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  1. Join Date
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    #31
    Our first car, a 83' Corolla Liftback SE, was my first real drive (dunno when or how young I was when I held on to a moving Kharmanghia of my uncle. Though I would have loved driving my uncle's Chevy Malibu though)

    Anyway, driving skills I had to learn was clutch control (like moving the car with only the clutch), throttle/clutch balance (usually at flyovers during traffic)... and defensive driving (the big test back then for me was driving through Quiapo)...

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    #32
    Disengage the handbrake before you drive.....

    Do not ride on the clutch pedal....

    Jeepneys (then) were the "King Of The Road", so do not tailgate them.....
    Now, its the pedicabs and tricycles.... They dictate the traffic flow and they stop anywhere they like....

    Wearing of seatbelts is pang-porma (then).....

    If you can do a 180deg, somebody's bound to do 360deg,- whew!

    If you can 'borrow' the car at night, without your parents knowing it,- then you're 'cool'.....

    'Lowered cars' are 'neat'- every hump in the village is 'kissed',- I still see this nowadays and this time, I am the one who is annoyed....hehehe






    :starwars:

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    #33
    Nooby pa ko noon, naputol yung pinaka-hook nung clutch cable nung ford laser, E kailangan maiuwi dahil takas lang. So tinali ko sa engine block nut :banana1: Ayun, panay ang kadyot kada stop light along taft. akala nung iba naghahamon ako ng karera.:drive1:

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    #34
    Ako naman tatay ko rin ang first instructor ko. Lahat na yata ng curses under heaven nasabi na nya during my training. He chose the Ford Cortina for me but because of its wide body, I bumped objects around moving or stationary Duon kami sa San Juan nag start; Wilson and Little Baguio for hanging and parking. Best area ito for me to learn this skill because of its hill and valley topographical orientation plus some areas were isolated from traffic. So ayun buong magdamag a sweaty day of clutch and throttle- bihira yung break na parang bang tinotorture ako ng aking Dad. Next step, PICC grounds para sa freestyle maneuvering. Puro mura ang inabot ko rito kahit na puro rubbish bins and islands lang naman yung mga na overun ko Anyway magandang method yun because at your own pace and level yung pag aaral mo sa distansya, dimension ng car mo, eyes-hand-feet coordination and sound judgement without the risk of hurting anyone except yung pride and dignity mo (pinagagalitan ka habang nanonood yung mga nakangising mga ususero). Then inaply ko lahat ng skills na to sa actual driving sa Espana (road and eskinitas) going towards QC. On that day, my Dad didn't utter a single expletive at least directed towards me which goes to show that it was well worth the trouble of mastering all the basics to give you the confidence you'll need on the road. No pain, no gain lang kaibigan.

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    #35
    hehehe. ako din puro mura ang inaabot ko nung nag-aaral pa lang ako mag-drive. hanggang ngayon- p*ta, aalis ka na naman?! hehehehe.

    pero honestly, di nga maiiwasan. i remember when i'm instructing my kid brother how to drive, alangya puro expletives din ang bukambibig ko. ganun pala yun. sabi ko sa sarili ko di ko gagawin yun e, kaya lang talaga palang ganun pag ikaw na ang nagtuturo...

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    #36
    ako tinuruan ako ng erpats ko dun sa dyip namin na bumoborokbok.
    nakanal ako nun, galit na galit si erpats ko nun. sabi nya:ang luwang
    luwang ng kalye dyan mo pa sa kanal ihuhulog tong jeep natin. ang
    tanga mo talaga!... sigaw nya.

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    #37
    all of my apprehensions were beating the red light

    and swerving (kuno) namumutla ako kasi kala ko ikukulong

    ako but thats 19 yrs ago. mga gate ang inaatrasan ko,

    gate namin at gate ng simbahan na nananahimik.

    buti na rin kesa tao.

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    #38
    totoy days sa driving... (1983)

    - naka-yapak magmaneho.
    - walang humps-humps sa akin noon. (kablag!!!)
    - mahilig mag-dirty finger sa jeepney drivers.
    - kaskas ang gulong sa gutter while parking sa sidestreets.
    - namamatayan ng tsikot kapag primera or green light na!
    - P5.00 per liter pa noon.

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    #39
    ako eto.

    - practice car ko 1976 Mitsubishi Galant hindi ako natuto tuto dito sa kotse na ito. medyo nadalian ako sa pagdadrive nung ginamit ko iyong isa naming sasakyan na 1992 Nissan Sentra. year 1996 nun at mga nasa 11php per liter ang gas. nung naguumpisa akong magdrive takot na takot akong lumiko. as in ayaw ko lumiko at feeling ko mababangga ako. pagliliko ako talagang full stop tapos tingin sa kaliwa at kanan tsaka lang ako liliko.
    - masipag sipag pa ako maglinis ng sasakyan hehehe.
    - may oras din na mahilig akong magpaiyak ng gulong :D. ano pa ba.

  10. Join Date
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    #40
    Pina-enroll ako ng utol ko sa A1 Driving School sa tabi ng Sto. Domingo Church. Tanong sa akin ng driving instructor, "Ano alam mo sa shifting?". Sagot ko, " Basta alam ko letter H". Wala akong idea noon kung kailan ko gagamitin ang primera, segunda, tercera at cuarta. Anak ng tipaklong......yun 1 week na driving ko ay tumagal ng isang buwan dahil laging napo-postpone dahil sa burol noon ni Ninoy sa Sto. Domingo. Laging ang daming tao sa paligid ng driving school. Further training ko ay sasakyan ng utol ko na 79 Corona. Engineer noon sa NAPOCOR kaya 1 weekend ay test nya ako doon sa isang kalye sa gilid ng BIR. Noong actual driving exam ko na sa LTO ay naghihintay kami para sa practical exam ko. Wala siguro tiwala kasi baka ibangga ko lang yun Corona niya, nagtaka na lang ako na OK na raw. Yun pala binayaran na lang yun examiner. Wala pa rin tiwala sa akin kaya hindi ako nag-attempt humiram ng Corona niya noon at kasi sobra alaga niya ito. Doon ako sa isang utol ko humihiram ng Lancer box type o kaya yun Liftback na una naka-3K makina tapos pinalitan ng 2TG.

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