High Beaming Cars in Expressways

[maytimaws]

Situation:

You are driving 100kph on the fast lane of an expressway. A vehicle in your tail is high beaming on you for you to swerve.

What would you do?

[RomeoAlpha]

^^^ hard break

pero seriously, sa SLEX magulo ang ruling, hindi tulad ng NLEX na ang left most lane is overtaking lane.

so kadamihan ng tao nasanay na aang left most lane eh fast lane, middle lane eh not so fast lane (80kph) and sa rightmost lane is slow moving vehicles (60kph) - yan ang nakikita kong sign dati. pero obsolete na ito.

kaso, anong gagawin mo sa bagal ng traffic eh pagovetake mo, hindi ka agad makaswerve at may bubuntot sayo na kala mo taeng *** kakaHighbeam sayo.

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^^^ hard break

pero seriously, sa SLEX magulo ang ruling, hindi tulad ng NLEX na ang left most lane is overtaking lane.

so kadamihan ng tao nasanay na aang left most lane eh fast lane, middle lane eh not so fast lane (80kph) and sa rightmost lane is slow moving vehicles (60kph) - yan ang nakikita kong sign dati. pero obsolete na ito.

kaso, anong gagawin mo sa bagal ng traffic eh pagovetake mo, hindi ka agad makaswerve at may bubuntot sayo na kala mo taeng *** kakaHighbeam sayo.

[niky]

There's no difference in the rules between SLEX and NLEX. Leftmost lane is for overtaking only. Hell, it's even posted on nearly every single overpass on the highway! Whether you're going, 80 km/h, 100 km/h or 120 km/h... if you're done overtaking, pull the eff over and let the traffic behind you through.

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I don't know why people are so addicted to cruising in the leftmost lane. It's the most dangerous lane there is, for several reasons:

-Trucks on the other side can jump the median, and the barriers will keep you from seeing that out of control truck before it's too late.

-The entire highway behind you is in your blind spot. The portion of the road people most often can't see is in the blind spot of their righthand mirror. Makes it harder to merge in an emergency.

-People will be overtaking you in that blind spot.

-When it rains, water puddles up at the median on the SLEX. Drive on the left lane on the SLEX, and you will sometimes hit puddles at speed... puddles which pull you towards the barrier on the left.

-Construction crews also randomly leave barriers protruding into the road, forcing people to slow down to merge right or sometimes (like the idiot in front of me yesterday afternoon) stop dead in the middle of the expressway because they're too dumb**** to merge before they reach the obstacle.

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If you're in the middle of an overtake, simply put on your turn signal to let them know you're going to merge right after the overtake, so they don't try to overtake on your right.

And don't merge left again unless you need to overtake. ;)

[vinj]

There's no difference in the rules between SLEX and NLEX. Leftmost lane is for overtaking only. Hell, it's even posted on nearly every single overpass on the highway! Whether you're going, 80 km/h, 100 km/h or 120 km/h... if you're done overtaking, pull the eff over and let the traffic behind you through.

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I don't know why people are so addicted to cruising in the leftmost lane. It's the most dangerous lane there is, for several reasons:

-Trucks on the other side can jump the median, and the barriers will keep you from seeing that out of control truck before it's too late.

-The entire highway behind you is in your blind spot. The portion of the road people most often can't see is in the blind spot of their righthand mirror. Makes it harder to merge in an emergency.

-People will be overtaking you in that blind spot.

-When it rains, water puddles up at the median on the SLEX. Drive on the left lane on the SLEX, and you will sometimes hit puddles at speed... puddles which pull you towards the barrier on the left.

-Construction crews also randomly leave barriers protruding into the road, forcing people to slow down to merge right or sometimes (like the idiot in front of me yesterday afternoon) stop dead in the middle of the expressway because they're too dumb**** to merge before they reach the obstacle.

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If you're in the middle of an overtake, simply put on your turn signal to let them know you're going to merge right after the overtake, so they don't try to overtake on your right.

And don't merge left again unless you need to overtake. ;)

Exactly. In the middle lane, your visibility of traffic ahead is much, much better and when there's an emergency situation where you have to maneuver, you can go either left or right.

It's rare that someone highbeams me on the highway and usually it's an very impatient idiot given i drive at a fair speed on the passing lane and stay on the middle lanes as much as possible. When it does happen that someone highbeams me, i signal that i am going back to the middle lane after i pass.

[mika_23]

Situation:

You are driving 100kph on the fast lane of an expressway. A vehicle in your tail is high beaming on you for you to swerve.

What would you do?

I will give way to the vehicle in my tail.

[kiwileader88]

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This work well for me.
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I installed Auto Dimming Rearview Mirror and no more annoying glare from headlight of vehicles approaching from behind.
This work well for me.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002M7AEA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[monty_GTV]

go to the right lane and give way, and please stay on the right line. you move to the fast lane only when you want to overtake or you want to move really fast beyond the speed limit. if you dont want someone flashing high beam at you, follow the rule KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO OVERTAKE. else kapag nasa right ka na at may nang-ilaw pa sayo, murahin mo na...lumipad ka g*&go ;)

marami yan sa NLEX, steady moving ng 80-100kph pero nasa fast lane. kahit ilawan mo ayaw tumabi, di mo alam kung nang-aasar lang o baka di niya alam na he need to stay on the right lane...

