Ako (riding my MC ) at ang van driver

[froilanr]

Yesterday around 7:00 A.M. I was riding my motorbike along Mac Arthur Highway going to Balibago. I was a little bit in a hurry because I need to go to work before 8:00 A.M. I overtook a van in Mc Arthur Highway (near Angeles University Foundation).

When I reached Balibago the van driver was trying to overtake me too. Nahabol niya ako. It seems he was insulted when I overtook him. Bumubusina pa siya noong di niya ako ma-overtake. At parang daga akong hinahabol ng pusa sa delikadong traffic. Dapat pala pina-una ko nalang siya kasi nag-tailgate siya sa likod ko. Which is very very very dangerous. Nagalit ako sa kanya at tinignan ko siya noong naka level ko na siya bago ako mag-turn right going to my parents place. Tinignan ko siya na para ma distinguish ko ang mukha at kung sino siya. Ang laking tao pala niya. Naisip ko kahit sa suntukan hindi ako pwe pwede sa kanya.

Lesson to learn:
Mukhang umiral na naman ang pagiging ma pride ko. Dapat pala hindi ko na siya pinatulan. Dapat pina-una ko nalang siya sa daan noong nagsabay kami along Balibago.

Tinignan ko sa book of Proverbs 13:10. Ang sabi, "Only by pride cometh contention:"

Marami talagang nagiging bad incident sa daan dahil sa pride. Next time hopefully magiging very cool na ako sa daan. Iwas pa sa road rage.

Hope my post ay nakatulong ito sa ibang makakabasa.

[cruiserbyker]

GOOD lesson bro. i remember, in one of CarlD's posts that there's really nothing to hurry... we will all die anyway... why hurry that up? he he he

seriusly, may mga experiences akong ganyan - madami. nanuntok na ako ng taxi, nanigaw na ako ng gwardyang napakalaki at may baril, may mga dinuro na akong bus drivers, may mga hinarangan na akong mga sasakyan, may mag pinagalitan na ako sa kalsada... PERO, sa lahat ng ito, WALANG KWENTA talaga ang pakikipag-away (sa lahat ng ginawa kong iyon, hindi ako "nakipag-away". i know when to cool down and to stop)
heto ang nakapagpa "bait" sa akin sa kalsada: everytime i'm tempted to be "bad", i ask myself, UP TO HOW BAD CAN I BE? pag may ginawa syang mali, gagantihan ko sya, at pag gumanti sya, gaganti uli ako? up to what point? Can i actually KILL somebody so that i WIN? because i guess, untill you kill someone, he can still hurt you. you've got to STOP him. and, when i think of what i have to LOOSE, if i do something bad, i know i can't afford to be bad. The TRUTH (biblically) is, God made me good. He already changed me. I'm already dead to sin. He justified me, gave me a new heart, and he called me a SAINT! and He died on the cross just for that. How can i be bad? idagdag mo pa jan those who care for me, my mother, may family, my bros and sis in the Lord who believe in me, my testimony, my gf, etc...
The point: I realized, i really can't afford to be bad. i can only bluff, but i am not a bad person. Now, if i am not a bad person and i can't afford to be really bad, magpapakabuti at magpapakabait na lang ako... pati sa kalsada. kakareerin ko na ang pagpapakabuti.

[froilanr]

Salamat sa magandang nai-share mong yan bro. Truly ang Diyos lang ang possible na makakapagpabago sa atin.

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When someone on the road made me mad, Id overtake him, ride slowly in front of him til I come to a stop so that he has to stop behind me (usually really near my rear tire) .. I'd get off my bike, walk up to his window and antagonize him... kinakatok ko bintana nila.. Dinuduro ko sila, minumura, sinisigawan...

But like Cruiser_byker said... up to what point? When God took me in and showed me a better way to live, nasama na yung prideful driving attitude ko... so now hindi na ako nase stress o nagagalit... I look at bad drivers now with pity that they will one day soon meet another bad driver, get into a fight, and probably get shot... A life full of stress, frustration and no resolve or end.

Not something I like. And I think not anyone...

[carld]

I found out that it doesn't matter who's at fault, but a simple raised hand in a gesture of apology goes a long way toward diffusing potentially hazardous situations. It's always worked for me.

Kinda hard to apologize though when you know it's not your fault or are unaware that you did something wrong...

Just my thoughts on this.

[cruiserbyker]

Jul 15, 2008 9:20:25 GMT 8 carld said:

I found out that it doesn't matter who's at fault, but a simple raised hand in a gesture of apology goes a long way toward diffusing potentially hazardous situations. It's always worked for me.

ya... i agree. works for me too.

although there are some situations when you don't have the time or you simply can't say or do anything but take the blow and say to yourself, "never mind, be good".

for example,
i was coming home last night, around 11:30 pm. usually, halos wala ng sasakyan dito samin pag ganyang oras. i was driving my wave100 and around 80 ang takbo ko. the road was dark, meaning, walang sasakyan except ako lang. then, suddenly may biglang suminding ilaw sa tabi ng kalsada, PAPASOK sa eksaktong lane ko. it was like less than a second away from me, considering my speed and the weak stopping power ng wave. so, what i did was blow my horn and speed up so could pass by him faster than his bike to hit my lane. nagulat yata sya because he obviously didn't take time to look left and right before doing anything. then, i thought, it was just fine... until i saw him coming from behind. mabilis. mabuti nalang i needed to turn left na... so binilisan ko ng husto to get out of his way. then, all i heard was a "sswwoosh...!". then a shout. he was cursing me for reason i don't know but his own carelessness. when i looked, he was already on the uttermost left lane, (i turned left) obviously trying to scare me or hit me?
by the way, he was also driving a bike like mine. meaning, if he hit me, we would both have a serius intentional "accident".
then, i slowed down when i knew i was safe.

3 Lessons:
1. BE EXTRA CAREFUL. careless drivers, lacking of common sense, and with bad attitude exist. he was probably drunk.
2. BE SAFE. Think of safety before anything else. If you sense a real danger, forget about traffic rules. forget your rights. control your emotions. don't insist na tama ka. pull over in a safe place, as soon as you can.
3. BE PATIENT. we can't change the traffic and the drivers. but we can change our attitude.
4. BE PRAYERFUL. if you are in the spirit of prayer, it's hardly that you will react in rage.
5. BE THANKFUL. im thankful that im still alive. no accidents in 5 years (?). im still enjoying my bike. i've been to many places and im still ok. Praise the Lord!