Basics of Driving. Experiences nung "totoy" pa kayo sa driving.

[vhenok]

Praktis vehicle naming HS magbabarkada yung stainless na Ford Fiera na gas type na Panghakot ng isda ng isa naming kabarkada....

Sumasama kami sa paghakot, dun pa yun sa Malabon/Navotas Fishport. Eh tagal yun kaya habang wait praktis muna kami dun sa maluwag na parte ng parking lot.

Tapos pag uwi, paalam namin sa magulang nya kunwari huhugasan namin sa kanto, ayun dinadala namin sa Fort Bonifacio (wala pang The Fort noon, puro open field pa ang kampo kaya super luwag). Ambag-ambag sa gas, tapos take turns sa manibela.

Tapos nung magkadyip sila na pampasada, yung barkada namin ang naglalabas sa gabi tapos 5 kaming pahinante/alalay. Ruta namin Guadalupe-Cartimar. Ayun, habang nakapila, kami tiga-abante.

Pero on da serious side, si erpats may Volks noon, ayun ang pinagtripan ko ng husto. Nagsimula sa simpleng start/stop engine muna. Then paurong-paatras. Tapos ayun di nya namalayan asa kalye na kami.

Initial na sakit ko lang that time is di ko masyadong napi-press yung clutch kapag shift ng gear kaya ayun parang may yelong kinakayod sa makina

Pero di ko malimutan one time, on my first job, pinakuha sa akin ng boss ko yung Lancer nya sa casa coz naiwan nya license nya. Ayun, nagmayabang ako at nag-volunteer na ako na lang. Pagdating sa casa, eh di ilalabas ko na sa working bay, start engine, baba handbrake, apak clutch, ayaw pumasok ng gear, in short ayaw umandar. Baba ako, got a phone and tawag ke boss sabi ko may problema pa coz ayaw umandar. Punta agad sya dun, nung sya nagpa-andar one click lang lahat, turned out na medyo engot lang ang pag-apak ko sa clutch, asa 1/4 lang ata ang apak ko kaya di pumapasok yung gear

[gonzo]

Ako sa jeep ng erpats ko natuto, marunung na ako mag drive pero one time may karga ako na mabigat and ang daan is paakyat ( dalton pass) nag karoon nga buildup sa daan napilitan ako mag stop on the incline. Naku eto na di ko na matimpla maigi kasi mabigat karga ko namamatay makina! My dad who is besides me told me to step on the brakes and clutch at the same time with my left foot. Give some RPM on the engine and slowly release together (Clutch and brake) by slowly raising my left foot. sabay timpla konte sa gas. ayun umabante ang jeep na di namatay.. but now I dont need it may hand brake very effective sa incline..

[mhikz08]

hehehe ako una natuto nung 12 yrs old pa lang ako hehehe. tinatakas ko pa nga yung kotse ng erpat ko eh, nagtataka siya bakit bawas lagi yung gas hehehe, nung beginer pa lang ako kala ko yung sa tachometer uubusin mo i mean yung kailangan hangang 8 or 7 hehehehe di ko alam nun. uhm kasi ako di ako nagpaturo eh kusa lang ako. kasi kapag willing ka talaga matututo ka agad eh, tsaka dapat relax ka lang at easy ka lang sa pagddrive kasi baka madisgrasya ka pag mainit ulo mo at wag ka kaskasero. wag mo rin habulin yung mga nag oovertake sayo kasi naranasan ko na yan bawat may nagoovertake sakin pinipilit ko rin lagpasan hehehehe. kaya tol sa pag ddrive ingat lang lalo na pag may passaenger ka, buti kung isa ka lang gawin mo kung ano gusto mo, pero iba pag meron ka pasahero isipin mo muna sila bago sarili mo^^

[basti08]

