Expressway Goons

[OTEP]

I still felt bad not being able to give way. But this incident was just an exception and during that entire trip, I made sure I constantly gave way to fast vehicles.

If you cannot give way immediately, the least you could do is flash your right hand turn signal to indicate your intention to yield at the soonest possible time.

[mhelskie]

dami tlagang ganyan, dalas ako pumupunta sa Sta. Rita and laging NLEX ang daan ko. Minsan makikita mo pa sa passing lane mga owners na puno ng mga tao, ung iba nakaupo na sa sahig, ewan ko kung bakit nde sila nahuhuli. Nagsawa na din ako kaka busina at flash sa kanila, after isang flash at nde nag yield, signal na lang ako na sa kanan na lang ako o overtake

[Horsepower]

Just got back from my vacation.

Anyway, it's good that some actually got the point.

For the weekend, we went driving in the coastal roads of Batangas from Calatagan to Anilao covering almost the whole Balayan Bay. It's a roadtrip. Really fun then we went beach hunting. We ended up in Outrigger Diving Resort. Driving there was a breeze.

So, heading back to Manila, i still encountered these passing lane huggers. while the right is clearly open for them to hug.

It's a dilemma. Should I just do snake driving and rid myself of stress against people who don't know jack about driving rules?

or should i continue what i do and insist on the rules? I don't know, i still prefer the latter.

My buddy told me to just do snake driving and it'll be better. Of course, the OC that i am, didn't heed that advise. I said it's wrong and we should not do that because it's really dangerous not only for us but for other people too.

Anyway, it's nice to be back in the city. I tried surfing here in Tsikot thru my cellphone but i can't seem to make tsikot load properly.

[u2ykins]

opinion ko lang, kahit nasa maximum speed limit ka and you are doing it on the left lane, kailangan pa rin na umalis ka doon kapag may gustong mag-overtake sa iyo. hindi naman natin alam kung bakit mabilis ang takbo niya at gustong mag-overtake. baka may emergency o may importanteng appointment and late na siya or maybe gusto lang niyang subukan kung gaano kabilis ang sasakyan nya. we don't know exactly what is their reason in driving so fast. better to give way sa mas mabilis sa iyo. besides, it's a passing lane and you should move on the right lane. slower vehicles should always be on the right lane and the faster vehicles are on the left lane. di ba may nakasulat naman sa expressway na "for fast moving cars & for slow moving cars". hindi naman nakasulat na kapag nasa maximum speed limit ka hindi ka na pwedeng paalisin sa left lane. if you want to maintain your speed within the maximum limit, it's fine but don't forget to give way sa mas matulin sa iyo. lesson learned that after overtaking you should move back again on the right lane to give way sa mas matulin sa iyo. my two cents....

[Hanren]

It's a dilemma. Should I just do snake driving and rid myself of stress against people who don't know jack about driving rules?

or should i continue what i do and insist on the rules? I don't know, i still prefer the latter.

IMO, both options will still be stressful. Choose one which is less stressful. As much as possible, we would all want change but we have to learn to live with all the imperfections in this world.

[Yoda]

IMO, both options will still be stressful. Choose one which is less stressful. As much as possible, we would all want change but we have to learn to live with all the imperfections in this world.

IOW, stay within the speed limit. Relax. Cruise.

The speed limit is the law. We may not agree with it, we can debate to death if 100 kph is too fast or too slow or unnecessary, but it's still the law. Until it's changed, it's there to be followed.

Discipline is doing the right thing even when no one's looking.

[Horsepower]

Indeed, discipline is doing the right thing even when there's no one looking.

Anyway, this thread is not for me, but for everyone. So, if you've got a rant about an expressway(s) experience, post it here.

Hopefully, out of somewhere, we can have a productive fruit out of this.

[mazdamazda]

IOW, stay within the speed limit. Relax. Cruise.

The speed limit is the law. We may not agree with it, we can debate to death if 100 kph is too fast or too slow or unnecessary, but it's still the law. Until it's changed, it's there to be followed.

Discipline is doing the right thing even when no one's looking.

Actually, the law is 80kph for all roads.

So... do you still follow it?

[Horsepower]

actually, for EDSA, being a city road, it should be 60kmh and 30kmh for provincial roads... imagine what it would be like if everyone followed that.

sometimes, we have to think for ourselves because Authority is not right at all times. At least, that's how i think. Of course, you execute that with caution, because some laws were actually thought over from past events and/or experience because some lawmakers actually knew what they're doing.

[Yoda]

Actually, the law is 80kph for all roads.

The only places in this country where I know there are posted limits are the expressways. For NLEX as you know, that's 80 kph with some stretches allowing 100. Not sure about SLEX and Skyway, I rarely pass by there.

EDSA and other roads? Where does it say 80? Is this in the LTO rulebook or something? Happy to be enlightened.

So... do you still follow it?

I'll tell you and everyone without flinching: Yes.

Speaking of discipline, at 3 in the morning on a deserted intersection, do you stop when the light is red?

[oldblue]

me I will not stop in an intersection at 3am. siguradong yari ako sa likod ng lasing na driver pag nagkataon

[Dr.Kamiya]

The only places in this country where I know there are posted limits are the expressways. For NLEX as you know, that's 80 kph with some stretches allowing 100. Not sure about SLEX and Skyway, I rarely pass by there.

EDSA and other roads? Where does it say 80? Is this in the LTO rulebook or something? Happy to be enlightened.

Yup it's in the LTO rules. 80kph max speed "[SIZE=2]On open country roads with no "Blind Corners" not closely bordered by habitations"[/SIZE], EDSA counts as an 80 zone, because wala namang residential na malapit.

Max speed for trucks and busses is 50kph.

Linky: http://www.lto.gov.ph/traffic2.html

[Dr.Kamiya]

Speaking of discipline, at 3 in the morning on a deserted intersection, do you stop when the light is red?

I always stop for red lights, but I do speed.

[VtEC]

Speaking of discipline, at 3 in the morning on a deserted intersection, do you stop when the light is red?

I always stop on red lights.
Ala namang difference yan sa daylight diba?

[jjmichaels]

I stopped reading after only 3 pages...
[SIZE="5"]A clear example kung bakit hindi umuunlad ang Pilipinas![/SIZE]

[wewoy_romero]

everyday ako nag-nlex. i usually stay on the lane right of the passing lane (so second from the leftmost siya) and stay at around 90kph. less stress. when there is a slow vehicle in front, punta ako sa left, tapos balik agad sa kanan. pag may gusto mag-overtake, i let them. basta ako constant speed lang. bahala sila mag-adjust ng speed kung mag-oovertake sila.