Disgrasya sa Balamban

[godwhacker]

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mao diay cguro kay air brake ni... hangin ra ang nagdala sa break nya kusog kaayu padagan tagak jud padung

No, dili rason tungod kay air brake ni...the reason is a combination of factors. One of those is the competence of the driver to use this kind of brake. Pataka lang ug duot ang driver mahitabo pa nga masunog dayon ang brake linings.
Mao bitaw nga nga mga sakyanan nga air brake duna dyud warning sign at the rear of the vehicle that says "CAUTION: AIR BRAKE" dunay niy rason. Very sudden ang braking power sa air brake unya there is a tendency nga ug di kamao ang nag drive instead of a gradual stop, tungod kay di kamaong mo petek-petek ang driver sa air brake, mokalit ug hunong nya resulta: Na MuMu ang gasunod. So when you are driving a car and in front of you and you see a sign that says CAUTION: AIR BRAKE, distansya nalang daan kay kuyaw ka motaput sa bumper sa nag una nimo.

Another factor is the lack of signs along the highway that ''reminds" drivers to "STOP AND CHECK YOUR BRAKES, STEEP DOWNHILL ROAD" diha sa Transcentral labi na bahada ngadto sa Balamban.

[psyche54]

Dapat rev matching + downshift para ma sulod sa gear hehe pero nu.on wala mana sa ordinary nga driving courses so we can't expect any ordinary juan to know.

this is usually done, esp. if you want to shift to lower gears, bali ang tawag sa mga karaang driver ana, pa "jing-jingon", before shifting to lower gear.

Probably the driver miscalculated his approach on that curve. He drove that bus from Subic to Cebu without any heck, so he knows how to drive that thing...

[cobraKing]

GMA orders probe on Cebu bus crash, task force formed


BALAMBAN, Cebu - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered concerned agencies to immediately launch an investigation on the tragic vehicular accident that killed 21 people, including 20 Iranian nationals, last Sunday in Barangay Cansomoroy, this town.
The President, who was in Cebu on an unannounced trip, inquired about the latest development regarding the incident through Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 Director Lani-o Nerez and ordered the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and other concerned agencies to conduct a thorough probe.
Nerez said the President asked for the exact details of the incident involving a J&D tourist bus that plunged down into a 30-foot ravine in said barangay before noon last Sunday, killing the Filipino driver who also owns the bus, and some 20 Iranians on board.
For his part, Nerez said he has ordered the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) to form a task force and conduct its own probe even as initial investigation revealed that the bus suffered brake malfunction while maneuvering a curvy downward slope.
Nerez said the task force had already been formed even before the Iranian consulate in the Philippines sent word that it is leaving the matter up to Cebu police authorities in making an inquiry into the accident.
Iranian Consul Mohammad Tavana, who arrived in Cebu late Sunday, is accepting that it was an accident, according to Dr. Potenciano Larrazabal Jr., owner of Cebu Doctors Hospital (CDH) where a number of the fatalities and the injured were working as medical residents.
Larrazabal, who met with Tavana Monday morning, said the consul's primary concern was to ensure that the injured, which includes 24 who are confined at the CDH, would receive proper medical care and that the remains of the fatalities would be brought home to Iran as soon as possible.
He said the Iranian consul did not ask for an investigation because it was clear to him already that it was an accident.
Nerez however, said the police will proceed with a thorough investigation into the incident to determine the cause and who should be held liable for it.
The bodies of the Iranian fatalities, currently lying in state in a local funeral parlor, will be sent back to Iran, a source said.

[jdmaspack]

kon imo na i-low gear dretso nga kusog ang dagan, ang imong propeller shaft ang gub-on ana or ang imo crank shaft, esp. kon loaded ka.

pwede ra papa, kung sa auto.. "Heel and Toe" technique...

[Golden Thief Bug]

hehehe pangutana sa naka suway na bro. mag cge lang na og paka pero dili jud na mo sulod ang gear. labi na og kusog na jud ang dagan sa truck. wala nakay ma himo ana basta mo hanoy na bisan unsaon pa nimo pag tamak sa clutch....... dapat if ma kita nimo na naa pa ka sa taas basta grabe ka dulhogon kay mag low gear naka daan kay ig dulhog nimo dli nka pwede mo change gear ana.

very well said. dapat anticipate jud daan especially when your in a situation which is uncertain and unfamiliar. careful lang sa ato pag drive mga peeps

[cebulifer]

but... instead of driving off the cliff, he could have slammed the bus sa side of the mountain. naay canal diha. at least guba lang ang bus.

[Devian]

para nako i-check ang competency sa driver.

-competent ba cya modala ug ingon ato klase nga sakyanan
-competent ba cya as professional driver (seminars like defensive driving; familiarity sa terrain and what to do in case of emergency;etc)

nahibalo bitaw mo unsa kasayon kuhaon ang prof license diri sa ato and this means tragedy waiting to happen.

[Tarzan]

Mga bai, mangutana lang ko kay wala pa gyud ko naka agi aning Transcentral highway. I have drived to and from Boljoon, naka drive napod ko going moalboal, hasta pod padolong Pinamongajan via Toledo and ang pinaka kuyaw, pra nako ha, kay Aloguinsan via Carcar(gamay ang dalan sa bukid unya igo ra one and a half nga sakyanan mo agi) .
Ako question kay, lahi ba gyud kaayo ang dalan sa transcentral? Ngutana ko kay naa ko plano joy ride with my kids padulong Balamban via diha nga dalan, unya kuyawan naman hinoon ko. Ako sakyanan kay awto ra unya daan pa gyud.

Driving tips, tricks, advice, stories and others are welcome.

[lemon_edz]

para nako i-check ang competency sa driver.

-competent ba cya modala ug ingon ato klase nga sakyanan
-competent ba cya as professional driver (seminars like defensive driving; familiarity sa terrain and what to do in case of emergency;etc)

nahibalo bitaw mo unsa kasayon kuhaon ang prof license diri sa ato and this means tragedy waiting to happen.

i guess ang driver is mao mismo ang tag iya sa bus liner? sakto ba? so if tinuod familiar sya sa iya mga bus pero dile sya familiar sa ruta.. miscalculation to sa driver labi na nindot kaau ug dan nya nindot pajud ug sakyanan..

[Mr. BrokenHearted]

omg.... luoya oiez... rest in peace to all passenger that died....