Bad motoring etiquette: What you hate the most.

[woohoo]

happened to me the other day at SCTEX somewhere in the bataan stretch southbound.

normally vehicles would stay at the right side of the road to allow overtaking vehicles on the left lane. running around 90-100km/h, i tried to overtake an SUV (ford everest) which was running around 70km/h but this driver did not let me pass through and goes side by side with me while i was overtaking. so to prevent any accident, i slowly moved back to the right lane and let him have his way. but the thing is, he started moving slowly again around 60-70km/h and i had to really give some distance to avoid sudden brakes. then i decided to overtake again, the same thing happened and the jerk did not let me through again. i dont know what's with this driver and what's going on in his mind. to be safe, i just gave him his way and be ahead of me but he was so slowwwww!!! then the final stretch, i gave enough space, shifted back to 4th gear, and tried to overtake for the last time. the jerk did the same thing but i had to overtake him and get out of his sight and we went toe-to-toe for at least 30 seconds running around 180km/h and i was gone off his sight when he can't catch up with me anymore. when i knew that there was a safe distance, i switched back to normal driving until I reached manila.

i think this driver was trying to impress his female companion since they are the only ones inside the vehicle thinking that i was a newbie since i still dont have my plates with me. as the saying goes, "pag pumatol ka sa gago, mas gago ka.." and it may have been a bad decision on my part to went toe-to-toe with him. but it would be beneficial for me that time to be out of that situation at that moment rather than endure his so called "machismo" driving habit.

why was it beneficial for you to overtake him? eh pumatol ka nga so pareho lang kayo

Because 60-70 kph was too slow for sqt-clark. It was that simple.

What would you have done? Bore out the slow speed until you reach Manila from Bataan?

BTW, sqt-clark, you were not on the southbound lane of SCTEX, you were on the NORTHBOUND (since SCTEX goes up north from Bataan to Tarlac).

Just saying.

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[sqt-clark]

why was it beneficial for you to overtake him? eh pumatol ka nga so pareho lang kayo

sir,as I stated, it was a bad decision on my part but I was forced to do it. what i shared was a simple story of a driver cruising peacefully but was harassed by another driver who doesn't want to be overtaken in a highway running at a city limits speed. no offense meant sir, apologies if i have offended you but i was merely sharing my experience. but to say that we are of the same nature, i beg to disagree on that and i guess it was uncalled for. as the saying goes, "ang aso kahit anong bait pag nasukol mangangagat din.."

Because 60-70 kph was too slow for sqt-clark. It was that simple.

What would you have done? Bore out the slow speed until you reach Manila from Bataan?

BTW, sqt-clark, you were not on the southbound lane of SCTEX, you were on the NORTHBOUND (since SCTEX goes up north from Bataan to Tarlac).

Just saying.

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+1. btw, thanks for the correction sir.

[praetor91313]

Pasikat lang nga yan. I would've done the same thing. You've humbled yourself twice but he kept on being a nuisance. Pasikat nga siguro sa pasahero nya or they could be having a fight and he was taking out all his aggressions on you. Ha! But na lang pinahiya mo sya.

[renzo_d10]

Hindi yan pasikat, may topak yan. :hysterical: I would've done the same thing, even if it means to exceed the expressway's speed limit just to go ahead of f*ckers like him. Baka madisgrasya pa kayo sa sobrang bagal niya at sa sobrang " unstable " niya magdrive.

And besides 60kph in SCTEX ? Oh boy, are you kidding me ? Atleast go a hundred.