NLEX, SCTEX, Over-Speeding, Speed-Radar [MERGED Threads]

[vinj]

A car blew his rear tire kanina at NLEX.. I'd say the car was cruising at 90km/h (mga 120 ako nun eh :D) First time seeing one and god damnit kaharap ko yun kotse! Whoever you are... that's some bad luck you got there.

Actually, if i recall correctly, one of the higher statistics of car failures (or accidents?) on NLEX would be blown tires. Kaya always keep watch on your tires and don't scrimp on tires when you're buying.

hehe thanks sa reactions guys ... what I forgot to mention is the reason I didn't have my seat belt on was because I removed it when I reached for my wallet in back pocket and I was just about to clip it on again when I got apprehended mere meters from the toll booth... I tried explaining that to the officer but ofcourse he wouldn't hear any of it. Wear seatbelts all the time folks.

Haha... next sermon: When driving, keep all things within easy reach like your cellphone and wallet. It can be a safety distraction having to fish it from your pockets while driving.

Actually, when the traffic enforcers are courteous and they are apprehending you for a valid and well-explained reason, it's not painful or irritating as compared to when you encounter the kotong enforcers around Metro Manila.

[mda]

Actually, if i recall correctly, one of the higher statistics of car failures (or accidents?) on NLEX would be blown tires. Kaya always keep watch on your tires and don't scrimp on tires when you're buying.

+1 to properly inflated tires.

[Noel Salisipan]

...When driving, keep all things within easy reach like your cellphone and wallet. It can be a safety distraction having to fish it from your pockets while driving.

Good point Bro, or better there's a secretary besides you when driving!

[umi001]

Good point Bro, or better there's a secretary besides you when driving!

Basta walang ibang kinakalikot yung "secretary" mo

[Noel Salisipan]

Basta walang ibang kinakalikot yung "secretary" mo

Hahaha.
Kailangan ng mag-stop over pag ganun.

Anyway, pwede namang si Mrs ang secretary para mas iwas disgrasya.

[jut703]

Hi, I'll be going to Clark tomorrow (or in a few hours actually, since it's past 12MN), and consequently we'll be passing through NLEX and SCTEX.

Meron bang nanghuhuli sa NLEX/SCTEX ng mga 4-5am? Not that I'm deliberately gonna go over the speed limit, but just in case.

Also, what do I watch out for should I suddenly find myself above the 100 kph speed limit? From what I've read, it's usually a parked vehicle, either marked or unmarked, by the side of the road. Yun lang ba? So I just slow down whenever I see a a vehicle by the side, when there's an overpass, and when there's a blind crest?

Lastly, saan usually nanghuhuli? Just so I've got a heads-up on which parts to be cautious. Thanks :D

[ghosthunter]

Hi, I'll be going to Clark tomorrow (or in a few hours actually, since it's past 12MN), and consequently we'll be passing through NLEX and SCTEX.

Meron bang nanghuhuli sa NLEX/SCTEX ng mga 4-5am? Not that I'm deliberately gonna go over the speed limit, but just in case.

Also, what do I watch out for should I suddenly find myself above the 100 kph speed limit? From what I've read, it's usually a parked vehicle, either marked or unmarked, by the side of the road. Yun lang ba? So I just slow down whenever I see a a vehicle by the side, when there's an overpass, and when there's a blind crest?

Lastly, saan usually nanghuhuli? Just so I've got a heads-up on which parts to be cautious. Thanks :D

at that time, wala pa normally.

[jut703]

Thanks GH. Last thing, quite OT, would it be faster to pass through SCTEx or Angeles exit at this time?

[number001]

By the time you see the parked white van, its probably too late for you already.

[ghosthunter]

Thanks GH. Last thing, quite OT, would it be faster to pass through SCTEx or Angeles exit at this time?

Generally it's faster to pass through the SCTEX gate going to clark but you end up at the back of clark near the race track.

[ghosthunter]

By the time you see the parked white van, its probably too late for you already.

Not necessarily. Before I bought a radar detector, I simple slowed down to 100-120kph whenever I am approaching a blind rise or corner in the highway and then look way ahead to spot the white vehicle on the side of the road. If none spotted, I accelerate to 150 to 200+kph.

