beating the lights..

[speed_pjay]

gboy2008: yung mga ganung isidente ang magandang ipaglaban. Just talk in a nice way and never submit your license or else magiging useless lahat ng paliwanag mo kahit 100% silang mali. Also namimili rin mga yan kung sa tingin nila ay madaling ma duro.

speed_pjay: same diskarte, ibalik mo sa kanila mga accusations nila, don’t get intimidated. Let them know na alam mo traffic lights rules and regulation lulubayan ka ng mga yan.

yung nga po sir ginawa ko hindi binigay license ko tpos nakipagtalo ako na dapat eh hindi sila patayo-tayo lang dun dapat sila nag-aasist dahil may construction sa area so expect nila na talagang mag-sslow down mga sasakyan.. so after ng mahaba namin pagtatalo eh nagstop na yung right side ko na kakago lang after namin and GO na yung left side na maboblock ko if I will not move, and mukhang wala naman pupuntahan yung usapan namin ng enforcer dahil pinipilit nya na beating the light ako, so what I did eh kahit nagsasalita pa ng kung ano ano yung traffic enforcer I cross the intersection with caution since nakastop naman yung right side and opposite side ko, wala ng nagawa yung enforcer.

[speed_pjay]

always keep the intersection open (yellow box). kung hulihin ka man, hindi beating the red light yun kasi hindi mo naman hinabol. pwedeng obstruction to the flow of traffic or simpleng obstruction.

usually di ko na rin tinutuloy pag alam kong maiipit lang ako sa gitna pag nag-go na yung sa kaliwa at kanan. nakakahiya yung may nakatutuok sa bintana mong ilaw at panay busina.

pero mahirap nga kung sobrang laki ng tatawirin mo. hirap tantyahin. pero kung may bumusina sayo sa likod dahil huminto ka, stand your ground. kung mabangga ka, sila ba babayad? kung mahuli ka, sila ba tutubos ng lisensya mo? kung makaabala ka, sila ba magsosorry? hindi. better do what's right na lang than pay for the consequences caused by others.

ganyan din po practice ko sir hindi ko tinatawid yung intersection even if green or without traffic light at all if "stop and go" ang traffic situation pero if it's slowly moving and green pa eh magsstop ako before the intersection I think mas lalo hahaba ang pila ng vehicles sa likod, if every all drivers eh magsstop even its green and slowly moving..

[speed_pjay]

Traffic police at Buendia and Ortigas crossing EDSA are notorious for those "violations". That's why I hate it when I'm at the end of the line and the light turns green 'coz I might get bitin when crossing. hehe.

siguro ganyan din po yung modus ng na-encounter ko na group of MMDA enforce, kasi nakatayo silang lahat naka-circle sa side and nagkekwentuhan tapos pag-nagred na bigla silang nagtatakbuhan sabay tayo sa harap ng vehicle para sigurado hindi ka maka-andar then yung ka-buddy nya eh sa driver's window ang punta... parang kabisado nila na everytime na ma-red light yung traffic light eh may naiiwan sa gitna na suppose to be ina-assist nila either pa-istopin ka before the light turns yellow or wag muna pa-andarin yung newly lighted green side para maubos muna yung mga nasa gitna..

[Gerbo]

Even if its already yellow light when you are inside the "imaginary box" at the intersection you should be allowed to pass through.

If you are still approaching the "imaginary box" and the yellow line is lit, one should slow down and prepare to stop.

Technically, you should not be moving from the other side when its already a red light.

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BTW, what really ticked my senses is a lot of drivers even "experienced" ones do not know the difference between a flashing yellow and a flashing red?