Motorcycle Myths & Misconceptions

[Haruto]

mas magiging safe ang roads kung mas mataas ang penalty or tax ng mga motorsiklo. (mas kokonti ang bibili ng motorsiklo, mas konti ang "posibleng" mga barumbadong riders na singit ng singit counterflow ng counter flow, etc). i know there are some riders out there who knows proper driving (ethiquette) pero the keyword is "SOME". kung mas mahal ang bagay mas iingatan nila mas magiingat sila at hindi barumbado mag patakbo.. tignan nyo, madalas ba kayo makakita ng naaksidenteng BMW? or yung mga SUPER BIKES? bihira diba? kasi inaalagaan ng may ari.. iniingatan kasi mahal.. kaya ang pagpapatakbo nila maayos din.

[roberto_minosa]

tignan nyo, madalas ba kayo makakita ng naaksidenteng BMW? or yung mga SUPER BIKES? bihira diba? kasi inaalagaan ng may ari.. iniingatan kasi mahal.. kaya ang pagpapatakbo nila maayos din.

Not necessarily, big bike accidents are few because there are not that many big bikes in the first place. What riders need is strict riding education where the average rider will fail at least three times.

[moejun2]

BMW bikers drive carefully??? i beg to differ. i've seen a lot of them do crazy stuff on the highway. it's not really about the ride, it's about the rider.

[roberto_minosa]

BMW bikers drive carefully??? i beg to differ. i've seen a lot of them do crazy stuff on the highway. it's not really about the ride, it's about the rider.

Correct. The BMW Owners Society of "Safe Riders" aka B.O.S.S. held a road race in the north once and got 2 innocent bystanders killed. They also put a fellow Tsikoteer in harms way when an Adventure avoided a head-on collision with a BMW rider along Kennon Road. The Adventure almost ran off a cliff.

[kamotecueman]

Correct. The BMW Owners Society of "Safe Riders" aka B.O.S.S. held a road race in the north once and got 2 innocent bystanders killed. They also put a fellow Tsikoteer in harms way when an Adventure avoided a head-on collision with a BMW rider along Kennon Road. The Adventure almost ran off a cliff.

kung ako dun di ko iniwasan un

[p_borj]

Para ano?

Kaya nga nagmomotor yung iba dyan kasi di kaya makabili ng kotse tapos itataas mo tax ng motor.

Kung mas taasan kaya tax ng kotse (o i-phase out ang entry level sedans) para mas lumuwag pa ang kalsada?

Well para mas maging mahal ang motor so hindi yung napadaan ka lang eh biglang sasabihin mo (wow, 3,500 monthly kayang-kaya). Kung medyo magmamahal mapapaisip ka na kung desidido ka talagang bumili. At tsaka bro, bakit parang mataas ang tono mo? Opinion ko lang yun kasi masyadong madami ang nakamotorsiklo ngayon.

Isipin mo kung pati baril kahit 9mm eh 1 thousand pesos lang. Isipin mo ang pwedeng mangyari. Forum lang ito so peace tayo hehe.

mas magiging safe ang roads kung mas mataas ang penalty or tax ng mga motorsiklo. (mas kokonti ang bibili ng motorsiklo, mas konti ang "posibleng" mga barumbadong riders na singit ng singit counterflow ng counter flow, etc). i know there are some riders out there who knows proper driving (ethiquette) pero the keyword is "SOME". kung mas mahal ang bagay mas iingatan nila mas magiingat sila at hindi barumbado mag patakbo.. tignan nyo, madalas ba kayo makakita ng naaksidenteng BMW? or yung mga SUPER BIKES? bihira diba? kasi inaalagaan ng may ari.. iniingatan kasi mahal.. kaya ang pagpapatakbo nila maayos din.

+1. Ayan ang iniisip ko. Isipin mo nga kung naka-Ducati ka, subukan mong igasgas yan hehe eh kasingmahal din ng sasakyan although meron ding mga pasaway na big bike riders pero mas madami talaga yung underbone.

[ryan]

Sorry to say but I wonder if some suggestions in this thread are merely jokes or its just that some people here are simply too thick.

The fact many people nowadays are buying motorcycles because they now have an affordable chance to own a private vehicle especially since we all know that public transportation in this country is really shitty. And this is despite all the risks involved.

Do you think most will still be riding motorcycles for commuting if they can afford a car? As if car owners will take public transport if there's a choice.

There are obviously many problems that needs to be solved especially with education and enforcement of rules.

But one thing I never see being discussed is that for me, motorcycles especially on financial terms should be required to have comprehensive insurance just like cars. This helps solves many road disputes at least.

[basti08]

But one thing I never see being discussed is that for me, motorcycles especially on financial terms should be required to have comprehensive insurance just like cars. This helps solves many road disputes at least.

Ditto. To the very least, bikers should have this. (kahit walang acts of God coverage hehehe)

[Ienrant]

Kung mahigpit lang ang LTO medyo maiiwasan ang mga aksidente.

Kung maghihigpit sila sa pagbibigay ng lisensya maaring may magbago.

