For quite sometime, the u-turn slots created by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in the Philippines has become a regular part of our road life. This also effectively limit the flow of traffic to two way in major intersections. The purpose of this scheme is to ease traffic in our major roads, however, the effectiveness is being disputed and debated. But to a new … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2007
Distracted Driving: Worse than Drunk Driving
A post on Automotive Blogger cites that distracted driving is an even worse killer on the road than drunk driving. Distracted driving is the number one killer of teens in the United States. According to the American Beverage Institute (ABI) distracted driving is an increasingly dangerous problem, even more so than driving drunk. In the past 20 years drunk driving deaths have … [Read more...]
The New Nissan Skyline and Fuel Efficiency
I never imagined a sports car would be more fuel efficient than my own sedan. Here's some news about the Nissan Skyline getting about 16 Km to the Liter. The so-called 'eco-driving challenge was conducted by a team of product development experts on the roads from Tochigi to Kanagawa. The 2.5-liter Skyline model driven was powered by the VQ25HR V6 engine, capable of … [Read more...]
Singing On
This is Sonnie, the blogging hr generalist, now signing on. I will be working with Angelo to give you field reports as we traverse and learn the art of driving in the jungle roads of Metro. … [Read more...]
Defensive Driving Rule: Trust No One
No driver is perfect. That means no matter how good you may be, you would still inevitably make some mistakes one time or another. Let's just hope that these mistakes don't cause anyone harm. But at least you can control your own acts, and try to minimize erring while on the street. It's a whole different story when other drivers are involved, because you don't know what's in … [Read more...]