High Beaming Cars in Expressways

[chua_riwap]

Sa saudi pag 70kph ang speed limit (sa city roads), pag nag 71 ka, huli ka na. Kaya ako laging less 5 or 10kph lagi, para safe.

Yun pang speed gun nila, kung nasa 70kph ka, ang registered speed mo sa speed gun nila, mas mataas ng konti, kaya huli ka.

[midnytwarrior]

Sa saudi pag 70kph ang speed limit (sa city roads), pag nag 71 ka, huli ka na. Kaya ako laging less 5 or 10kph lagi, para safe.

Yun pang speed gun nila, kung nasa 70kph ka, ang registered speed mo sa speed gun nila, mas mataas ng konti, kaya huli ka.

Hi! First post ko dito sa tsikot.
Sana wag nyo assume na nag troll lang ako.
Sa Saudi, as per my experience, meron tolerance na +5KPH. Tried both with the "stand aone" na speed camera and with the speed gun of highway patrol.

Then last March meron kami driving awareness campaign at na verify ko nga na may tolerance.
Secondly, "parang" na-obserbahan ko na hinde accurate yun speedometer ng sasakyan. One time nag connect ako ng OBD scanner sa auto ko at napansin ko na less 5-10KPH un reading sa scanner compared sa speedometer. Halos parehas sila ng speed ko sa GPS.

Anyway, ang kaibahan lang dito compared sa mga drivers sa Saudi eh mas impatient sila pag dating sa fast lane.

Thanks and ingat lagi sa biyahe!

[yebo]

Most of the time, its the shoulder lane thats the fastest moving due to all the lane hoggers hehe

Never use the shoulders as it is for emergencies only or for when 1 lane is closed and the shoulder is specifically allowed to be used. What will people whose cars break down use to stop and park if you use the shoulders. Kaya nga may nakalagay na "for emergency parking only" e.

[Stigg ma]

ang speed gun eh meron din interference in between the car and the speed gun kaya meron 5 to 10% tolerance/error rate given... we are not on a perfect world na pag nag 101km/h eh overspeeding na... defined yan sa calibration na di sya exact value

[bloowolf]

Never use the shoulders as it is for emergencies only or for when 1 lane is closed and the shoulder is specifically allowed to be used. What will people whose cars break down use to stop and park if you use the shoulders. Kaya nga may nakalagay na "for emergency parking only" e.

Compared to yesteryears, I see less & less of vehicles using the shoulder. I guess drivers are learning, albeit, slowly.

[monty_GTV]

dati sa TPLEX, may dalawang sasakyan ako nasundan, tumatakbo sila ng 100kph at occupied nila both lanes. mas nauuna ng konti yung nasa right. i was on the left and flashing to signal the car in front of me to move to the right para maka-overtake ako or faster para malampasan niya yung nasa right ng makalampas din ako. ayaw, dedma lang. for a few kilometers ganun sitwasyon, the car on left lane in front of me won't even budge. then another approaching car on my rear started to flash his high beam. i safely went to the right lane para siya ang mang-ilaw, baka sakaling tumabi. i kept a distance sa nasa harap ko sa right to give space kay dedma car just in case tatabi sa right lane. as in ayaw talaga, steady lang siya sa lane niya. hanggang naipon na kami around 7 or so cars. then naisip ko bakit di ko ilawan si car sa front ko. i tried and in just one flick and konting signal ng left turn, umarangkada siya konti to give me enough space para makalusot. nakalampas ako then nagsunuran na lahat ng mga nasa likuran. open na open yung daan kaya arangkada ng konti pero nasa RIGHT lane tayo. mahirap makaabala sa mga high beaming friends

[maytimaws]

Found this article of Niky and quoting him:

9. Leftist philosophy. No, we're not talking politics. We're talking about the left-lane habit.

What's right: People, "left-hand drive" doesn't mean driving on the left! Granted, the right lane in the city is filled to bursting with immobile jeepneys, roadside vendors and parked cars. But sitting in the leftmost lane on the open highway forces overtaking cars to pass you on your blind side. It's also illegal, by the way, and worth a ticket when the enforcers feel like enforcing the rules. And keeping left on two-lane provincial roads, facing rampaging buses with bad brakes...well, that's just stupid.

Source:
http://www.topgear.com.ph/features/t...lated#cxrecs_s

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Found this article of Niky and quoting him:

9. Leftist philosophy. No, we're not talking politics. We're talking about the left-lane habit.

What's right: People, "left-hand drive" doesn't mean driving on the left! Granted, the right lane in the city is filled to bursting with immobile jeepneys, roadside vendors and parked cars. But sitting in the leftmost lane on the open highway forces overtaking cars to pass you on your blind side. It's also illegal, by the way, and worth a ticket when the enforcers feel like enforcing the rules. And keeping left on two-lane provincial roads, facing rampaging buses with bad brakes...well, that's just stupid.

