Bad motoring etiquette: What you hate the most.

[dr. d]

Haven't been there in ages, but when I was studying in UP diliman and frequently going to SM north during breaks parang nag develop ako ng sixth sense for where other cars are on the road dahil dyan sa elliptical.

maybe not a sixth sense.
maybe an expectation from the other drivers, who we believe are logical , conscientious drivers like us.
alas, nowadays... mga barumbado lahat silah !!! ma-paku-an sana lahat sila!
heh heh.

[Jun aka Pekto]

While I'm on a two-lane road doing 5 mph over the speed limit, a car behind me tailed me dangerously close as if goading me to speed up. I didn't budge. Instead, I slowed down to the speed limit. The more people try to piss me off, the more I become an a**hole.

Then, when the two-lane road became six lanes, he decided to back off and stay behind me. What a dimwit.

Could've been a cop in a stealth car. I dunno. They do employ similar habits, trying to force a driver to speed. If it was a cop, I would have slowed down even more. Let him get pissed off for a change.

[StockEngine]

Haven't been there in ages, but when I was studying in UP diliman and frequently going to SM north during breaks parang nag develop ako ng sixth sense for where other cars are on the road dahil dyan sa elliptical.

the area is kinda of busier now. especially with the new train tracks construction. the volume has increased too. minimizing blindspots is still key for this adventurous area.

my brother is using the "force" and you using the "6th sense" make this place really "colorful"

[dr. d]

the area is kinda of busier now. especially with the new train tracks construction. the volume has increased too. minimizing blindspots is still key for this adventurous area.

my brother is using the "force" and you using the "6th sense" make this place really "colorful"

"kinda busier" is an understatement.
"magbaon ng pasensya" is apt.

you're using "force" and "6th sense".
i'm using avoidance techniques.
i'm avoiding having to go there.

[cast_no_shadow]

Heavy downpour sa NLEX kanina almost zero visibility.

Dame na reminders to turn on your headlights to increase visibility.

Ayun may mga kamote pa din naka hazards on.

Pero kahit park lights nakapatay.


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[dr. d]

Heavy downpour sa NLEX kanina almost zero visibility.

Dame na reminders to turn on your headlights to increase visibility.

Ayun may mga kamote pa din naka hazards on.

Pero kahit park lights nakapatay.


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i have experienced heavy downpours in the expressway.
nakakatakot.
i was half-expecting to get bumped from behind.

i wonder,
did the vehicles slow down?

[bloowolf]

Heavy downpour sa NLEX kanina almost zero visibility.

Dame na reminders to turn on your headlights to increase visibility.

Ayun may mga kamote pa din naka hazards on.

Pero kahit park lights nakapatay.


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Announcements on the use of the hazards have been there for the past 10 years at least. Nothing has changed. I love driving in the rain but I know how dangerous it can get, doubly so with stupid drivers so, I have learned not to fight it but to adapt to it. I just make my way to the next gas station & wait for the rains to pass.


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[cast_no_shadow]

i have experienced heavy downpours in the expressway.
nakakatakot.
i was half-expecting to get bumped from behind.

i wonder,
did the vehicles slow down?

May kamoteng Strada tail-gaiter sarap prenuhan.

Oh everyone slowed down.

G*go ka na lang talaga or suicidal kung hahataw ka pa din kahit almost zero visibility.


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[Egan101]

Yung mga mahilig mag counterflow sa one way road. Kupal talaga!


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[thearsenal1205]

May kamoteng Strada tail-gaiter sarap prenuhan.

Oh everyone slowed down.

G*go ka na lang talaga or suicidal kung hahataw ka pa din kahit almost zero visibility.


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Kanina din may kamoteng Fortuner habang pasok niya from southbound going entrance to NLEX port of manila. Pinipinahan pa niya ako habang halos magkatapat na kami. Biglang dederecho naman siya sa overtaking lane. I was at the middle lane.

[dhisky]

yung mga nag lleft turn na kumakain ng corner ng mga pa right turn. free flowing sana, mapapa stop ka tuloy

[greenlyt]

counterflow parking with headlights on

[gearhead000]

Yung mga nagpapalit ng flat na gulong sa gitna ng kalsada. For sure, bago niya nakita o naramdaman na flat siya eh malayo na ang naitakbo niya ng malambot. So ano ba yung kaunting dagdag ikot lang para maitabi sa gilid ng kalsada nang di nakakaabala.

[dr. d]

Yung mga nagpapalit ng flat na gulong sa gitna ng kalsada. For sure, bago niya nakita o naramdaman na flat siya eh malayo na ang naitakbo niya ng malambot. So ano ba yung kaunting dagdag ikot lang para maitabi sa gilid ng kalsada nang di nakakaabala.

some folks believe that they can ruin their flat tires to non-usefulness, driving that short distance from the middle of the road to the side of it.
it's not an excuse. it's a way of thinking.

besides,
any sane person who has ever changed tires in the middle of a busy road,
will tell you,
"it's a harrowing experience."

[WallyWest]

some folks believe that they can ruin their flat tires to non-usefulness, driving that short distance from the middle of the road to the side of it.
it's not an excuse. it's a way of thinking.

besides,
any sane person who has ever changed tires in the middle of a busy road,
will tell you,
"it's a harrowing experience."

may mga sadyang matitigas lang ang mukha.

[dr. d]

may mga sadyang matitigas lang ang mukha.

that, too.
besides, isn't it true that the most convenient place to change tires, i.e., putting on the jack, raising the vehicle, rolling the tires, etc,
is in the middle of the road?
nevair mind the other cars whizzing past, missing them by inches.
heh heh.

[CVT]

that, too.
besides, isn't it true that the most convenient place to change tires, i.e., putting on the jack, raising the vehicle, rolling the tires, etc,
is in the middle of the road?
nevair mind the other cars whizzing past, missing them by inches.
heh heh.

And you're placing your dear life at the mercy of their driving skills?... Not taking that chance...

[CVT]

yung mga nag lleft turn na kumakain ng corner ng mga pa right turn. free flowing sana, mapapa stop ka tuloy

Happens everywhere.. Can't they take the expected and courteous move to maintain their lane position or at least do something to that effect?

Heto not driving... Parking near or at intersections.... Iyan ang mga bano...

[CVT]

i have experienced heavy downpours in the expressway.
nakakatakot.
i was half-expecting to get bumped from behind.

i wonder,
did the vehicles slow down?

Of course, vehicles would slow down during heavy downpour... That should be expected...

I remember reading in in the past that maximum speed limit is "dependent" on the condition of the road, the weather, and the people you're driving with...

[dr. d]

Of course, vehicles would slow down during heavy downpour... That should be expected...

I remember reading in in the past that maximum speed limit is "dependent" on the condition of the road, the weather, and the people you're driving with...

yes, it is the expected response when unsavory situations are presented.

"maximum speed limit", as announced by road signage,
is for ideal daytime driving conditions only.
it is not for night time driving,
and it is certainly not for during rains, what with poor visibility and slippery road surface.
and yet, i still see a lot of slex drivers doing the maximum speed and beyond, during these non-ideal driving conditions.
usually SUVs and other similar vehicles, and breadloaf vans like the hiace and urvan, and even some vios-like vehicles who may be testing their tires' road grip-ability.
"para maka-uwi nang mas ma-aga", to avoid accident, no doubt.
heh heh.

have we noticed,
maximum speed on at-grade slex is 100 kph, while that above on the skyway, is only 80.