you will need to furnish it:

And then you will need some food and beverage!

Clearly the evidence shows that we could be far more efficient with our use of this method of transportation. In many cases I have seen more than one of these uses combined at the same time!

Naturally, one might wonder what you do if you need to move your motorcycle around – the answer is quite obvious, you use a car!