ACCIDENT: 4 killed, 4 hurt in vehicular accident on SCTEX in Pampanga

[renzo_d10]

^ So tama pala yung hindi dapat mag-bbrake kapag pumutok yung gulong? Baka dun sa Expedition, full brake agad tapos ayun na...

[OTEP]

^ So tama pala yung hindi dapat mag-bbrake kapag pumutok yung gulong? Baka dun sa Expedition, full brake agad tapos ayun na...

Yes dont brake. Thats how the staffers of car and driver survived a 179mph blow out back in the 80's. Just coast to a slower speed before engaging brakes.

[ecneret]

na-experience ko din masabugan ng gulong sa slex, dala ko volks na van, buti na lang di ako nag-brake... bale parang sinunod ko lang yung manibela, di ko kinontra till makatabi ako...

eto pa, datingan ang goon squad ng slex, may tow truck, kung di daw namin mapalitan agad yung gulong e i-tow daw yung van tapos singilin kami ng 2k petot! wtf!

[OTEP]

Ang alam lang ng imbestigador dito ay mag judge who is at fault based on vehicle's final position. Which is dumb if you do not take into account, speed, direction of travel, road conditions,etc. With the advent of dashcams, napapahiya na ibang investigators.

For a vehicle with such an intact body structure, it is safe to assume that the passengers were not buckled up during the crash. Who sits in the back and buckles up? Apparently very few based on crash scenes we have responded to.

[JohnM]

For a vehicle with such an intact body structure, it is safe to assume that the passengers were not buckled up during the crash. Who sits in the back and buckles up? Apparently very few based on crash scenes we have responded to.

Time to start upgrading the kids' training. They buckle up on highway drives. Guess they have to start buckling up even on trips to SM.

[falken]

Time to start upgrading the kids' training. They buckle up on highway drives. Guess they have to start buckling up even on trips to SM.

Good, make it a point to buckle the seat belts no matter the distance.

[OTEP]

Time to start upgrading the kids' training. They buckle up on highway drives. Guess they have to start buckling up even on trips to SM.

My aunts were advising my doctor brother and his doctor wife to get a child seat for their six month old infant since they have to travel from Quezon province to Quezon city. The child still sits on the mom's lap until now.

Getting people to buckle up is not as hard today as it was when I started driving. Back then, some passengers didn't even know where the belt latches to and some were putting the diagonal sash of the belt under their armpits (dangerous)! Dangerous na nga, may chance pang magka-putok (B.O.) yung seatbelt.

[niky]

We always fight about it when I'm driving. I force everyone to wear their belts, as long as there are belts.

[Walter]

We always fight about it when I'm driving. I force everyone to wear their belts, as long as there are belts.

Same here. I tell the passengers (specially the one sitting behind me), that wearing seatbelts is for MY protection, not theirs.

[BratPAQ]

We always fight about it when I'm driving. I force everyone to wear their belts, as long as there are belts.

Me too, almost everyone especially my children, pwera lang sa byenan, hayaan mo sila

[Syuryuken]

Dalawang gulong daw ang pumutok base sa mga nakakita?

Sa sobrang lakas lumaklak ng gas wala ng pambili ng bagong gulong

[Retz]

observe proper tire inflation and change tire after every six years or malapit na ma kalbo whichever comes first.

[Chikselog]

Ipapalabas sa 24 Oras yung accident. Naka aftermarket rims nga. Mukhang 20s.

[AG4]

*Chikselog, yes, it was using aftermarket wheels, here's a link to the GMA news video.
link: 4, patay matapos tumilapon mula sa naaksidenteng SUV | 24 Oras | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere

Some passengers were thrown out, this most likely means they were not wearing their seatbelts.

[Monseratto]

THe video showed the front wheel missing and one other rim shatterd. Are all big aftermarket rims safe?

[ghosthunter]

THe video showed the front wheel missing and one other rim shatterd. Are all big aftermarket rims safe?

They're safe... they are just NOT designed to survive a massive crash and end-over-end tumble down the highway.

[Monseratto]

THe SCTEX officer said the right rear tire blew up, but the left rear rim was the one that's shattered and the rubber ripped to pieces... The right rear looks intact. Both front wheels are missing.

[ghosthunter]

No pictures of the drag trail on the road from the point where the tire supposedly blew out.

[mina_nuka]

that's a common problem with us pinoys, the priority is the looks or the bling instead of safety. the standard issue wheels have been tested for the vehicle it was installed on and in the event of failure due to component deficiency, you can always go after the manufacturer. aftermarket parts are okay as long as they conform or exceeds that of the car manufacturer's minimum standards.

[asyong]

lmao, this thread was 12 yrs old