Durog ang Ulo!!!

**mazdamazda** · January 29th, 2004 11:51 AM

yup, bikers have this tendency to lane split everytime they see an opening.

sobrang dangerous nito. ilan na ang muntikan ko nang mahagip dahil dito... yan rin ang reason ba't ayaw ko generally sa mga bikers...

yung iba naman ok... and i treat them as if they are also passenger cars. pero very rare ito!!!

**bogart** · January 29th, 2004 12:28 PM

Being both a 4 wheeled driver and a biker (just like Kcboy, smeagol), let me share my thoughts with you:

Originally posted by boybi
i'm sorry but parang wala naman ata akong nakikitang effort from the motorcycle groups to educate motorcyclists. i don't ride motorcycles, pero i read newspaper everyday. kahit sa motoring sections man lang sana ng mga dyaryo mag pa-publish sila ng mga safety tips, etc.

There is. Try visiting www.motorcyclephilippines.com or the Motorcycle Advocates of the Philippines (of which I’m also a member) website at: http://www.motorcyclephilippines.com/MAP/index.html

As for the newspaper writings, there is sometimes on the Motoring Section of the Philippine Star (every Wednesday) highlighting Motorcycles. Soon, there would be columns about Motorcycle Safety, Tips, Tricks, etc on Manila Standard.

Originally posted by boybi
also, if these motorcycle groups are really trying to educate motorcyclists, they should first show that they themselves can be responsible motorcyclists when they are on highways. nakikita nyo ba yang mga big bike groups when they are cruising in groups? e parang sila na ang may ari ng kalsada, pinatatabi pa ang mga motorists!

There are “big bike” groups and there are also “car clubs” who acts as what you’ve explained.

Originally posted by boybi
ang sarap talagang banggain ng magsitilapon silang lahat!

Please don’t. Sometime’s bikers feel the same way to cagers (4 wheeled drivers), who intentionally or unintentionally cuts into their paths. There is too much animosity between cagers (that’s what bikers calls us) and bikers, so let’s just try to understand each other.

Originally posted by boybi
ang pagkakaalam ko, kahit na maliit lang ang motorcycles, they should not share the same lane side by side with a vehicle. tama ba ako?

Yup, you’re right on that “they should not share the same lane side by side with a vehicle”. Bikers and cagers should share the same lane at the front or at the back of each other.

Originally posted by OTEP

Nakasabay ko dati yung mga Mad Dogs on my way home from the airport. Nakakaburat.

Kapag ang DC.org tumatakbo ng convoy, hindi kami ganun...

Remember, our sweeper is the Beast!

Just sharing my thoughts and my opinions. And in any case anybody of you is not satisfied, I’m more than available in a friendly discussion.

Friendly ha?!

Cheers! :D

**BlueBimmer** · January 29th, 2004 12:36 PM

agree ako kay bossing otep hehe

FrankDrebin · January 29th, 2004 12:37 PM

Scooter boy din ako pero sa village lang namin. Kinakabahan ako kapag nasa Highway na ako knowing na yung mga kapatid nating jeepney drivers na sa pasahero lang nakatingin.

FrankDrebin · January 29th, 2004 12:39 PM

I know someone para makalusot sa NLT yung 250cc niya. Ang ginawa niya bumili siya ng 500cc na sticker or emblem tapos kinabit niya. Ayun pasado sa NLT.

**badkuk** · January 29th, 2004 12:53 PM

kwento ko nga sa taxi driver dati, ung pinaka nakakatakot sa daan is not SUVs, trucks, or buses...it's the bikes that i worry most about B). cugro 7 out of 10 times, mabangga mo ung car/truck/bus, oto lang masisira...there's a greater chance of both parties walking out of it alive...you gotta admit the chances are a lot slimmer pag motorbikes ang involved

**bogart** · January 29th, 2004 01:04 PM

Statistics would tell you na mas marami ang namamatay sa car accidents vs. motorcycle accidents.

I'll tell you why, pero lunch muna ko. Mamya na lang.

**Djerms** · January 29th, 2004 01:56 PM

HHHmmm....kumain muna si bogart? Mukhang madugong explanasyon ito ah...Kain din muna ako't baka mamaya hindi nako makakain.

**boybi** · January 29th, 2004 02:06 PM

Originally posted by bogart
Statistics would tell you na mas marami ang namamatay sa car accidents vs. motorcycle accidents.

I'll tell you why, pero lunch muna ko. Mamya na lang.

maybe because there are more cars than motorcycles.

**bogart** · January 29th, 2004 02:20 PM

Ayan tapos nako kumain...

Djerms,

actually, simple lang yung logic nung nag-compute.

Isang kotse, with 5 occupants, na bumibiyahe sa SLEX ng 80kph ang biglang nag-swerve sa kanan (shoulder lane), kasi yung isang bus sa harap nya biglang nag-brake. Yung kotse lumusot sa ilalim ng isang truck na nasiraan at nasa gilid ng shoulder.
Result = 5 dead.

Isang motorsiklo, with 2 occupants, na bumibiyahe sa SLEX ng 80kph ang biglang nag-swerve sa kanan (shoulder lane), kasi yung isang bus sa harap nya biglang nag-brake. Yung motorsiklo lumusot sa ilalim ng isang truck na nasiraan at nasa gilid ng shoulder.
Result = 2 dead.

So, ayon sa computation:
1 car accident = 5 dead
1 motorcycle accident = 2 dead

This means, you are 2.5 times more likely to get killed while riding a car rather than a motorcycle.

Di pa kasama sa computation yung isang jeep, with 17 occupants, na bumibiyahe sa SLEX ng 80kph ang biglang nag-swerve sa kanan......

teka, tama ba yung computation?