ARTICLE: Should the expressways’ speed limit be increased?

[sachiel]

Yes it's too slow. My driver was caught overspeeding at SLEX at 112kph. Seriously! If we known we would be caught, we should just drove at 140kph! For me, the best limit is 120kph because not all cars will be driving at 120kph anyways and this should be legal on overtaking lanes. How can you overtake with the same freakin speed? Accidents occur mostly during sudden braking and it won't save you even if your speed is 100kph, but this is a different issue.

[ghosthunter]

Yes it's too slow. My driver was caught overspeeding at SLEX at 112kph. Seriously! If we known we would be caught, we should just drove at 140kph! For me, the best limit is 120kph because not all cars will be driving at 120kph anyways and this should be legal on overtaking lanes. How can you overtake with the same freakin speed? Accidents occur mostly during sudden braking and it won't save you even if your speed is 100kph, but this is a different issue.

Kindly read the following thread: http://tsikot.com/forums/science-tec...ccurate-86728/

Note that SLEX, Macapagal and Commonwealth all use LASER based speed guns.

[sachiel]

Aren't the speed guns placed on a fixed location along SLEX? We don't frequent SLEX so we don't know the placements right now. But in NLEX, we have an idea on the placement so we can get away with it.:D

[niky]

Nope. Speed guns are handheld by officers inside pick-ups parked along the side of the highway.

[renzo_d10]

My trick:

Yung kasamahan ko na nasa passenger side spotter kung merong unmarked white pick-up/Innova na naka-parada sa gilid.

And if may parang overpass whatever you call it, baba muna ako sa 100kph kasi baka may naka-tago right behind the walls of the said structure.

[yapoy86]

speed guns din pala sa SLEX.... akala ko camera na gamit nila... pansinin nyo sa south bound lane ng SLEX every kilometer may camera sa poste...

[ghosthunter]

Aren't the speed guns placed on a fixed location along SLEX? We don't frequent SLEX so we don't know the placements right now. But in NLEX, we have an idea on the placement so we can get away with it.:D

Nope. The speedguns are mobile. Usually deployed with an unmarked (white) vehicle like an AUV or 4-door pickup.

[ghosthunter]

speed guns din pala sa SLEX.... akala ko camera na gamit nila... pansinin nyo sa south bound lane ng SLEX every kilometer may camera sa poste...

SLEX uses laser speed guns to measure your speed (and take your vehicle's picture at the same time) as evidence. The CCTV cameras are used to monitor the highway for trouble like accidents, etc.

[ghosthunter]

Here's a sample of handheld operation of laser speed gun:
(note - handheld operation of laser speedgun makes measurements inaccurate)

[BuhayDaan]

i think 100kph is more than enough, pero sa Macapagal, masyadong mabagal ang 60kph...