Your fair share of driving stupidity

[dhisky]

This is the opposite of "Bad motoring etiquette: What you hate the most." thread.

I'm pretty sure we all have fair share of driving stupidity when we're still a newbie driver or even those experienced driver already.

Ito yung mga charge to experience driving moment natin that could have lead to an accident or had lead to accident moment.

By the way newbie drivier lang ako:

I made a u-turn in SLEX alabang exit (south bound) w/out thinking how fast the cars are approaching on that side. Na confuse ako kasi dalwa pala yung exit sa alabang. Yung isa yung straight lang then yung isa nakatago sa right side. Felt so guilty after buti na lang walang sasakyan sa likod ko at walang humuli sakin.

[ess]

A couple decades ago, I was still learning to drive. My instructor told me to slow down (mag menor) when approaching speedbumps.
So I was driving, and the instructor was lecturing. Di ko napansin na merong speed bump sa harap ko. Ayun, dumaan ako sa speed bump at around 50kph. Medyo lumipad yung kotse. Since luma na yung kotse, nalaglag yung muffler after the car landed. Pinapara ako ng instructor, tapos lumabas siya para damputin yung muffler at ilagay sa trunk ng kotse. :D
Nakaka hiya. Buti na lang, walang tao doon sa area na yon. Walang witness.

[mda]

Learned to keep my eyes on the road. Looking left or right while driving at speed is a recipe for disaster. Buti nalang near misses lahat dati and wala pa akong accident dahil doon.

[garfield_08]

I was backing up at the garage. Newbie driver pa ako then. I was practicing on using the side mirrors. I see the right side was clear, and started to back up. Ayaw magmove ng car. I'm sure I'm on reverse and pressed the gas pedal more. Nung ayaw pa din magmove bumaba na ko. Nuon ko lang nakita na nakasayad na pala yung left side ng rear bumper ko sa poste ng garahe. Damaged paint plus dimple sa bumper.

Lesson learned.

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I was backing up at the garage. Newbie driver pa ako then. I was practicing on using the side mirrors. I see the right side was clear, and started to back up. Ayaw magmove ng car. I'm sure I'm on reverse and pressed the gas pedal more. Nung ayaw pa din magmove bumaba na ko. Nuon ko lang nakita na nakasayad na pala yung left side ng rear bumper ko sa poste ng garahe. Damaged paint plus dimple sa bumper.

Lesson learned.

[Yuki13]

A couple decades ago, I was still learning to drive. My instructor told me to slow down (mag menor) when approaching speedbumps.
So I was driving, and the instructor was lecturing. Di ko napansin na merong speed bump sa harap ko. Ayun, dumaan ako sa speed bump at around 50kph. Medyo lumipad yung kotse. Since luma na yung kotse, nalaglag yung muffler after the car landed. Pinapara ako ng instructor, tapos lumabas siya para damputin yung muffler at ilagay sa trunk ng kotse. :D
Nakaka hiya. Buti na lang, walang tao doon sa area na yon. Walang witness.

kasalanan din ni instructor sir, he should've seen the speed bump before you! eyes on the road, pero asan ang mata nya? di pa naman siguro uso text nuon?

[ess]

kasalanan din ni instructor sir, he should've seen the speed bump before you! eyes on the road, pero asan ang mata nya? di pa naman siguro uso text nuon?

Aray....hahahah.. Yeah, nung time na yon, analog phones pa yung dominant.

Ang naalala ko, naka recline yung seat nung instructor. Tapos walang gana. Nung tumalon yung kotse, biglang napa-upright niya yung upuan niya at naging alerto. :D

[Yuki13]

Aray....hahahah.. Yeah, nung time na yon, analog phones pa yung dominant.

Ang naalala ko, naka recline yung seat nung instructor. Tapos walang gana. Nung tumalon yung kotse, biglang napa-upright niya yung upuan niya at naging alerto. :D

haha. sorry sir no offense meant.

OT: Years ago I tagged along my sister's driving lesson. Si instructor medyo tamad at walang gana, panay ang text. Stoplight patawid ng Araneta Avenue coming from SM Sta. Mesa side, nag yellow light na pero sabi ni instructor sige tawid, napa-beating the red light tuloy sister ko ambilis naging pula eh.

May sumenyas na sa amin na enforcer na huminto kami, sabi naman ni instructor sa sister ko sige iderecho mo lang di yan hahabol. Eh hinabol kami, so tinabi ng sister ko yung car. Si instructor kamot ulo at nagtanong bigla sa amin, meron ba kayo 50 pesos wala ako barya! Di ko sya pinahiram bwiset sya eh! So yung 100 nya ang inipit nya sa lisensya. Buti di tinanggap ng enforcer at binato sa kanya yung 100, kuha pa license nya being the "teacher" in the car. (Yung enforcer pala, another moron, tried to take my sister's license, sabi namen student's permit lang hawak nya kasi nga "student driver" pa lang. So yun, license na lang ni instructor kinuha, buti nga)

Pagka-alis namen, si lazy instructor balik sa pagtext nya. After awhile tinawagan na nya yung ka text nya, sabay kwento "babe malas, nahuli kami kuha lisensya ko".

Nahuli na nga hindi parin maibigay ang focus sa student nya.

[chronicle]

Nung nag dridriving lessons pa ako dati. I was cruising at around 60kph when the red light lit up. Because i only know textbook knowledge at that time, i slammed the breaks pretty hard. My instructor was so infuriated with me because the jeep behind me barely miss the car that i was driving. Close call and plainly stupid on my part.