[jut703]

In NLEX, especially from the stretch of San Fernando to Sta. Rita which is only a 2-lane section with barriers on both sides and a very narrow shoulder, people just love to hug the leftmost lane.

It seems that their rationale is that trucks are in the rightmost lane traveling at 70 kph, while they travel at 80-100. Instead of going back to the rightmost lane after overtaking 1 truck and then just overtaking on the left again as they approach the next truck, they stay on the left lane even if the next truck is several hundred meters away. If a slowpoke at 80 kph occupies the left lane while a slow truck at the right goes at 70, it effectively blocks both lanes, clogging up traffic.

[bloowolf]

Even if I am doing 100 on the leftmost lane, pag na flasher ako, signal right ako tapos lilipat ako sa right lane. Di ako mag swerve.

[kimot]

last vacation ko, 1st time kong dumaan ng expressway (SLEX), medyo nagulat ako dahil sa abroad, lumilipat kagad sila sa middle lane or kung mapansin ka nila, pagbibigyan ka kagad nila. pero sa pinas kung gusto mo mag-overtake kelagnan mo iwasan yung nasa left most lane balik sa middle lane then punta ulit ng left most lane. nakakainis yung mga mahilig magbabad sa overtaking lane.

[StockEngine]

Even if I am doing 100 on the leftmost lane, pag na flasher ako, signal right ako tapos lilipat ako sa right lane. Di ako mag swerve.

yeah I do this too. I forgot once and a highway patrol pulled me over lol. thank goodness some dudes just give warnings.

[luis_]

Merge to right agad after overtaking lalo na pag may cars sa likod. Wag ka mag brake check parehas disgrasya aabutin nyo at baka ng iba pa.

May nakasabay na ako na suv na naka cruise control ata sa left lane at 100. Ayaw tumabi kahit nag flash na yung isang car sa likod nya at sobrang tutok yung ginagawa nung sa likod. Maluwag sa harapan ko (right nung suv). Ginawa nung isa umovertake sa kanan then cut bigla ayun sa median ang bagsak buti walang barriers na tinamaan.

[bloowolf]

I really don't mind being flashed in the fast (left) lane & I don't bother to flash slow ones in that lane. I just overtake them. What I really find annoying are those who flash me on the 2 rightmost (slow lanes) going flat out. In those instances, I deliberately slow down but not brake to slow down. Never brake test in any situation.

[Stigg ma]

I really don't mind being flashed in the fast (left) lane & I don't bother to flash slow ones in that lane. I just overtake them. What I really find annoying are those who flash me on the 2 rightmost (slow lanes) going flat out. In those instances, I deliberately slow down but not brake to slow down. Never brake test in any situation.

dont slow down... use your emergency flashers and flash twice to signal that you acknowledge their presence (highbeam flash) and may overtake you to the right since your on the slow lane...

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I really don't mind being flashed in the fast (left) lane & I don't bother to flash slow ones in that lane. I just overtake them. What I really find annoying are those who flash me on the 2 rightmost (slow lanes) going flat out. In those instances, I deliberately slow down but not brake to slow down. Never brake test in any situation.

dont slow down... use your emergency flashers and flash twice to signal that you acknowledge their presence (highbeam flash) and may overtake you to the right since your on the slow lane...

[bloowolf]

dont slow down... use your emergency flashers and flash twice to signal that you acknowledge their presence (highbeam flash) and may overtake you to the right since your on the slow lane...

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dont slow down... use your emergency flashers and flash twice to signal that you acknowledge their presence (highbeam flash) and may overtake you to the right since your on the slow lane...

I don't think I owe them anything. That is why I am on the slow lane(s). When he flashes, it's either he wants me to get out of the way or move faster. I have every right on the slow lane. Sya mali.

[Stigg ma]

I don't think I owe them anything. That is why I am on the slow lane(s). When he flashes, it's either he wants me to get out of the way or move faster. I have every right on the slow lane. Sya mali.

hindi naman kase porke flinash ka ng highbeam sa slow lane eh ibig sabihin non mabagal ka, the driver on your back might be telling you something is wrong, not necessarily na mabagal ka, maybe he is telling you he/she sees a busted tail light, a flat tire, something sticking out under... kaya flash your emergency lights twice to acknowledge the presence of the vehicle at your back flashing his/her highbeam at you...

by flashing your emergency lights twice, parang sinabi mo ok nakita kita, pero i think nasa tama ako, salamat...

[bloowolf]

hindi naman kase porke flinash ka ng highbeam sa slow lane eh ibig sabihin non mabagal ka, the driver on your back might be telling you something is wrong, not necessarily na mabagal ka, maybe he is telling you he/she sees a busted tail light, a flat tire, something sticking out under... kaya flash your emergency lights twice to acknowledge the presence of the vehicle at your back flashing his/her highbeam at you...

by flashing your emergency lights twice, parang sinabi mo ok nakita kita, pero i think nasa tama ako, salamat...

