Rant #3: Socialite Driving School

**mbt** · September 26th, 2005 11:17 PM

imo, whether the newbie driver drives on edsa while "practicing" with a student license or with a real driver's license right after he received it, there will always be a first time he'd drive on edsa or on an expressway.

**moneywhiz** · September 27th, 2005 02:16 AM

sori pare pero ikaw naka bangga kaya ikaw ang mali......plus may signage naman na Socialite Driving School eh.....pagpasensyahan mo na yun.....pasalamat ka at hindi total wreck yung Socialite car....kungdi, demanda ka pa niyan

next rant please

**oldblue** · September 27th, 2005 02:21 AM

Originally Posted by Altis123

Pano kung naging cause of a major accident ang isang Student Driver na hindi pa masyado marunong at isinabak ng Instructor sa isang major road, tulad ng EDSA...

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pag nangyari jeepney driver lang ang may kasalanan, sila lang naman walang patawad mapa-student, mapa-bike, mapa-motor, mapa-private car.

Actually, di ko masyado nakita yung car sa harap kasi inclined road. I was coming from the underpass of Crossing (Shaw/EDSA) and syempre mas mabilis kasi kelangan ng power kasi nga incline. I was driving a Pajero kaya medyo mabigat yung oto nung prumeno. Malayo pa lang nakita ko na syang nag red yung brake lights nya kaya menor kagad ako, ready to brake. E biglang nag full stop, so brake din kaagad ako.

dapat pag naka-red na yun sa harap mo, d ka menor. dapat slight tapak ka kagad sa preno to anticipate the worse coz you still have momentum & malaki pa dala mo ... and regarding sa incline sa crossing, it's not that steep for you not to see the vehicle at the top.

**Hero33** · September 27th, 2005 06:09 PM

Well, just playing devil's advocate, but isnt the MINIMUM speed limit on EDSA 60kph?

Whats everyone doing strolling along? hehe speed freak po sorry haha

and I do remember also reading something about it being illegal for students to be taught on national highways, although it does make me wonder how such a slow speed 50-60kph can be caught off guard. A Pajero is big and heavy, ours is, but it doesn't have butter fingers for brakes.

I guess unless we really have pictures of the scenario, i.e. the incline, point of view from your car etc. we can't really do anything but presume you are at fault, being the more experienced driver.

Although if it is proven that it is illegal to be taught on a national highway, then bam. Instant win.

**theveed** · September 27th, 2005 06:33 PM

Hindi hway ang edsa, min is 40 lang.

**edl100** · September 27th, 2005 06:47 PM

I don't want to sound rude but I am sure malaki ang sign na "Student Driver" sa likod ng car. Obviously, extra cautious dapat tayo sa kanila. Sudden stops cannot be avoided kasi "student driver" nga.

Ang nakakainis is when a Taxi or jeep na bigla na lang mag brake kahit saan nila gusto. Doon ka dapat magalit.

**rsnald** · September 27th, 2005 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by OTEP

Medyo OT:

May kilala kong nag-aral diyan sa Socialite na iyan. Puro mali ang itinuturo! Hehehe. Buti na lang na-correct pa namin. Kung hindi, driving the 'Socialite' way siya ngayon.

medyo OT din,

dyan din (yata) ako nag-aral sa sosyalayt na yan. puro pang-gugulang sa driving ang tinuro sakin nung head instructor hehehe, pero may kasama good tips din. di naman ako sinabak sa EDSA, pero pinaakyat agad ako ng antipolo for the uphill driving lessons.

*altis
ingat na lang next time bro... konting pasensya lang talga. dami ko na near misses din sa mga student drivers. baka bigla syang nag-stall o kaya napasobra tapak sa brakes. di pa marunong tumantya ng pressure ng pagtapak sa brakes yan.

**flakez** · September 27th, 2005 09:51 PM

upon reading the thread title pumasok kagad sa isip ko ung nabangga sa likod ung student driver.

kung may signage na student driver bigay na lang ng extra space o kaya overtake na lang. saka sabi nga nung iba, wag na wag bubusina at baka lalong mataranta ung nag ddrive.

**ts1n1ta** · September 27th, 2005 10:34 PM

naalala ko tuloy nung student driver ako. (A1) Namamatayan ako ng makina so mejo nag cause na ako ng traffic. Yung Instructor mismo ang sumisigaw sa ken dahil nde ko makuha primera at nde yung mga nasa likod ko. sarap itali sa manibela yung eng-eng na yun...buset.

anyway, 2 cents ko... kung sino man may kasalanan buti na lang minor bangga lang. To yung mga tipong scenario na walang aamin na sha ang may mali.

I love driving in Edsa!