Safety

[nugundam93]

ako rin, i buckle up kahit 'round the block lang. i once tried driving to the gas station sa labasan namin, which was about 500m away, without buckling...i felt super praning and a bit shaky when i got to petron. i'll never do it again.

OT: otep, san ka nakabili ng tow cable? i went to concorde sa virra mall 3 days ago, the tow cable they were selling didn't look like it could pull a pajero (minimum load).

[Picard]

Ako nga bago pa magstart e seatbelt muna. hehe! ang ayaw ko lang yung mga 2-pt. seatbelt (yung parang sa mga eroplano). Yung nakakamatay yun. May nagkwento sakin minsan, nakasakay sa gitna ng VERSA L300, yung stomach belt ang gamit niya...frontal collision, labas lahat ng bituka niya dahil sa seatbelt...cause of death..?


Kahit sa mga sedan, sa likod, yung gitna dapat 3-pt. seatbelt ang standard.

[OTEP]

Lapbelts are still better than no belts. Just make sure they wrap snugly around your pelvis. Kung maluwag siya, yes it can go up to the level of the abdomen.

AFAIK, 3pt belts ang L300 sa harap (no belts sa likod). Recently lang nagkaron ng ELR (retractor) ang L300. Halos lahat ng nasa daan ay manual type ang adjustment.

[artpogi]

seatbelts and child seats are very very important, to be sure.

but you know what is so completely unsafe and irresponsible, yet i hear it discussed so casually and accepted on this forum?

[size=4]DRINKING AND DRIVING[/size]

totally agree with this!

[Hayward]

[size="5"]Driving Too Slow Is As Dangerous As Over Speeding. Always maintain a safe driving speed & distance.[/size]

[niky]

Hwow... where to start?

RE: Drinking and Driving. This has always been my number one pet peeve. That's why I'm always the designated driver when I go out with my friends, as I never have more than a Coke Light and chips.

I actually broke that rule only once, and I still regret it to this day.

It pays to be O.C. about safety, never let anything slide, never relax your child seat rule, your seatbelt rule, never forget to check your tires in the morning. If you skimp on your safety rules just once and something happens, you'll never be able to forgive yourself.

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On the road, drive as defensively as possible. Keep the distance between yourself and the car in front of you at two to three car lengths. If you are not planning to overtake, maintain a constant speed behind them.

If you cannot see the next two cars in front of the car in front of you, you are TOO close. Hence, behind a tall truck, you may have to back off even further.

Use your mirrors and your windows to spot openings in traffic, overtaking speeders and possible situations. Always have an escape plan, and always have a way out.

Never EVER change lanes without a reason, and NEVER without signalling.

Never ACCELERATE to defend a spot that someone is merging into. If you leave three car lengths and someone merges into that, let them.

Your flashers and horn are signalling devices, not weapons. Use them as such.

And finally, if you feel the road rage coming on? Go have a snack. Sit it out and wait a while, have a smoke or some chips.

[phat_azz]

[size="5"]Driving Too Slow Is As Dangerous As Over Speeding. Always maintain a safe driving speed & distance.[/size]

natandaan ko tuloy yung isang episode ng friends... rachel (correct the spelling if i'm wrong) and ross driving a porsche... over-speeding c rachel... got out of the violation by "seducing" the officer. tapos nung si ross na nag-drive, sobrang bagal naman. tapos he was pulled over by an officer. nagulat siya for the violation of driving too slow. then he made exactly the same "seduction" done by rachel earlier. just hilarious. just trying to lighten the tsikoteers up. peace.

[Picard]

It's still best to "stay with the flow" of the traffic..not slow down or speed up.

[Elroi]

sa highway driving, i always follow the 3-second rule..

dito kahit 60 or 100kph ang takbo ko, dapat not less than 3 seconds ang distance ko sa sinusundan ko... unless i need to overtake..

[lolo pepe]

RE: drinking and driving...naalala ko tuloy yung uncle ko na nagsabi na mas magaling siyang mag-drive pag nakainom...hayun RIP na pero hindi sa aksidente...kundi sa sobrang inom...kidney failure.

don't drink and drive...madaling sabihin pero pag nakainom na...wala ng pakialam at di na naalala ito...

ano nga ba ang reference pag uminom ang isang tao para wag ng mag drive? pag 2 bottles of beer or 2 shots of liquor ay dapat di na pwede?

or para mas safe kahit 1 lang ay di na pwede?

