Poll: Dangerous cars on the Expressway

[Dr.Kamiya]

Just a bit of a count here..
Which cars do you often notice driving along recklessly on the expressways (you can vote more than once)?

[Dr.Kamiya]

Personally, it's the econocars I often see speeding. I'm guessing it must be the CVT on the Jazz and City. Those things have a way of droning along, making it seem as if you're driving slower than you actually are.

On the SLEX from alabang to makati, I often find myself cruising along at 95-100 on the middle lane, and I get at least 5-6 Cities or Jazz overtaking me. :D

[mazdamazda]

Define first what's dangerous...

Does driving 140kph but still using your signal lamps & executes smooth lane changes dangerous?

Does driving 100kph but doesn't use signal lamps, tailgates & swerves between lanes dangerous?

[Dr.Kamiya]

Define first what's dangerous...

Does driving 140kph but still using your signal lamps & executes smooth lane changes dangerous?

Does driving 100kph but doesn't use signal lamps, tailgates & swerves between lanes dangerous?

Whatever you think is dangerous.
I'm just interested to know what people think of other cars on the road. Personally I see a lot of econoboxes weaving in and around other traffic on the SLEX, but other people are probably acquainted with a completely different demographic of reckless tools.

[oldblue]

Hyundai Sta. Fe drivers

[chua_riwap]

Hyundai Sta. Fe drivers

Ha-ha! Parang nabasa ko sa isang thread yun ah.....

[VtEC]

Ha-ha! Parang nabasa ko sa isang thread yun ah.....

OT: ha ha ha ha, yon ba yong medyo mainit na usapan???

[danesjr]

Hyundai Sta. Fe drivers

mwehehe... nice.

bus and trucks. how well maintained do you think they are?

[O!lman]

Isuzu Crosswind that kissed the ass of my Santa Fe...Nakatutok sa likod, tapos di naman pala kaya ng break. Kung di lang kasama yung parents sa Crosswind, malamang nabugbog ko na yung teenager dahil napaka-arrogant sumagot! Kesyo nag-break daw ako bigla, kasalanan ko daw! hehehe!

[yuichi]

Hyundai Sta. Fe drivers

these are bad drivers

[istan]

Going to Pagudpod last summer. 2 lanes lng ang highway. 4x kami halos ma-aksidente.

Bus lagi ang may pakana.

Biruin mo, overtaking at the wrong time always. Laging may kaharap na vehicle pa going the opposite way. What they always do is due to size, mag-CUT pa sila sa akin. Kahit na I'm following the other vehicle closely pa. COnvoy kasi e. Magugulat ka na lng kasi nakapatay pa headlights, tapus from malayo...bibirit sila then cut. Muntik na talaga mabangin ako dun

Na puno talaga ako dun sa mga yun. Ang ginawa ko, reckless ata, pag wide open ang road, pumupunta ako sa gitna., Kahit ano pang highbeam ng bus, di ko talaga pinapalusot. OK na yun nasa tama silang takbo, kaysa ma-aksidente pa kasama pasahero nila.

So ayun, tatlong bus ata nasalikod ko papuntang Vigan....sabay sabay kami nakarating dun. Lahat sila sa likod ko. HAHAHAHA!

[Jun aka Pekto]

Just a bit of a count here..
Which cars do you often notice driving along recklessly on the expressways (you can vote more than once)?

Those most often driven by teens and young adults......

Stis, Evos, V8 ponycars, modded Hondas, DSMs, Mazdas

Most of the more expensive fast cars (Ferrari's Corvettes, Vipers, etc), are beyond their price range.

I take reckless to mean weaving through heavy traffic, overtaking along shoulders, passenger's bare foot sticking out the window. Kinda reminds me that one night we were driving through Phoenix at 2am on a Saturday. 4 cars pulled up beside us, to the front, and to the rear of my Sonata. All had exactly the same window down (front passenger side) and all were at full capacity. Must be a bunch of gangbangers. They looked us over for a minute and then sped on, weaving along all 4 lanes.

[gearspeed]

For me iba't iba eh.May Jazz at City.Meron ding mga EVOs and Civics.Altis and other old corollas.
So far nakita ko pa lang nagdrive recklessly na exotic car ay Porsche eh.Meron din luxury vehicle tulad nung nakasabay ko na BMW na 3 series na luma sa NLEX.Talagang matitinding cut ang ginawa niya.

[badsekktor]

i dont think that it is the car per se but the man behind the wheel. I had some encounters inside nlex and i can recall a strada that swerved from the fast lane to shell gas station so fast without doing any signals and a dressed up honda civic who swerves left and right without signaling and looking at side mirrors.

[niky]

While there are quite a few reckless econo-car and SUV/Pickup drivers around, the most dangerous drivers here in the Philippines on the expressways are Truck and Bus drivers.