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[mda]

Nung nag dridriving lessons pa ako dati. I was cruising at around 60kph when the red light lit up. Because i only know textbook knowledge at that time, i slammed the breaks pretty hard. My instructor was so infuriated with me because the jeep behind me barely miss the car that i was driving. Close call and plainly stupid on my part.

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Assuming you could reach 60kph in the streets of manila (city of manila), you'd also need to do the same sudden brake else your friendly neighborhood croc will try to ask for lunch money.

Beating the yellow light hehehe.

[dhisky]

Wrong spelling young thread title. Mod pake edit na lang The irony

[claRkEnt]

Very Newbie then and first time to drive at night. I don't even knew the difference between Low Beam and High Beam. Nagtataka ako bakit panay "kindat" ng mga kasalubong kong sasakyan. Puro nasisilaw pala coz i'm using High Beam (yun pala yung kulay blue na ilaw sa panel).

[CVT]

Drove along Roxas Blvd from Vito Cruz intersection (CCP) to junction with Coastal Road,- with my headlights off... (sarap kasing kausap ng mga ka-ride kong bebot e...

Drove a borrowed vehicle after a pre-wedding party (I was chosen because I was relatively the most sober.....), with some of the entourage riding with me... At the national road, I was turning left to our village and so I hit the left turn signal... That deymed vehicle was modified,- hitting the left turn signal = signals to the right; hitting the right turn signal = signals to the left,= and so, I was mortified when the vehicle behind me overtook me on my left. Man, that was real close! Right after that,- the lady sitting beside me wanted to get off,- and I told her "don't you have faith in my driving???".... I only came to know about the signal light when we arrived at our destination....



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[manong1]

Dont know if something like this has been posted already.

When I was a newbie driver, pinilit ko mag drive from Subic back to Manila na inaantok. I would say that I was aleep behind the wheel around 50% of the time.

Buti nalang walang nangyari and until now I feel so stupid and gusto ko batukan sarili ko.

Ever since then, kung inaantok during byahe, park nalang sa gasoline stations tapos tulog nalang sa kotse habang nakapark dun.

[ice15]

my stupid driving moment...

first time ko to take a new car out of the casa
(dinadala sa amin yung car noon)

I set the GPS and happily followed the directions... yun pala, twice na akong nag-left sa no left turn.

[99moves]

Nung bago ako I formed the habit of shifting to neutral while turning, so I could shift faster to the right gear when exiting.

Nung nakita ng erpats ko kala ko mababasag windshield sa sobrang lakas ng pagsigaw sakin. Iiyak sana ko kaso baka lalo magalit hehe.

[jaggerx3]

Ako naman while under construction pa house namin pinapunta ako ng mother ko para silipin since may pinuntahan ako na lugar na few meters aways lang din. Bagong subdivision lang kaya walang nadaan masyado na tao. Nagpasama ako sa friend ko. Then pinark namin yung starex sa may gutter na mababa lang para di nakahrang sa road. Then nung paalis na kami i put it to Drive since A/T yung GS namin. Nagtataka ako ayaw umabante pati umatras.

Yung friend ko kasi may alam sa auto pero d marunong mag drive. Baba siya silip silip sa ilalim kasi medyo mabuhangin yung pinaradahan namin. Kahit anong pilit ko sa accelerator ayaw umandar tapos na ikot lang yung likod ng pa right. Then nung ni reverse ko umtras kaunti.
Then tried to put it back to drive umandar siya at nakababa kami ng gutter.

Pagka baba ng gutter binalik ko sa N since sasakay ulit friend ko. Pagkalagay ko sa D ayaw umandar. Medyo kinabahan ako. Kasi ayaw talaga.

Then suddenly napatingin ako sa gauges naka hand brake pala ako!

Kaya starting that day dun ako natuto na tumingin muna sa gauges kung may mga naka ilaw na warning bago ako umandar. Hehe

[enzo6k]

nung bago palang ako nagmamaneho, along roxas blvd eto towards to embassy. inabutan ako ng red light sa kanto ng pedro gil, ako yung pinaka nasa harap. e dahil malikot pa at curious, habang nakastop pinaglaruan ko manibela, ikot pakaliwa ikot pakanan hangang sa hindi ko na alam na hindi na pala naka straight yung gulong pero kala ko naka straight kasi nakasentro naman yung manibela. nung nag green, nabingi ako sa dami ng bumusina, namutla din ako kasi humarap ako sa island, buti wala tinamaan.

[Jeff2308]

Nung newbie pa lang ako my pinuntahan kami lugar na wla masyado sasakyan so ako bigla me kumanan without checking the side mirror yun muntikan na ko mabanga my mag overtake pala from the left side. Hahaha so after nun always check me sa mirrors before turning

[kimbon]

nung medyo bata-bata pa tayo, a week old palang kami ng GF at di pa kami nag hoholding hands ever since. Bigla na lang nya hinawakan ang right hand ko while driving. tumingin ako sa kanya na para bang may gustong ipahiwatig. sakaka glace ko sa kanya while driving a few meters may nadaan akong malalim na path hole. pull over agad ayun may tama ang tire at benkong ang rim. sabay palit ng spare tire. yung moment si GF nabitin tuloy. Tsk.... p*st*ng butas yan

[SilverHorizon]

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