[redorange]

RE: drinking and driving...naalala ko tuloy yung uncle ko na nagsabi na mas magaling siyang mag-drive pag nakainom...hayun RIP na pero hindi sa aksidente...kundi sa sobrang inom...kidney failure.

don't drink and drive...madaling sabihin pero pag nakainom na...wala ng pakialam at di na naalala ito...

ano nga ba ang reference pag uminom ang isang tao para wag ng mag drive? pag 2 bottles of beer or 2 shots of liquor ay dapat di na pwede?

or para mas safe kahit 1 lang ay di na pwede?

It all depends on your body weight and what you are drinking. But as a good rule of thumb don't drive if you have a drink, since the saying is "don't drink and drive" meaning one drink.

[lolo pepe]

thanks * redorange...guilty pala ako...

[mbeige]

And finally, if you feel the road rage coming on? Go have a snack. Sit it out and wait a while, have a smoke or some chips.

Hindi ba distraction din yan sa pagmamaneho?

[niky]

Hindeh! Eat at the gas station lang... not while driving...

For me, that's the best respite... sitting at a gas station having a snack... since I'm a certified tsikot addict, I spend the time car-watching.

It's also a good safety tactic... to avoid the stress, heat and danger of rush hour traffic by sitting it out once it gets heavy.

[mbeige]

Ako naman I just let them pass kung sino man yon. Basta no physical contact with the two cars, ok lang sa akin just let them go. Just drive slow and relax, tune in to soft music. Rush hour traffic isn't really a rush, you just drive slowly, actually, so why not relax while driving and ignore those who qualify for the Good Squad watchlist?

It's also good to have a passenger with you. Magkwentuhan na lang kayo, tension reliever pa and you get to have a good laugh if somebody makes a fool of himself on the road.

[buraot]

RE: drinking and driving...naalala ko tuloy yung uncle ko na nagsabi na mas magaling siyang mag-drive pag nakainom...

I remember ung cousin ko, sabi niya habang tinutungga ang fundador sa baso, mas magaling daw siya mag-drive pag lasing..ayun, palabas pa lang sa garahe ang ford explorer kasi ihahatid niya kami pauwi, sumayad na sa bakod nila ung sasakyan niya, tumumba ang pader ng garahe at muntik pa kaming mahulog sa kanal nila..ang ending, overnight na lang kami sa bahay nila..hehehe, kinabukasan, ayun, gastos...hehehe...

[scarab]

...kahet pag antok na antok wag na pilitin, pull over at a safe place at umidlip.

[bad driver]

Ako nga eh, may kukunin lang ako sa glove box sa garahe, nagsiseatbelt pa eh!? hehehehe... joke.

SERIOUSLY... My in-laws still refuse to wear seatbelts even after my repeated parinigs. I mean how authoritative can I get to people who are twice my age? ang kukulet... ang masama, I'm sure hindi rin pinagsiseatbelt ang younger brother inlaw ko. haaay nako.

umaabot na kaming pagudpod and back without them wearing it. uncomfortable daw. AMF.

[niky]

Just refuse to drive. Or arrange an "accident" to scare them into it.

I scold my mother for not wearing a seatbelt. I can't do anything about it when we're riding the Crosswind (lapbelts in that tin can? Do they actually help?), but in the car, I'm the boss...
:evil:

EDIT: Or maybe she's just scared of my driving... ...nah... that's not it... her driver is scarier than me... doesn't pay attention to the road!

[mbeige]

Ako nga eh, may kukunin lang ako sa glove box sa garahe, nagsiseatbelt pa eh!? hehehehe... joke.

SERIOUSLY... My in-laws still refuse to wear seatbelts even after my repeated parinigs. I mean how authoritative can I get to people who are twice my age? ang kukulet... ang masama, I'm sure hindi rin pinagsiseatbelt ang younger brother inlaw ko. haaay nako.

umaabot na kaming pagudpod and back without them wearing it. uncomfortable daw. AMF.

I hope they won't learn it the hard way.

Just a while ago I was making a left turn but while entering the left turn lanes may biglang sumingit, eh it was so instinctive that I braked kagad tapos swerve siya sa lane niya to avoid me. He didn't look. If I had passengers at that time who are stubborn and don't want to wear the belts, sabihin ko, "pag hindi ako nakatigil kagad, walang titigil sa inyong sumalpok sa upuan ko hanggang isuot niyo yung seatbelts"

Then again, I'm in the US. New law here states that whoever doesn't wear the seatbelt will get ticketed provided the driver has warned them about it.