PUJs can actually get on the SLEX and Star, but the low power output of their engines and heavy loads mean that they're usually driving slowly and sedately. Buses, however, weave in and out of traffic like manic racecar drivers.... tails swinging back and forth like demented, oversized Porsches. (Bwisit pa yung pagbuwelo nila... mala Scandinavian-flick pa... swerve a bit to the right, the guy to your left brakes to avoid the swinging tail, then charge left... ).

A solitary car going at 140 km/h? I can put up with that.

Half a dozen buses charging along and weaving back and forth at 100-120? F***!

[mazdamazda]

From driving in the NLEX everday, I just can't categorize them into one bunch... some of the most reckless vehicles that I've seen:

- A San Miguel L200 weaving between lanes - came within inches of clipping another vehicle when he changed lanes.

- A mini-bus going to SJDM swerving like there's tomorrow, from the looks of it the bus is close to toppling over.

- A Revo the other day who's trying to race me (after I overtook him using the slow lane) - swerving between lanes trying to get ahead of me when traffic became heavy.

- A PUV Crosswind who's also swerving before the Balintawak tollgate northbound. Caught up with him just running below 100kph after the tollgate.

- Any jeepney or truck doing 120kph (seriously, do you think that they can stop on time during an emergency).

[micoy6]

I think trucks and buses are more dangerous on the expressway.

Once I was driving on coastal expressway .It was 1am at that time, 2 trucks were ravaging from my rear..They were probably speeding up to 120 kph.. they almost crashed into me after cutting infront of me. close call.. whew!

[kpy555]

Buses and overspeeding PUVs are already given. Add to that, mga nangangarera at insecure drivers who don't want to be overtaken.

Minsan nakasabay ko sa SLEX isang late model Hyundai Coupe. The young driver was attempting to overtake on the left lane but I was near it and was approaching at around 130km/h. Sobrang alanganin yung Coupe so I flashed my high beams. When I passed him, I continued on the fast lane since there were a bunch of slow cars on the right, and he tailed me. He cut me at one point intentionally (pinilit niya sarili niya makapasok so I stepped on the brakes) and there, he start zooming his way fast, letting me see he's one of the cast of Fast and the Furious. I think he is flooring the gas pedal since white smoke is constantly emitted on the Coupe's muffler. For around 5 minutes, I was just behind his back, and when slow cars showed up on the left lane, parang ahas na siya, overtaking here and there and along the shoulder. His crazy driving continued and when he overtook again along the shoulder, he didn't see that there was a stalled truck. Next was a loud screeeeech and burning rubber. Kamuntik na talaga lumusot sa ilalim ng truck yung Coupe but luckily, the young driver was able to stop. Arangkada siya ulit sabay mura and bad finger sa stalled truck. Didn't see him again after that.

[mbeige]

Buses and overspeeding PUVs are already given. Add to that, mga nangangarera at insecure drivers who don't want to be overtaken.

Minsan nakasabay ko sa SLEX isang late model Hyundai Coupe. The young driver was attempting to overtake on the left lane but I was near it and was approaching at around 130km/h. Sobrang alanganin yung Coupe so I flashed my high beams. When I passed him, I continued on the fast lane since there were a bunch of slow cars on the right, and he tailed me. He cut me at one point intentionally (pinilit niya sarili niya makapasok so I stepped on the brakes) and there, he start zooming his way fast, letting me see he's one of the cast of Fast and the Furious. I think he is flooring the gas pedal since white smoke is constantly emitted on the Coupe's muffler. For around 5 minutes, I was just behind his back, and when slow cars showed up on the left lane, parang ahas na siya, overtaking here and there and along the shoulder. His crazy driving continued and when he overtook again along the shoulder, he didn't see that there was a stalled truck. Next was a loud screeeeech and burning rubber. Kamuntik na talaga lumusot sa ilalim ng truck yung Coupe but luckily, the young driver was able to stop. Arangkada siya ulit sabay mura and bad finger sa stalled truck. Didn't see him again after that.

Driving on any road - highway or city streets - is all about cooperation and keeping the situation safe for everybody. Obviously that person in the Hyundai Coupe wasn't after the welfare of everybody but just himself. I guess the trauma and shock was enough of a lesson for him not to pass on the right.

It's when somebody does not want to cooperate that things go wrong and accidents occur. Those people can drive different cars, and it's true, it's the driver - not the vehicle - that makes it unsafe. Of course it must be stated that cars not roadworthy also add to the danger on the highway.

[pinoybigbrother]

i use the NLEX 5 days a week and i am most pissed by those cars cruising below 80 on the fast lane. whatever horn or flash you give them they will just cruise there leisurely. assholes if you'll ask me.