Arrogant police escorts in Quezon Avenue.

**oldblue** · May 23rd, 2006 02:47 PM

and they are VIP's

**bender** · May 23rd, 2006 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by OTEP

Minsan wierd talaga. 100kph na takbo ko (and they were much slower) dun sa palusong ng underpass, humabol pa talaga motorsiklo, pinahinto ako. Lumusot ang amo nila (na mabagal naman ang takbo).

Siyempre I got stuck behind their slow *ssess. Buti na lang hindi na masyado malayo yung elliptical road. Pagdating naman dun, naiwan ulit sila. Labo noh. hehehe.

Yung motor lang naman ang mabilis diyan. Kita mo naman ang barumbado magpatakbo.

Exactly the same thing happened to me but on the opposite direction as they were coming from the elliptical road. That type of action is simply arrogance from people who should be serving us and whose salaries and equipment we pay for. The other reason that they believe they can get away from treating us like dirt is that we accept and tolerate that type of behavior.

**NovicE** · May 23rd, 2006 02:57 PM

Sir pinakamabuting gawin sa ganyan pagbigyan mo na lang para makaiwas sa gulo. Isipin mo na lang nandito ka sa Pilipinas.

**OTEP** · May 23rd, 2006 02:59 PM

Ang wierd kasi dun is I would have never even encountered the convoy if they just let me be. Kaso hot na hot yung naka-motor. Ang tagal ko ding naka-tanga. Akala ko nga funeral procession yung ineescortan sa sobrang tagal, eh. hehehe.

Btw, when you hear sirens you are supposed to clear the road. Not necessarily pull over and stop. There are other ways to give way.

**Bogeyman** · May 23rd, 2006 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by bender

Actually i did give way and left the right most lane clear but they wanted to leave 2 lanes open which would mean that i would not be able to go down to the underpass. Sorry but i won't give way in that type of situation especially when they are going only at 60kph and with the road traffic rather light. That's just plain arrogance and power tripping

Methinks you should have given them the leftmost lane (passing lane) instead of the rightmost lane, if you had really intended to let them pass. It's not like you're dealing with ordinary motorists in that situation; those are police escorts, with who-knows-how-many-bodyguards aboard the cars. They were using their sirens on official business (subjective nga lang ang definition nito). You yourself said that you heard them before they even got near, and you yourself said that you eventually ignored them. Nakipagmatigasan ka sa hagad, tapos ano ang napala mo? Kahit saan mo tignan, dehado ka talaga.

Let's just be thankful that they didn't take the time to actually harass you on the road. It could've been much worse.

**bender** · May 23rd, 2006 04:34 PM

Sorry,what i meant to say is i did give them the leftmost lane. i was on the 2nd lane to the left. What they wanted to do was to leave the entire portion of the road going to the underpass to themselves.

Who wouldn't ignore them? i was already in Quezon avenue when they were in Elliptical circle pa. Also, it wasn't a fire truck or an ambulance. It was a police convoy. Any policeman whether in a patrol car or a motorcycle routinely use their sirens to the point that there is no way to distinguish their intentions for using it. Are they using it to signal you to stop or give way? Are they on official business? Are they trying to apprenhend you for a violation? Are they part of a funeral convoy?

I wasn't trying to beat any traffic light or committed any violation. The road was clear and nothing would have happened if they let me pass.

**badsekktor** · May 23rd, 2006 04:37 PM

iwas gulo na lang tsong! i dont think you would want to argue with these people! mali man sila, wala naman tayo magagawa! unless gusto mo mamundok

**skyglider** · May 23rd, 2006 04:42 PM

pagbigyan na lang natin sir... darating din yun time na sana wala ng escort ang mga pulitiko natin.... para maranasan nila kung paano maghintay sa trapik at ng masolusyunan nila...

ipagdasal na lang natin na sana nga dumating yung araw na yun...

**baiskee** · May 23rd, 2006 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by eclipseds

The reason they need assistance is to clear the traffic ahead. You didn't give way and it just aint the right thing to do. You were faster than the convoy, yes, but that's only for the moment. They need to be faster and they just can't do that if you were in front of them.

Next time, just slow down and give way. That is the right action to take.

yep. they already did give you a signal... slow down na lang po at palagpasin sila (same with ambulance, fire trucks). kung di ka nila masaway...may dahilan po sila para gawin syo yung pag hampas o pagtapik sa oto nyo.