[Majongero]

Well para mas maging mahal ang motor so hindi yung napadaan ka lang eh biglang sasabihin mo (wow, 3,500 monthly kayang-kaya). Kung medyo magmamahal mapapaisip ka na kung desidido ka talagang bumili. At tsaka bro, bakit parang mataas ang tono mo? Opinion ko lang yun kasi masyadong madami ang nakamotorsiklo ngayon.

Isipin mo kung pati baril kahit 9mm eh 1 thousand pesos lang. Isipin mo ang pwedeng mangyari. Forum lang ito so peace tayo hehe.



+1. Ayan ang iniisip ko. Isipin mo nga kung naka-Ducati ka, subukan mong igasgas yan hehe eh kasingmahal din ng sasakyan although meron ding mga pasaway na big bike riders pero mas madami talaga yung underbone.

My apologies, bro. Your post kinda left a sour taste in my mouth. Peace tayo.

Sometimes, our elitist views hinder us from getting to the the real issue. As some forumers here have mentioned, a good way of doing this right is to start with the LTO. Let's face it, kahit naman sa ating mga nakakotse, napakadali ng exam, e. If they will execute this the right way, makikita natin na nasa tamang kaalaman at disiplina ang problema, di sa presyo ng kasakyan.

(Take note that to get the license restriction for bikes, ang exam ay pang oto pa rin. Nothing about taking curves, overtaking, bike physics, etc. Sa ibang bansa, ibang-iba ang proseso para sa mga nakamotor.)

[zeus17]

pasali...
sa tingin ko kaya madami ang uderbone na pasaway..kais madami nga sila...compared sa naka big bike...damihan mo ang naka big bike baka madami din silang pasaway..

lack of education sa proper riding ang kulang,,

same way..
na nag rereklamo kami sa motorcycle forums na madaming cages ang mayabang at pasaway.........

[alwayz_yummy]

same way..
na nag rereklamo kami sa motorcycle forums na madaming cages ang mayabang at pasaway.........

mga mayayabang na cagers-- mga boi-racers na feeling nila part sila ng FnF-movies.

same din as riders na maangas.. feeling nila cast naman sila ng movie na "torque"

[zeus17]

mga mayayabang na cagers-- mga boi-racers na feeling nila part sila ng FnF-movies.

same din as riders na maangas.. feeling nila cast naman sila ng movie na "torque"

tama po kayo din nakakairita lahat,...

ungmga riders na racing racing,
mga cagers na akala mo truck dala kung bumusina..
at mga pedestrians na kala mo nasa chick flick..


hays...

[genezide13]

and those riders who use the public road for racing for example marilaque (sierra madre)

and those MC clubs who tolerate it.. (wtf??)

its doesnt mean you know how to use your MC it means you know how to use the road...

[praetor91313]

Riders who think they own the road.

3-lane road na same direction lahat. Nasa middle lane ka tapos may motorcycle sa likod mo sa kanan. Nasa likod so malayo pa kaya you slowly go to his lane because you have to turn right at a parking lot on that road...

Most vehicles would slow down to give way dahil nasa unahan ka nga naman di ba? But no... with motorcycles they think they own the road! Bibilisan nila tapos bubusinahan ka nang pagkalakas-lakas! FYI, common courtesy and common sense tells us bastos it di ba?

Meron din pag oovertake ka and you see a motorcycle behind you, malayo pa sa likod mo so you signal your intent to overtake the vehicle in front pero yung motorcycle bigla din bubusina tapos bibilisan para mauna sa yo! FYI ulit (dahil parang marami nang hindi alam ito) mali po yun. Nagbigay na ng intent na oovertake at nauuna naman talaga sya sa yo e, ano ba naman yung hintayin mo sya bago ka umovertake din di ba?

[bwiseat]

tama po kayo din nakakairita lahat,...

ungmga riders na racing racing,
mga cagers na akala mo truck dala kung bumusina..
at [SIZE=4]mga pedestrians na kala mo nasa chick flick[/SIZE]..


hays...

+1. Wahahaha! This made my day!

Riders who think they own the road.

3-lane road na same direction lahat. Nasa middle lane ka tapos may motorcycle sa likod mo sa kanan. Nasa likod so malayo pa kaya you slowly go to his lane because you have to turn right at a parking lot on that road...

Most vehicles would slow down to give way dahil nasa unahan ka nga naman di ba? But no... with motorcycles they think they own the road! Bibilisan nila tapos bubusinahan ka nang pagkalakas-lakas! FYI, common courtesy and common sense tells us bastos it di ba?

Meron din pag oovertake ka and you see a motorcycle behind you, malayo pa sa likod mo so you signal your intent to overtake the vehicle in front pero yung motorcycle bigla din bubusina tapos bibilisan para mauna sa yo! FYI ulit (dahil parang marami nang hindi alam ito) mali po yun. [SIZE=4]Nagbigay na ng intent na oovertake at nauuna naman talaga sya sa yo e, ano ba naman yung hintayin mo sya bago ka umovertake din di ba? [/SIZE]

+1 din. Akala yata nila, both cagers and riders, na pag nagsignal ka to overtake eh yun ang queue nila para bilisan ang takbo. Honestly, I don't see the sense there since before ka naman mag-overtake eh clear na mas mabilis ka sa kanila. Haay ego nga naman ng mga nagda-drive.