5 Bad Habits That Pinoy Drivers Don't Even Know Are Wrong

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Unlike sa North America, kada state may guidelines sa allowed use ng hazard lights. And in some states allowed na gumamit ng hazard lights while moving in extreme weather condition, in some states its not allowed while in motion for cars but mandatory for moving trucks also in zero visibility or extreme weather conditions.

In the absence of LTO guidelines in the use of hazard lights, the use of hazard lights is left at the discretion of the driver.

The fact that some states allow it, while others don't, mean that this practice of turning on hazard lights in a downpour (extreme weather condition) is not completely, 100% wrong, as James Deakin says. It's a grey area and still open for debate at best.

Kaya yata wala rin guideline ang LTO natin. Bahala na daw tayo kung sa tingin natin tama na gawin ito kapag umuulan ng malakas o hinde.

Eh yung ginagawa ng mga Hapon na pag gamit ng hazard light to say "thank you", mali din ba yun o tama? Ba't di natin sila gayahin. :D

VIDEO | How the Japanese say ?Thank you? on the road | Motoring | InterAksyon.com

[jut703]

I actually just have one question for those who use hazard lights. Aren't your tail lights enough?

In all the times I've driven through zero-visibility rain, I've been able to see cars that had their tail lights on.

For this reason I don't see the need to use signal lights during heavy rain. Using tail lights can address the visibility-to-others issue. Doing this will free up the signal lights to be used for changing lanes.


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Actually, bukod sa visibility issue, ang isa pang pinapaalam ng hazard light during downpour eh :

"Mabagal ang takbo ng sasakyang ito, kaya hinay hinay lang ang mga sumusunod (na sasakyan)"

Dami kasi during heavy rains, pag magpatakbo, ang tutulin pa din, kala mo nangangarera sa ulan.

[jut703]

Actually, bukod sa visibility issue, ang isa pang pinapaalam ng hazard light during downpour eh :

"Mabagal ang takbo ng sasakyang ito, kaya hinay hinay lang ang mga sumusunod (na sasakyan)"

Dami kasi during heavy rains, pag magpatakbo, ang tutulin pa din, kala mo nangangarera sa ulan.

Hmm, in my experience, I see cars with their hazard lights on that are still running at normal (or even above average) speeds.

Besides, I think a driver's spatial recognition will notice that the red lights he's tailing is moving slower than usual, even without hazard lights.


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[lowslowbenz]

Fast lane hogging. Dati rati sa NLEX wala yan. Ngayon almost EVERYBODY wants to drive on the fcuking fast lane, isama nyo na dyan ang mga inutil na GT express.

Kaya wala na choice kung minsan kung hindi mag overtake sa slow lane. Which is what I am doing.

[glenn_duke]

I actually just have one question for those who use hazard lights. Aren't your tail lights enough?

In all the times I've driven through zero-visibility rain, I've been able to see cars that had their tail lights on.

For this reason I don't see the need to use signal lights during heavy rain. Using tail lights can address the visibility-to-others issue. Doing this will free up the signal lights to be used for changing lanes.


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Ang laki ng difference during heavy DAYTIME downpour sa mga expressway, mas visible yung hazard light.
Normally you will notice many use the hazard lights in heavy downpour mostly in the expressways, very rare in intercity highways like EDSA. The reason maybe is because of the speed you are driving and the longer braking distance in a wet slippery road.

[Ry_Tower]

Most of these bad habits eh "nakasanayan na", mga turo pa siguro ng magulang. Just like anything na turo ng magulang or nakasanayan na, mahirap kumbinsihin sila na mali iyon at dapat baguhin.

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I agree, bad habit na tinuro nang nakakatanda na mali din pala.

Using nunh hazard at yung flashing when doing something wrong yun sobrang nakaka-asar.

[lowslowbenz]

On zero visibility, if your cars are equipped with rear fog lights, use them. These can be seen far more better.

[funkeemunkee]

It will take great efforts to unlearn wrong driving practices which are already deeply-rooted in the Pinoy driver. While we are at it, might as well update the "road code" to a more comprehensive one. Pansin ko yung mga pinoint-out ni Deakin ni wala nga dito eh:
Republic Act No. 4136 | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines

[MrQ5]

I actually just have one question for those who use hazard lights. Aren't your tail lights enough?

In all the times I've driven through zero-visibility rain, I've been able to see cars that had their tail lights on.

For this reason I don't see the need to use signal lights during heavy rain. Using tail lights can address the visibility-to-others issue. Doing this will free up the signal lights to be used for changing lanes.


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Hmm, in my experience, I see cars with their hazard lights on that are still running at normal (or even above average) speeds.

Besides, I think a driver's spatial recognition will notice that the red lights he's tailing is moving slower than usual, even without hazard lights.


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btw you react sa highways mas delikado ka, kasi ang kultura nga ng pinoy use hazard sa heavy downpour let say 10-20m visibility, tapos ikaw wala, isa ka sa kakaunti na di mag hazard, at karamihan sa sikolohiya na ng driver pag ganyan ang ulan may hazard lights flickering meron sasakyan doon.

di pede i-insist sa karamihan ang nakita mo sa ibang bansa, at idagdag ko na din kasi nga walang definite ruling.