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

**ruelsdcz** · July 18th, 2007 04:06 PM

i agree with sir WILDTHING....last saturday nasa 110 to 120 ako sa nlex hindi ako pinara sa exit.

sir wildthing...OT. ask ko lang hindi po ba nagbabago ung accuracy ng speedometer pagpalit ka ng size ng mags and tires mo? di ba calibrated cya sa orig na set up ng mags and tires?

**wildthing** · July 18th, 2007 04:45 PM

yup nagbabago (if bigger outside diameter, the speedo goes slower) kaya they allow the variation ng radar....

**Horsepower** · July 18th, 2007 05:11 PM

240 is a bit fast huh.

**Automahn** · September 5th, 2007 01:41 PM

Saw in the news last week the report about the MNTC's speed cameras.
Are these new equipment or just the old ones and they are simply reminding the public that they are apprehending overspeeding drivers?
What's funny about the news clip was that it showed a traffic enforcer monitoring the speed of vehicles that have just started rolling out of the Balintawak toll plaza. Of course they would all be slow since they were coming from a full stop.

**pup2** · September 5th, 2007 02:35 PM

Weird nga eh. Nakakakita ako ng hinuhuli pero kahit ganun, madami pa din lumalagpas. Usually 115-120 takbo ko pero madami pa din lumulusot -- walang kadala dala. Tsk, tsk.

**chuaa** · September 5th, 2007 03:11 PM

the reason why there are accidents in nlex is not so much the over speeding...its more the condition of the vehicles running in nlex...if you notice, most of the accidents involve old dilapidated vehicles (trucks/jeeps/old cars...etc)...these cars are no longer fit to run in a highway like nlex...don lang sila sa edsa...na all day all night trapik - KAYA MABAGAL ANG TAKBO!

since they cannot control the quality of the cars running in the nlex...they resort to controlling the max speed...sayang lang ang ginastos nilang million for the nlex if you dont get to enjoy the ride.....

**macychic** · September 19th, 2007 01:54 PM

ano po bang minimum speed limit sa slex and nlex? TIA!!!

**Elroi** · September 19th, 2007 02:01 PM

minimum is 60 kph / maximum ay 100 kph..

pero madami pa din matitigas ulo na nakababad sa overtaking lane..

**sidewayz** · September 19th, 2007 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by raikonen

minimum is 60 kph / maximum ay 100 kph..

pero madami pa din matitigas ulo na nakababad sa overtaking lane..

hahaha SINABI MO PA! napaka dami ngang tanga na nde makaintindi sa overtake lane only. nde ata maka intindi ng english.

**webmiester** · September 29th, 2007 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by ECG

world-class highway tapos low-class speed limit.

Well, we have to consider the quality of the vehicles here in the Philippines as well. Unless you are really a car enthusiast, most of the vehicles here dont have periodic maintenance and many use old/bogus/inferior parts.

It is dangerous for many vehicles (Jeepneys, Owner-types) which may not have been properly assembled (AUVs) or modified (small cars with V6 engines but still with stock brakes) to travel at high speeds... Many cheaper tires and other auto supplies enter the country which would have been banned in first world countries.

Also, our emergency response teams arent that well funded yet. Kaya in the US, if high-speed accidents happen, they have systems which remedy the situation kaagad. Dito, it can take hours just to clear up the road.

Kaya I think sa atin, even if the NLEX roads are very good, I think, such speed limits can be considered for the general safety of the majority.