⌛ Respect !

Well less streetlights might make people more considerate rather the attitude if there is no sign; I drive on no matter what :D

 

Don't tell me another ROAD HOG :D:D:D

 

I'm with Cowboy. Trying to be the polite, courteous driver here does not work. No quarter given no quarter asked. I drive like a Filipino. And no, the same kind of driving here in Duma is not present in the US.

 

try the autoroute around Paris :D or Rome

 

Driving in Dumaguete has to be like Filippino's do if you don't want that pedestrians get hurt in trafic.
For instance if you stop for a pedestrian at a zebrapath you can be sure that others will take over at the left or the right side and most likely both sides.
One exeption at Lee plaza where everybody is very polite for pedestrians due to 4 traficenforcers watching traficrules.
Don't be fool to think that this is standard, it is the only exeption.

 

I still like my chances as a pedestrian in Dumaguete as opposed to most other cities I have been in. I lived in Albuquerque, NM, a beautiful city with wonderful people and broad boulevards so traffic flowed easilly. They had plenty of traffic lights and marked pedestrian crossings. The only problem was the lights were timed to facilitate the traffic flow so many times you could only make it 3/4 of the way across before the light changed. You'd wind up stuck on the white lane divider line with cars wizzing past.
Kenny

 

The last time I was in the states

I went for a walk. I had to cross maybe six streets on that walk and three times I was almost run down by a driver cutting the corner to close. I mean shot I was just ready to step off the curb and woosh! a car less than a foot away. When driving in the states no problem you know what everyone is going to do easy. okay if you are new to the Philippines when you look at it. I understand it looks crazy. But after a while you start to understand it. They even honk the horn letting you know the are passing you.. kind of nice once you get use to it. But that is just me..

 

I guess the "Teacher" is on to something. Yes, it is like an unwritten language or piece of music that once you understand it begin to make sense...like....maybe line dancing? Be nice if we can think of it that way.

Then again maybe not..what do I know.

 

Hahaha Teach, you made me laughing ! Me it does NOT amuse since you do hear horns honking nearly the whole trip to and from whatever place.
IMHO it should be used only to WARN i.c.o. a possible danger and not to let people know HEAR I COME.
But when you hear constantly a horn honking you get indeed USED TO IT and likely don't react anymore (or less) to it
I prefer (for as well the sake of safety as for less noise-'pollution') honking only when there is a potential danger so people realise better that there could be a problem.
But as you said.....you get used to it :D
It's not exceptional when you drive behind cars who'se driver honks before overtaking each pedestrian, cyclist, car, dog, cat etc...and before nearing each sideway or roadcurve.
And they like loud horns !
I wonder if driving schools (they exist ? ) in the PH teach students the way it is now often practised.
But for me .......I'm used to it now although ... not amused.
I seldom honk the horn but get often a 'honking horn' back from the car I just did pass.
Must be to remind me that I forgot to honk :D:D
In a driving Ceres Liner bus I seriously get headache after about 30 minutes.

 

Jellyfish,
Drivingschools exist in the Philippines.
And there is more, in order to get a studentpermit driverslisence you must follow a 2 hour seminar teaching candidate drivers the first principles of trafic code.
And believe it or not, i've followed this 2 hour seminar, and yes you can learn something from it even if you have 40 years drivingexperience.
Only one negative point, the teacher uses a board with traficsigns from 50 years ago.
Things have changed since then, but who cares, Philippinos make there own rules all the time.
Did anyone ever find in the traficcode placing a metal roadblock near schools?
Certainly usefull but as far as i know a Philippino invention without legal backing.