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  1. steveb155

    steveb155 DI Member

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    lately there have been a slew of checkpoints around my area ..are these really mandatory to stop at each one? i've red countless posts of people just blowing by them with no probs.. i have a brand new cb110 big bike and loved the waiver i had to sign at the dealership saying registration takes up to 3 months and during that period you acknlowedge you can be pulled over and given a ticket for no license/registration..right now i have my Non-Expired U.S. License and my International Drivers Permit.
     
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    Yes sir. That waiver and "For registration" plate is just as good as driving without registration. No plate no travel policy is strictly enforced. Been there. Getting your bike out from the LTO office is real PITA.
     
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    the LTO officers in the orange shirts constantly blow their whistle at me and i just pretend to ignore it. I went the wrong way down a one way downtown and this LTO guy ran up to me like blowing his whistle in my ear. I smiled, said i was sorry he smiled back said its ok and i left..no mention of the "for registration" plate/no tag or anything
     
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    Cb110 is not a big bike. If you are going to run from the police you had better buy something a bit bigger than that. The police are filipino, this means they have no regard for their own life or the lives of others, they WILL out drive you in the city because of this. You need a bike that has a top speed over 140kph and access to a open highway or a steep incline as quickly as possible to overcome their driving abilities.......err, disabilities.
     
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    I am a Filipino, please consider taking few recollections on what you've said sir.
     
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    Hello, Wrye83.

    Am I right to assume that you are a tourist and not of Filipino descent?

    If then, why is it difficult to follow the rules of your host country?
    Filipinos are more inclined to uphold life, be that of their own or that of others.
    Instead, we have adopted the bad habit of being too humble and letting go of tourists who committed violations. You may put up diverse arguments on my statement. However, if you are looking for a high speed chase, we don't do that here. The roads are enough to stop you.

    Respect our police and traffic personnel. You are in the Philippines in case you forget that.
     
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    talking about riding disabilities arnt you the guy who knocked down a little girl when riding fast on your big sport bike ?
     
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    I was driving 50kph in a 60kph speed zone. She sprinted across the road without looking and from a hidden corner. I was not in the wrong nor was I driving in a reckless manner. Not comparable to how the majority of filipino drive here. (please note I said "majority' and not all)

    Bititor : my apologies, I did not mean to say" all" filipino drive like that. I should have chosen my words better. You have to notice that the large majority of the populace here are not exactly defensive drivers. I have also seen a police officer pursuing another filipino on a bike (he ran from a checkpoint), the way they were driving was reckless and just plain dangerous to anyone in their path. My point is that most foreigners to not have the balls to drive like a filipino would in traffic, as we generally have, at the very least, respect for our own lives if not for respect for others as well.
     
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    When the rules are not fairly enforced why should they be respected? Uphold life? Is that why people carry infants on motorcycles and put children on bikes without proper protective gear? If most don't care for the well being of their own children I find it hard they care about most of anyone else's.

    When the police stop taking bribes and they ticket filipino and foreigner equally then I will respect them. Respect is not given, it is earned.

    And high speed chases do happen here, I have seen them.
     
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    Btw, I ride legal. Helmet, license, registration and go with the flow of traffic. I stop at checkpoints if told to. I enjoy seeing the disappointment in the officers face when they can't impound my bike. I also have never given a bribe to any LTO of police officer. I followed the law more than the average filipino does.
     
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