About 5 years ago, i learned to drive in our then car, a 97 Nissan Sentra EX Saloon. Ayos naman, madali natuto. I guess my passion in car and driving went to play there. Di ako nag driving school. Pag gabi, since dito ako sa p4 nakatira lapit lang sa katipunan. Itatakas ko ung oto namen bitbit ng dalawang malaking bato. Basta i know naman how are the basics of driving, saka baon ang matinding inspiration na makapag maneho at maka porma kapag marunong na magmaneho heheh... hindi naman ako nahirapan. Yung dalawang bato, baon ko lang kase nung una hirap talaga ako sa 'hangin'. Pag hangin tapos intersection or likuan, mag hand brake muna ako tas mag lagay ng bato sa likod na gulong tas pag nakaalis na ako sa spot. Ipaparada ko yung oto sa patag, tas babalikan ko talaga yung bato na pang kalso ko kahit gaano pa kalayo ko sya naiwan. hehehe
That went on, for a couple of weeks until binigla ko na lang ang parents ko na marunong na ako mag maneho. Ang tinuro na lang sa ken ng dad ko is pag 'menor' dahil i come to intersections quite quick daw and some other polishing to my driving techniques.

and did i tell y'all guys that i dont have a license nor student permit that time?
hehehe another thing in learning how to drive is 'lakasan lang ng loob'. But dont get me wrong, get your permits first before laying your hands on the wheel and have a pro by your side. ;)

[burjegol]

ako, di ko makalimutang experience, tulay linking sta ana going sta mesa. medyo trapik. pa-ahon, uma-atras ako, hanggang ang drive ng kotse sa likog ko, offered na siya na lang ang mag-drive hanggang maka-ahon. Sus, dyahe ako.

[dennis28]

nagsimula ako mag drive 12 yrs old. tinuruan ako ng mga driver nmin dati

mga natutunan ko habang traffic. lagi ako nkaapak sa clutch and gas inaangat ko lng ung clutch and alaay sa gas then brakes(less hasle for me)

try nyo ung nka park ka tapos nka hand brake then pasok sa primera then apakan mo ung clutch ng manipis na apak mapapasin nyo nag uup and down ung auto. nakakaaliw lng ako haha.

ilan beses na rin ako nabangga nung nagsisimula ako.

pag masikip sa daan feel free to open your window(kung nka tints ka).tska lagi mong iisipin na parang part ng katawan mo ung auto.lagi mo pakiramdaman ung makina.

be a defensive driver

[GroundEffex]

I learned driving when i was 10 on our corolla liftback and started driving alone when i was 16 years old with license. My dad teached me how to drive with just using the clutch alone without the accelerator muna so that i can "FEEL" the car then as i progress in moving the car he thought me naman with the use of the clutch and the accelerator pedal altogether. As i mastered the correct "TIMPLA" of acceleration, i was trained naman thru "INCLINES". That was a bit easy for me considering that there is "Handbrake" already. Nasubukan ko rin talaga yung hanging without the handbrake. kailangan mabilis talaga ang paa mo. Currently,im learning how to drift na. Its fun pero its a bit expensive because wala pa akong sponsor sa tires hehe.

[zero]

17 yrs. old pa ako, driving sa gilid ng irrigation sa nueva ecija using our owner jeep.
doon na rin ako nag-aral ng maneobra.

pagdating sa manila, namamatayan ako sa primera sa stoplight.
nako-concious kasi sa mga traffic officers, walang ganun sa probinsya.

[pup2]

I read a reader's digest 'car book' inside and out 2x on proper (defensive) driving before I even started with the throttle/clutch control. The best tip I can give on safe driving though is this -- assume everyone else on the road is a drunken/high idiot, including those pedestrians/kids/animals on the side of the road. Also, always assume there's someone just around the blind corner/blind spot unless you KNOW otherwise.

The clutch/throttle control bit is probably the MOST nerve-wracking for a newbie, but I've never heard of anyone getting into a serious accident from it -- so focus on DRIVING safely instead.

[hominid]

Ang saya ng thread na ito!

Anyways, not so long ago, bago lang naman ako driver, ang mostly naaalala ko eh wala akong natutunan sa driving school na inenrollan ko. Basta drive lang kami ng drive. Un lang. Dinidiktahan ako kung ano ang gagawin pero on my own Im totally lost.

