Armored Vehicle Fell from the Skyway

**KrisKros** · January 25th, 2007 05:24 AM

Those armored vehicles sometimes drive like they own the road. It seems to me the vehicles that should drive with extra caution, do the complete opossite.

**NazQ** · January 25th, 2007 08:58 AM

saw the area earlier, dun sya sa northbound off-ramp na ang labas malapit sa Makati Cinema Square. mejo sharp talaga ang corner dun, 40kph max, nakalagay naman e. mukhang nag overspeeding talaga yung armored vehicle.

**low_profile2** · January 25th, 2007 09:01 AM

wow grabe ...kawawa naman yun na bagsakan

**IMm29** · January 25th, 2007 09:07 AM

Well, it's a given that these armored vehicles are not properly equipped to handle their additional weight, thus they should not drive like they own the road, rather they should be driven more cautiously. Since they're armored, shouldn't they been driven less recklessly anyway?

The Skyway off-ramp and on-ramp at Amorsolo/Pasay road (Makati Exit) are dangerous. The exit from the high speed main skyway curves to almost 90 degrees on a narrow, two-lane street. The on-ramp does the same. At least with the on-ramp, the vehicle is ascending, and is coming from a stop, so speed can be controlled, but the off-ramp is too fast and too tight. I think the design is flawed. Plus the barrier's design... As mentioned in the thread about the Fortuner that flew off the skyway, the barriers are supposed to keep the vehicles on the skyway. Since that's a dangerous corner, there should have been more emphasis on strengthening it to do so.

Condolences to the victims' families.

**vinj** · January 25th, 2007 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by bratski

Only in the Philippines, first the fortuner sa slex, now an armored car naman. Whats next kaya? a vessel overshoots and rams cars along roxas blvd?

Well... we did have a plane miss the runway and land on SLEX some years ago.

**zero** · January 25th, 2007 09:08 AM

kawawa rin yung namatay na roving teller ng bpi, 23 yrs. old lang pala siya.
sana wala nang mahuhulog ulit sa skyway.

huwag natin din kalimutan magdasal sa tuwing magbi-viaje baka ito na ang huling viaje natin.

**ReccaH** · January 25th, 2007 09:12 AM

I really pity the revo. Nevermind the armored vehicle.

**silhouette** · January 25th, 2007 09:58 AM

freak accident again.
i feel sorry for the guy who died in that accident. may his soul rest in peace.

**eggman** · January 25th, 2007 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by NazQ

saw the area earlier, dun sya sa northbound off-ramp na ang labas malapit sa Makati Cinema Square. mejo sharp talaga ang corner dun, 40kph max, nakalagay naman e. mukhang nag overspeeding talaga yung armored vehicle.

Siguro nga't lumagpas sa speed limit yung armored truck...

**gearspeed** · January 25th, 2007 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by j_avonni

Armored car fell? Grabe. Sobrang bigat nito kaya naging kotse yung Revo.

Nung napanood ko sa news sa channel 11 kagabi.Kita ko yung white revo flat yung likod naging lowered.Sabi dun sa news kagabi malala daw ang sugat nila.