Pinoy Drivers amongst the most fuel efficient [Businessworld]

[cablespy]

Pinoy drivers were featured in business world as being one of the most fuel effiecient drivers

Pinoy drivers found among the most fuel efficient

Cliffs
- philippines tops malaysia and thailand for being most fuel efficient drivers
- we are the best at fuel saving techniques
- we are know to be smart and frugal

I think tsikot.com had a major contribution in teaching pinoys fuel saving tips hehe.

[coiter]

really?? di siguro nag interview ng mga PUJ/PUB drivers ang paper. tagal nilang tumatambay sa terminals habang naghihintay ng pasahero tapos grabe pa humarurot mga to. hehe

dala na rin siguro ng kahirapan kaya 'fuel efficient' ang mga pinoy. sana naman yung 'fuel efficient' strategies na ginagamit ay hindi naman nakakadelikado ng buhay like truck/jeepney drivers not engine braking when descending hills/mountains.

[claRkEnt]

They forgot to mention na di lang fuel efficient pinoy drivers (particularly the PUJ drivers) but matipid din sa kuryente. Imagine, gabi na di pa gumagamit ng ilaw! How efficient can they get!

ooops, sorry, Thumbs Up HQ pala ito.

[uls]

cost conscious kasi mga pinoy

[vinj]

Dahil sa Khaos daw. :D

I agree with Coiter though. Another side of the coin is that we're really forced to conserve fuel because of belt tightening and budget constraints.

[afrasay]

Di ako nagugulat, slow vehicles on the fast lane, counterflowing to save a few meter (not kilometers) drive, making a turn, be it left, right or U, and slowly accelerating not thinking how fast the flow of traffic is. Ganito kasi mag drive ang mga pinoy, they drive slow tapos pag dadaanan mo to pass, say on the left side, lilipat sila ng lane to the left kung saan libre tapos they drive at their own pace 40-50kph. Drivers of trucks, transport (fx, taxi, jeepneys), private cars and most of all motorcycle riders do this.

[junerski]

besides sa khaos, ang dami pa fuel additives na binebenta to save on fuel... sana lang huwag tayo magtipid sa pagmaintain ng mga kotse natin... lalo sa mga simpleng bulbs ng taillight at headlight.hehe

[jave]

I somehow doubt that article, based on my experiences on the road of seeing idiots still accelerating too quickly despite seeing a very obvious red signal up ahead and only to brake at the last minute to stop, instead of just keeping your foot off the gas, letting the car just coast along and braking smoothly.

[akosiempoy]

its because of the gas cost. kaya you will always see a thread/topic/discussion on how much km/liter consumption.. i doubt that it would matter if we are also an oil producing country

[afrasay]

I agree pero dapat nasa lugar ang pagtitipid nila. Mag tipid pero don't be a nuisance to the other motorist sharing the street with you. I also save on fuel but I don't hug the fast lane doing 40kph.

[CVT]

They forgot to mention na di lang fuel efficient pinoy drivers (particularly the PUJ drivers) but matipid din sa kuryente. Imagine, gabi na di pa gumagamit ng ilaw! How efficient can they get!

ooops, sorry, Thumbs Up HQ pala ito.

Ayos iyan bro.,- like they also put it at neutral gear (angel gear) and just coast along the road at every opportunity....

10.4K:shazam:

[Wh1stl3r]

Yep, if everyone kept right except to overtake maybe we could be the most fuel efficient in the world.

[CVT]

^^^ Oo nga,- sobrang daming matigas ang ulong mabagal magmanehong hiha-hug ang passing(innermost) lane.... Driving schools,- dapat sinasabi ito. Pero mukhang mga student drivers nila,- doon sa passing lane, pinapa-drive, kahit mabagal...

10.4K:shazam:

[Type 100]

I'm taking that article with a grain of salt...

Being "the most fuel-efficient" doesn't make us any better as drivers IMHO.