Source:
http://www.topgear.com.ph/features/tip-sheet/10-driving-mistakes-you-re-probably-making?ref=cx_related#cxrecs_s

[b_9904]

Overspeeding is overspeeding, whether you're overtaking or not. But, it's not your job to slow down speeders. That's the highway patrol's job.

Let them overtake you and then just laugh at the speeder once he gets apprehended.

A bro-in-law of mine said the in Dubai, there is a speed allowance for overtaking. If 100kph is the limit, they are allowed up to 120 to overtake. Sa Pilipinas, my intelligent guess is that it is NOT OK. You just have to take your chance & hope di ka mahuli. I see a lot going more than the posted speed limit on the fast lane. Some are caught, most are not.

Thank you so much for the info guys.

[Calistro]

Never use the shoulders as it is for emergencies only or for when 1 lane is closed and the shoulder is specifically allowed to be used. What will people whose cars break down use to stop and park if you use the shoulders. Kaya nga may nakalagay na "for emergency parking only" e.

No worries boss, I almost died in an accident as a passenger back then so I dont do stupid things like that. It was just an observation hehe.

Agreed with the slex and nlex boundaries. I run on nlex at 110 to 120 and I havent been flagged down yet, but I've experienced being flagged down at star tollway at 110 kph. Good thing i was just a passenger then heheh

[Servus]

ang problema talaga yong mga bumababad sa overtaking lane. kung pagkaovertake balik agad sa middle lane walang manghahighbeam. sa autobahn subukan mong bumabad ng 2-3kms sa overtaking lane siguradong may escort ka na agad na patrol car.

[yebo]

Compared to yesteryears, I see less & less of vehicles using the shoulder. I guess drivers are learning, albeit, slowly.

Agree, less na nga ngayon. Nung panahon ni gma madami talaga lalo na sa slex. Nawawala na din nga yung wang wang mentality.

[bloowolf]

Since high beam topic ito, I remember an LTO ordinance banning fog lamps. The LTO even went to the extent of confiscating these during registration & on the road. Fog lamps were eventually replaced by an even worse gadget, the LED Bar. There were a couple of instances in the evening when these jerks were behind me and an instance in the SLEX opposite lane when I saw a pick-up with HID's & LED bars in full beam. Hindi ba bawal ito?

[Syuryuken]

Since high beam topic ito, I remember an LTO ordinance banning fog lamps. The LTO even went to the extent of confiscating these during registration & on the road. Fog lamps were eventually replaced by an even worse gadget, the LED Bar. There were a couple of instances in the evening when these jerks were behind me and an instance in the SLEX opposite lane when I saw a pick-up with HID's & LED bars in full beam. Hindi ba bawal ito?

sino na naman kasing nagpauso ng led bar na yan tengeneng mga gumagamit na yan pati mga motorsiklo tuloy nakikiuso din. magbanggaan sana kayong mga hinayupak kayo ng matodas na kayo

[timming_gear]

Since high beam topic ito, I remember an LTO ordinance banning fog lamps. The LTO even went to the extent of confiscating these during registration & on the road. Fog lamps were eventually replaced by an even worse gadget, the LED Bar. There were a couple of instances in the evening when these jerks were behind me and an instance in the SLEX opposite lane when I saw a pick-up with HID's & LED bars in full beam. Hindi ba bawal ito?

Sakit nga sa mata nyan ledbar na yan lalo na kapag kasalubong ka hindi ba ibabawal ng LTO to? Seriously pwede mag cause ng accident yung ledbar na yan, yung iba pa mga bwiset talaga yung ledbar na mahahaba, may relay pa kaya yung nag bi blink pa

[sphinxz]

Question lang. If I'm in the middle lane(s) at may nagsignal/highbeam sa likod ko, am I obliged to signal back to acknowledge that he can overtake? CMIIW, same pace lang kasi ginagawa ko at di ako nagsisignal. I stay on my lane as long as I'm above minimum speed. Thanks

[Calistro]

Heheh just increase the volume of your radio.

[machine.pistol]

In my experience, in NLEX, the outermost lane is the fastest lane.

[jut703]

118 kph means his speedometer reading was over 120 kph already, kaya siguro hinuli.

[bloowolf]

With my car, I maintained a criusing speed of 100 then reset the computer. Reading came out 95. Means may buffer pa ako na 5kms/hr. Quick question for cars with HU that have GPS, doesn't it give an audible warning if there is a radar? The Mirage G4 does kasi.

[boytsiks]

With my car, I maintained a criusing speed of 100 then reset the computer. Reading came out 95. Means may buffer pa ako na 5kms/hr. Quick question for cars with HU that have GPS, doesn't it give an audible warning if there is a radar? The Mirage G4 does kasi.

Yung MS ko yata meron pag naka on ang Navi. Di ko masyado ginagamit yun GPS eh. AFAIK, parang nagbeep sya minsang lumagpas ako sa 100 kph. Try ko tom, hehe

Unlike the service Hilux, may audible sound sya pag nag exceed ka sa 120 kph