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  1. Join Date
    Oct 2005
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    #31
    dati sa NLEX upon reaching the dau exit toll... wala na pala ako brakes may nasira sa alternator ko na part ng brakes. ayun. buti nalang nag menor ako and tried to brake early kung huli na ko nag preno baka hinarabas ko lahat ng kotse nakapila sa toll. i just engine brake and hand brake when speeds are around 20kph nlng... i was alarmed kase ang tigas ng brakes ko and almost doesnt bite... well, it does but it's so heavy. fortunately, i was with my sister then, nung pabalik na sya nalang nag assist saken, nag navigate ng mga nagpe-preno na kotse sa harap so that i can menor in advance. i tried having it fix sa shell sa mabalacat kaso di din nya kaya kasi daw sa alternator yun. wala naman open na other shops at that time...

    katakot...

  2. Join Date
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    #32
    happened to me long time ago (early 80s) when I was still a newbie driver....I was with a friend who like me are also learning to drive, we are taking turns at the wheel of a Sarao passenger jeepney one early sunday morning...tinakas lang namin yung jeepney nung friend ko...hehehe Nung ako na ang nagda-drive, syempre sarap ng feeling na makapagdrive ka on your own and at the same time me konting nerbyos since wala kaming kasamang adult at pareho kaming wala man lang student permit.... Medyo marunong na ako at that time kaya nakakapag-gear change na ako up to 4th gear....we are in a barrio unpaved roads that seldom used by a big vehicle especially in the early hours of the morning....everything is good and the ride is like a horse since wala kaming pakialam sa mga lubak...basta drive lang ng drive, feeling namin eh ang galing na namin...hehehehe then suddenly a tricycle came out of nowhere to join the same road, sa gulat ko eh apak agad ng preno dahil medyo mabilis na yung takbo namin at aabutin namin head-on yung tricycle.....kaso nawalan nga ng preno.....isa, dalawa, tatlo, apat na apak sa brake, wala talaga......sumisigaw na kami pareho nung friend ko sabay kabig ng manibela and sabay inararo namin yung gravel na panambak...ayun namumutla kami sa takot....hehehe di ko nga matandaan kung pano nagkaron don ng batong panambak pero swerte na rin dahil kung di kami don bumangga eh nahulog sana kami sa bukid......tapos non, napagalitan kami nung tatay nung prend ko....herherherherher at nabatukan pa ako ni erpatz.....

    after that, natatawa na lang kami kapag naaalala namin, tinuruan na rin kami nung mga drivers nung papa nung prend ko on how to handle that kind of situation, sabi pa nga nung isa eh buti na lang at naisipan mong ibangga dun sa panambak, otherwise siguradong malaki ang damage at malamang eh nasaktan pa kayo pareho...herherherher eh sa totoo lang eh di ko alam kung papano kami napunta don sa panambak (pero syempre me kahalong yabang ng konti si ako at di na umamin, sabi ko na lang eh instinc ko na yon)herherehrehr......pero at least buhat non eh wala na akong experience na mawalan ng preno, and I hope na wag ng mangyayari ulit sa akin.....

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    #33
    during my carefree college days, had a couple of close calls. after a drinking session i was driving at p.tuazon just before crossing edsa, a jeep seem to have stalled. i was doing around 100kph with less than 50meters before i hit the jeep. good thing my corona back then had good brakes. despite having no ABS the tires didn't lock up. no more drunk driving for me after that.

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    #34
    avoiding the wheels to lock during hard braking just relies on a good modulation...

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