[p_borj]

I own 1 of the most fuel efficient cars, a .8L car, tapos nagtataka lang ako bakit may mga kaparehas lang ako nang figures sa fuel efficiency na mga 1.3-1.5 cars ranging 11-13km/l in city driving. (my car is properly maintained)

then habang nasa daan, saw this jazz at a WTF cruising speed of 40kph samantalang napakaluwag sa harap (you can do around 60-80kph). later on, saw a vios doing around 30kph lang yata. pati innova may nakita akong ganito magmaneho eh napakaluwag nang kalsada. 1 example kunwari yung sa Hemady street, you can do 60-80kph here without compromising safety naman.

eh naisip ko, anak nang tokwa, eh kaya naman pala kaparehas ko lang nang figures nang fuel efficiency eh kung magpatakbo eh parang mga tricycles. wala po akong inaaway, pero kung ganun kabagal magmaneho, you are also imposing danger sa ibang tao. kaya sa ibang bansa may Minimum Speed Limit, but again hindi naman tayo katulad nila.

[p_borj]

I'm taking that article with a grain of salt...

Being "the most fuel-efficient" doesn't make us any better as drivers IMHO.

true.

[p_borj]

Di ako nagugulat, slow vehicles on the fast lane, counterflowing to save a few meter (not kilometers) drive, making a turn, be it left, right or U, and slowly accelerating not thinking how fast the flow of traffic is. Ganito kasi mag drive ang mga pinoy, they drive slow tapos pag dadaanan mo to pass, say on the left side, lilipat sila ng lane to the left kung saan libre tapos they drive at their own pace 40-50kph. Drivers of trucks, transport (fx, taxi, jeepneys), private cars and most of all motorcycle riders do this.

ayun, same sentiments ko.

ang akin kasi, nahihiya ako sa likod ko kung babagalan ko tapos maluwag naman sa harap ko. ito ang kulang sa mga drivers dito, puro kapakanan lang nila ang iniisip nila kesyo kung paano makakatipid instead of just going to the right flow of speed of the traffic.

[coiter]

haha pare pareho tayong sentiments sa mga 'fuel efficient' drivers. no problem naman yung slow driving as long as nasa lugar.

pet peeve ko rin talaga yung mga pumipilit o nagmamadali pumasok sa through street from a left or right turn tapos mapapa-sudden brake ka pa pero ang bagal naman pagnakapasok na. ikaw tuloy mapapagastos sa gas kasi nasira momentum mo tapos mapapahataw ka pa sa pag overtake. tsk tsk

[abet_ramz]

Dahil kasi mahal ang gasoline prices kaya naging fuel efficient ang mga pinoy

Save money for --> Gas tank or Stomach?

Pero tingin ko mas makakasave ng money if this ethanol thing didn't enter in the fuel market. Oops! baka O.T. na, senxa na

[ben_david19]

haha pare pareho tayong sentiments sa mga 'fuel efficient' drivers. no problem naman yung slow driving as long as nasa lugar.

pet peeve ko rin talaga yung mga pumipilit o nagmamadali pumasok sa through street from a left or right turn tapos mapapa-sudden brake ka pa pero ang bagal naman pagnakapasok na. ikaw tuloy mapapagastos sa gas kasi nasira momentum mo tapos mapapahataw ka pa sa pag overtake. tsk tsk

isa rin iyan sa pinaka-kinaiinisan ko.

example you are doing around 60kph, may pumasok na sasakyan bigla, you will be going from 60-20 baka nga mapa 5kph ka pa. tapos maya maya pala takbong pagong ang pagpapaandar kahit bago ang sasakyan. the thing is, sa sasakyan ang hirap ma-build ang momentum, so you need to step on the gas na naman, siguro unahan mo na rin itong lumiko sa harap mo hehe hence a lower FC on your side dahil sa isang nagtitipid.

meron naman sa highway ang daming bumababad sa fast lane doing around 80kph yata anak nang tokwa. bumababad din ako sa fast lane kapag umo-overtake talaga ako and when someone is faster than me, hindi na niya kailangan mag-flash nang lights dahil lilipat naman ako sa lane para paraanin siya.