It's practically the same even with a radar detector since I treat the detector just as an aid, another set of eyes to help me.

[loverlionus]

Passed through NLEX and SCTEX on the way to Baguio last Friday.

At NLEX, passed by an NLEX pick-up with the hazards on, he was going to the overtaking lane and making the slow vehicles transfer lanes by flashing his lights and turning on the siren. He was going slightly above 100 so I slowed down and followed him. When he moved away from the fast lane I still followed him and did not overtake. We did this for quite a while, for several exits until he left.

At SCTEX I was following a Tucson and we were above the speed limit for most of the way. We passed by an SCTEX vehicle with what I think was an enforcer outside the car. I didn't see if he had a radar gun but he had a walkie talkie. At the toll gate at the end of the highway there were several enforcers looking at the lines of the cars. The Tucson in front of me was apprehended and issued a ticket. Lesson learned is to always follow the speed limit. Which is what we did on the way back home.

[ghosthunter]

Passed through NLEX and SCTEX on the way to Baguio last Friday.

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At SCTEX I was following a Tucson and we were above the speed limit for most of the way. We passed by an SCTEX vehicle with what I think was an enforcer outside the car. I didn't see if he had a radar gun but he had a walkie talkie. At the toll gate at the end of the highway there were several enforcers looking at the lines of the cars. The Tucson in front of me was apprehended and issued a ticket. Lesson learned is to always follow the speed limit. Which is what we did on the way back home.

If the SCTEX vehicle was not assisting another vehicle, that is the speed radar vehicle. The actual radar gun is inside, aimed from a window facing the on-coming cars.

[Blackraven]

Slightly off-topic:

From another forum..........this time naman sa Skyway

The northbound speedtrap is usually between Sucat and Bicutan. The LIDAR operator and one or two spotters baking in the mid morning sun.


If you're clocked over the limit, they radio ahead to the apprehension site where Toll Plaza B once stood at the intersection of Skyway and C-5.


On the southbound lane, they lie in ambush behind the bougainvilla bush where Toll Plaza A used to be. They radio ahead to the main toll plaza or Bicutan exit if you are over the limit.



They are usually there morning until 10 or 11am. Haven't seen any at 5 to 6pm. No guarantees though, so be careful.

So yeah. I wonder kung may mga ibang speed traps aside from the aforementioned. Kung may alam kayo, hehe please let us know :D

[dodongo]

Why do they strictly implement this but turn a blind eye when cars hog the "Overtaking only" lane?

[reactor]

funny thing is that these people only target private cars...buses are not being checked though their speed is more than the required 80km/h...the other day going south two. batangas bound buses were speeding fast along slex there was a scanner under sta rosa bridge guess what? at the calamba exit we saw the car we are following was apprehended while the 2 speeding buses freely exited at the e-pass lane.

[ghosthunter]

Why do they strictly implement this but turn a blind eye when cars hog the "Overtaking only" lane?

Because it is simpler to catch over-speeders than lane hoggers.

Money at every click of the radar/laser speed gun.

[renzo_d10]

diba sa slex may bago nang way para mahuli yung mga overspeeding?

from one toll to the other, may average time na sila na maabot mo yun and if you go below that average time, huli ka as overspeeding?

for example, yung isang toll to the other one, may time na 21.5 minutes -- alam ko constant 100kph yung pagsukat nito. tapos if you go below the given time, counted as overspeeding ka na. pero kung above the given time ka naman, ok lang. they only catch slow vehicles who travel below the given min. speed limit through a radar gun.

nabasa ko kasi sa isang forum...

[Jiggs]

Why do they strictly implement this but turn a blind eye when cars hog the "Overtaking only" lane?

baket nga kaya? it really get into my nerves mga fastlane hugger.

[greenlyt]

funny thing is that these people only target private cars...buses are not being checked though their speed is more than the required 80km/h...the other day going south two. batangas bound buses were speeding fast along slex there was a scanner under sta rosa bridge guess what? at the calamba exit we saw the car we are following was apprehended while the 2 speeding buses freely exited at the e-pass lane.

saw a bus being apprehended for speeding last week on the north bound lane of skyway