Kennon Road and Big Trucks

[landlord]

Gone are days of road courtesy in kennon. I remember the good old days whenever you are following a slow moving vehicle which is a regularly user of Kennon, they will even wave you when its safe to overtake. Or yield to upcoming vehicles when on a narrow bend.

Now, ayaw na magpa overtake, ibibitin ka pa when you try to pass, kahit na they're very slow.

[XTO]

Kaya nagka-leche leche ang road condition ng Kennon, dahil sa pinayagan
na mga trucks (mga nagbibigay ang owners n'yan) unlike during the time of Marcos na banned sila dyan dahil delikado (matarik) though maikli ang route.

[Hanren]

Share ko lang minsan yung experience ko..

may sinusundan din ako na mahabang vegetable dealer na truck..nung pababa ako ng kennon..somehow nag aalangan ako mag overtake kasi baka pag may kasalubong ako eh diretso ako sa baging. Then napansin ko dami na nakabuntot sa likod ko..others were trying to make their own pass pero haba kasi nung truck.. I felt obliged to make the first move to overtake kasi parang ako yung inaasahan nila na mag overtake.. when I finally did make the move..I stupidly did it in a blind curve sakto may kasalubong ako na puting vios.. close call pero pinagbigyan na lang ako nung vios..hindi nung truck. Ang calculation ko dun inches na lang talaga.

pagkatapos nun..nangatog ang aking tuhod....pinawisan ang ilong..and to think na kasama ko pamilya ko papuntang manaoag pangasinan..

it was a at least a timely move kasi milya milya na distance ko wala pa akong makitang kasunod..

btw, medyo paved na nga yung ibang portions ng kennon..meron yung part na biglang lubak at mag di ka familiar sa daan malaman kawawa springs at shocks...

[CVT]

i would take kennon over marcos highway anytime when i am in a van or suv. but it's hands down marcos for me when i am in a car or a motorcycle.

Share mo naman ang reason/s for your preference.

When I was a bachelor kasi, and driving a car,- Kennon Rd. palagi ang daan ko. But now, with a family, and driving a van,- Marcos HW na (probably because it is safer and I am more patient now). TIA

:starwars:

[diesoline]

it's all about the road surface, CVT.

vans/suvs/4X4s, with their relatively higher clearances and higher profile tires can take the potholes and rocks in kennon road a lot better than cars with lower profile tires. recently, i have been driving a mazda 3 with 17" rims and i wouldn't dare drive thru kennon in a spirited manner with it. in contrast, i almost always rip thru that road in my kia carnival - my kennonballer - vegetable trucks notwithstanding.

my marcosblaster is the vespa. nothing like a two-stroke retro scooter to lean thru those aforementioned sweeping corners in style. riding a two wheeler in kennon is such a pain because one has to avoid all the potholes and gravel in the rough sections.

[StraightSix]

Kaya nagka-leche leche ang road condition ng Kennon, dahil sa pinayagan na mga trucks (mga nagbibigay ang owners n'yan)

Kaya nga may cash-este, checkpoint, hehe.

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Hanren, ingat na lang when driving. When others tailgate or egg you to overtake (when you're not ready), just slow down and increase the gap with the vehicle infront ... let those behind you take the risk.

Tama si diesoline na may mga lugar sa kennon na kahit blind curve, pwedeng mag-overtake, kahit daytime (mas madali kapag gabi). Pero kung hindi mo kabisado Kennon, huwag.

Kapag umuulan, iwas din ako sa Kennon Road ... yun ang panahon na marami talagang nahuhulog na mga bato. Kung galing ka ng Baguio, more or less tantya mo kung umulan sa Kennon. Kung paakyat naman, tanong muna sa friendly tsikoteer na si amboy (may gasoline station sa Rosario) kung umulan lately

[Hanren]

Kaya nga may cash-este, checkpoint, hehe.

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Hanren, ingat na lang when driving. When others tailgate or egg you to overtake (when you're not ready), just slow down and increase the gap with the vehicle infront ... let those behind you take the risk.


Kapag umuulan, iwas din ako sa Kennon Road ... yun ang panahon na marami talagang nahuhulog na mga bato. Kung galing ka ng Baguio, more or less tantya mo kung umulan sa Kennon. Kung paakyat naman, tanong muna sa friendly tsikoteer na si amboy (may gasoline station sa Rosario) kung umulan lately

Thanks for that advise. Minsan nga naabutan kami ng ulan sa kennon..hindi namana kalakasan pero napansin ko halos maghabulan na ang mga sasakyan..siguro natatakot din na baka maghulugan mga bato..

I didn't know there is a gasoline station in Rosario..baka yung sa Damortis na Petron..malapit sa bilihan ng murang daing

[niky]

it's all about the road surface, CVT.

vans/suvs/4X4s, with their relatively higher clearances and higher profile tires can take the potholes and rocks in kennon road a lot better than cars with lower profile tires. recently, i have been driving a mazda 3 with 17" rims and i wouldn't dare drive thru kennon in a spirited manner with it. in contrast, i almost always rip thru that road in my kia carnival - my kennonballer - vegetable trucks notwithstanding.

my marcosblaster is the vespa. nothing like a two-stroke retro scooter to lean thru those aforementioned sweeping corners in style. riding a two wheeler in kennon is such a pain because one has to avoid all the potholes and gravel in the rough sections.

Hehe... Kennonball run. :hysterical:

[StraightSix]

I didn't know there is a gasoline station in Rosario..baka yung sa Damortis na Petron..malapit sa bilihan ng murang daing

Shell station, along the national highway and near the junction with Kennon Road.

[diesoline]

Hehe... Kennonball run. :hysterical:

hoy niky, i still remember what you posted about baguio drivers on E150s sometime back!

btw, a kennonball run is always short and sweet! and p.s. too, i'd still pick a lynx rs over a mazda 3 anytime...

I didn't know there is a gasoline station in Rosario..

ikaw naman hanren... pagdating ng junction parati ka yatang right turn!