Noted. I drive the SLEX daily going to Carmona & back or Malvar & back 4x a week. I haven't encountered anyone going at a decent pace behind me flashing his beams at me. The ones who do, most especially during weekends, are those overtaking on the right slow lanes going flat out flashing their beams. You can see them from afar rushing to your rear flashing their lights hoping you'd clear the lane. I'd try what you suggested & see what they'd do.

[cast_no_shadow]

May mga matatalino kasi na basta maintained na 100kph it's right to hog the leftmost lane.

Silawin man o businahan mo walang pakelam hehe


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[yebo]

pag nasa left "overtaking" lane at ni-flash ng high beam ano ba ibig sabihin nun? e di ba "hey a$$hole you're in the fast lane and you're going slow!" yun lang yun. dapat dun ay bumalik sa right lane kung di naman nago-overtake, kahit na 100kph pa ang takbo dapat bumalik sa right lane. pag ayaw tumabi e alam na, a$$hole nga talaga. pag ako nasa likod nun lane hogger itutok ko pa talaga ang high beam ko sa side mirror para walang kawala.

lalo pa nakakainis yung mga nagho-hog ng right lane tapos sinasabayan yung na nasa left lane. kahit businahan mo na ayaw tumabi o umovertake sana. pag nag-hail mary pass ka naman saka magagalit.

[Stigg ma]

pag nasa left "overtaking" lane at ni-flash ng high beam ano ba ibig sabihin nun? e di ba "hey a$ you're in the fast lane and you're going slow!" yun lang yun. dapat dun ay bumalik sa right lane kung di naman nago-overtake, kahit na 100kph pa ang takbo dapat bumalik sa right lane. pag ayaw tumabi e alam na, a$ nga talaga. pag ako nasa likod nun lane hogger itutok ko pa talaga ang high beam ko sa side mirror para walang kawala.

lalo pa nakakainis yung mga nagho-hog ng right lane tapos sinasabayan yung na nasa left lane. kahit businahan mo na ayaw tumabi o umovertake sana. pag nag-hail mary pass ka naman saka magagalit.

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pag nasa left "overtaking" lane at ni-flash ng high beam ano ba ibig sabihin nun? e di ba "hey a$ you're in the fast lane and you're going slow!" yun lang yun. dapat dun ay bumalik sa right lane kung di naman nago-overtake, kahit na 100kph pa ang takbo dapat bumalik sa right lane. pag ayaw tumabi e alam na, a$ nga talaga. pag ako nasa likod nun lane hogger itutok ko pa talaga ang high beam ko sa side mirror para walang kawala.

lalo pa nakakainis yung mga nagho-hog ng right lane tapos sinasabayan yung na nasa left lane. kahit businahan mo na ayaw tumabi o umovertake sana. pag nag-hail mary pass ka naman saka magagalit.

do not tailgate, ikaw talo diyan, beep beep ka till marinig niya, kung matigas talaga ulo eh dumistansya kase wala sa tama pag iisip yan nasa unahan

hog ng right lane tapos sinasabayan ng left lane, tapos pareho speed nila??? bawal yan sa highway... binubusinaan ko yan, kase pano pag may gusto iwasan yong isa eh di pwede kase may katabi siya...

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pag nasa left "overtaking" lane at ni-flash ng high beam ano ba ibig sabihin nun? e di ba "hey a$$hole you're in the fast lane and you're going slow!" yun lang yun. dapat dun ay bumalik sa right lane kung di naman nago-overtake, kahit na 100kph pa ang takbo dapat bumalik sa right lane. pag ayaw tumabi e alam na, a$$hole nga talaga. pag ako nasa likod nun lane hogger itutok ko pa talaga ang high beam ko sa side mirror para walang kawala.

lalo pa nakakainis yung mga nagho-hog ng right lane tapos sinasabayan yung na nasa left lane. kahit businahan mo na ayaw tumabi o umovertake sana. pag nag-hail mary pass ka naman saka magagalit.

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pag nasa left "overtaking" lane at ni-flash ng high beam ano ba ibig sabihin nun? e di ba "hey a$$hole you're in the fast lane and you're going slow!" yun lang yun. dapat dun ay bumalik sa right lane kung di naman nago-overtake, kahit na 100kph pa ang takbo dapat bumalik sa right lane. pag ayaw tumabi e alam na, a$$hole nga talaga. pag ako nasa likod nun lane hogger itutok ko pa talaga ang high beam ko sa side mirror para walang kawala.

lalo pa nakakainis yung mga nagho-hog ng right lane tapos sinasabayan yung na nasa left lane. kahit businahan mo na ayaw tumabi o umovertake sana. pag nag-hail mary pass ka naman saka magagalit.

do not tailgate, ikaw talo diyan, beep beep ka till marinig niya, kung matigas talaga ulo eh dumistansya kase wala sa tama pag iisip yan nasa unahan

hog ng right lane tapos sinasabayan ng left lane, tapos pareho speed nila??? bawal yan sa highway... binubusinaan ko yan, kase pano pag may gusto iwasan yong isa eh di pwede kase may katabi siya...