Kung taga Batangas kau, PM nyo ko para wag kau enroll dun.

So lahat ng gamit ko driving technique galing lang lahat sa net. Saka un A1 driving manual ayus din. Kung me family member nga kau ng gustong matutuong mag drive, kau na lang magturo. Have him/her read this manual several times tapos tulungan nyong interpret. Saka sama nyo rin sya sa front seat para maturuan mga pointers sa kalye b4 actually engaging sa driving lesson.

[drey]

I consider myself totoy pa rin... Nahuli ako mag swerving last Sunday... It was a heart thumping experience.

[torque2006]

i hated inclined roads, especially the ones within intersections/stoplights. nakakatako kase i takes me at least a meter or two to get the car moving up, eh baka abutin ko yung car sa likod ko, or worse mamatayan ako.

my car's rear brake shoes needed to be replaced 6 months after the vehicle was turned over to me by my dad . :lol:

[fastlane]

I was so embarrassed before when I was just learning how to drive because I do not know how to park my car. Alala ko pa minsan na kasama ko yung girl na nililigawan ko tapos siya pa yung pinagpark ko ng kotse sa mall! dyahe talaga.

[antiglenn]

nung tinuturuan pa lang ako ni erpats mag drive lagi niya ako sinasabihan na wag tumutok pero lagi pa din ako tumututuk ayun unang aksidente ko tuloy dahil sa pagtutok hehe kaya sermon galing kay erpat inabot ko at ngayon hindi na din ako tumututok lalo na sa mga jeep kasi bigla bigla nag fufull stop yang mga yan.

[scharnhorst]

Ako, newbie pa rin. Hindi ko pa rin tantyado yung likod ng dinadrive kong pickup, kaya redecorated na ang bumper ko.

Buti hindi kotse o tao natatamaan. hehe

EDIT: wah. mini thread necromancy pala.

[jonski]

Paano ba drive and stop and go sa "hanging?" natuto kasi ako mag drive sa automatic and takot ako mag drive ng manual sa city.

[jkaizer]

-I learn to timpla the accellarator and clutch when i drove motorcycles for 2 years illegally (no driver's license) sa probins.
-couple of years later, I learned to drive 4 wheels for a day sa FX ng kapitbahay who was a FX driver 24x7, which was the day before I applied for my driver's license
-3 days after I got my license, I flew to US, got my key and map to the hotel from the airport in texas, and drove around there for 3 months
-two weeks after driving around there, I got pulled over by a cop for ignoring a stop sign.

to this day I still have the ticket the cop gave me, as a reminder of the foolishness surrounding my youth. hehe!

the quickest way to learn driving is from a long-time driver na gipit sa boundary, like in my case... but a word of notion, it may not be the correct way of driving. take the experience na lang with a grain of salt!

safe driving!

[quiksie]

I learned how to drive when i was in 2nd quarter of my 4th year in H.S. Nag A1 din ako pero hindi pa ako masyado natuto dun. It was my dad who taught me the proper way of driving. Pag uuwi na ako after school sinusundo niya ako, then ako na nagdrive pauwi.

Ang hirap ako magdrive ay paahon. Lagi din ako namamatayan pag paahon.

Nun marunong na ako magdrive mahilig ako mangarera hehe.

[hominid]

-I learn to timpla the accellarator and clutch when i drove motorcycles for 2 years illegally (no driver's license) sa probins.

Is it true na madali kang matututo mag drive if u learn to ride a motorcycle first? Naririnig ko kasi sa ibang driver eh.

Well, d naman bihira yan. Most motorcycle owners panay naka student license lang na no knowledge on street safety kaya marami na sa kanila kinuha ni GOD.

[Memphis Raines]

Is it true na madali kang matututo mag drive if u learn to ride a motorcycle first? Naririnig ko kasi sa ibang driver eh...

In my opinion, DEFINITELY NOT.

Ang layo naman ng driving dynamics ng dalawa. Ako mismo, I learned how to drive a motorbike long before I learned how to do 4 wheels and it is definitely a different world.

Moving up to driving a car is a big responsibility.