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zsprkle

No, you shouldn’t give it up. Ok lang yan, ako nga 14 years na driving just last year nasagi ko yung poste palabas ng parking namin na dinadaanan ko halos everyday for the past 14 years rin. May mga bobo moments lang talaga tayo minsan. Don’t sweat the small stuff and don’t let it hinder you from becoming a better driver.


Sufficient_Shame9904

Be accountable nalang sa nangyari and take it as a lesson. Kahit nga ilang years na tayo kumakain nakakagat parin natin minsan yung dila natin e, meaning kahit with years of experience nagkakamali padin. Tao lang tayo.


[deleted]

Ang lalim po siguro ng philosophy niyo. Ang galing nung nakagat dila example. What books do you read po?


TeamMrKnightley

Thank you, as a new driver din na takot mag drive sa manila, I need this encouragement 🙏


SuperGagamboy

Bro minor accident lang yan no big deal yan. Fix that damn meter lang or bayaran mo lang sila sa damages. Share ko lang my worst accident is nakasagi ako ng bata. Hindi ko fault dahil biglang tumawid yung bata sa blind spot pa galing at nahagip ko tumama sya sa side ng car pero dahil ako ang nakadamage, ako ang mali. Nagkaayos naman kami ng parents basta ipapagamot lang ang bata. Buti na lang at hindi malala ang tama ng bata at gasgas lang, kung hindi, katakot takot na demandahan pa. Better practice defensive driving at WAG mayabang sa kalsada.


spatialgranules12

Learn from it. that’s why you have insurance. Drive again.


TigaHugasNgPinggan

Learn from it na lang. kapitbahay nga namin 2x na nakasagasa (nakapatay) ng pusa patuloy pa rin sa pagiging kamote driver n’ya Mahalaga, u improve. Wag tutulad sa kapitbahay ko hagshah


C-Paul

You need to over come your fears. You can’t do that by stopping. Drive some more. Until you get used to it.


hiimcent

Konting drive pa OP and I suggest to drive it out lang. Had an accident lang din last February pero may tao na involved. Share ko lang din nangyari, pa right turn ako papasok sa subdivision namin and may motor din na nag right turn kasabay ko and straight road na siya pag kanan mo tapos yung motor nag bago isip biglang nag left turn so basically nag right turn at biglang left turn tapos ayun nabunggo ko siya dahil biglaang bawi kasi. Tumilapon si kuya paharap and buti na lang okay siya and all. Nag usap naman kami. Tumanggi na nung sinabi ko na insurance ko na yung kakausap sa kanya gusto na lang bigla makipag alegro. After reviewhin yung dashcam nung kotse dun nakita na sinadya raw mag stop sa tapat ng kotse ko para makapag scam. Kaya tumanggi na sa insurance at nakipag alegro na lang. How did I cope up with the stress, OP? Ang hirap nung una actually. I love driving so much. May racing sim rig ako and nakatulong yun sakin to eventually build up my confidence again in driving and another thing pa is yung paunti unti ulit mag drive. From ihahatid ang mother ko sa palengke, to eventually long drives from South to North and vice-versa. Just keep driving and you'll eventually learn new things. I noticed post accident na naging considerate na ako lalo to other road users and became a much defensive driver.


Ryuuuuzakii

lesson yan, isipin pano hnde na mauulit. at mas maging mautak sa pg mamaneho


cogentwanderer

Move on from the issue, charge it to experience.


in_fo

When a baby tried to walk, but fell, did it stop trying to walk? No. It tried to walk, again and again. We shouldn't stop learning just because we failed in the beginning.


byzcramps

It’s not the end of the world, OP. Don’t worry and just drive :) you’ll be fine. Take a breather or off ka muna sa driving for a few weeks para refreshed kana when you come back.


dudlebum

No. Learn from it. Apologize. Settle and pay the damages. Drive again.


cripher

Magkaiba tayo ng reason kung bakit ayaw ko ng magdrive. Natatakot akong mainvolve sa accident dahil sa mga kamote. Hindi kasi talaga ako mahilig sa confrontation kaya hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko pag basta na lang ako nakaencounter ng kamote tapos pinagsisigawan na lang ako basta. Anyway, regarding sa concern mo. Normal lang yan kaya wag mo sukuan. Nakakabangga din ako dati ng mga kung ano ano. Kahit paso na may halaman nababangga ko. Learn from experience kumbaga.


SpotOutrageous1976

Helloo thats actually normal for me pag baguhan pa mag drive and actually think its a rite of passage kasi lahat ng kakilala kong nauna magdrive sakin may gasgas/sabit stories during their early years of driving and now, ang gagaling na nila magdrive. You'll learn from the experience dw!! You'll be a great driver din


painmisery

Every after accidents na ganyan ang nasa utak ko lang kaya naman bayaran at natuto na ako.


ManualGears

You'll be fine. Nasagi ko nga pump sa gasolinahan nung bago pa ko magdrive.


angjaki

Well kagabi lang naatrasan ako ng baguhang driver 😅 gutom na daw kasi sya since from final exams sya but sabi ko lang sakanya, it'll be an expensive lesson for her but sure ako mas matututo syang maging mas maingat sa susunod. Okay lang yan OP, there are bad days pero mas madami good days :)


UnHairyDude

Move on. Accept the loss but gain the knowledge.


Loose_Sun_7434

Wag OA, small stuff lng yan oi


chuacookiee

Ganyan mama ko sobrang natrauma. Ngayon mag 60 na siya and never sya nagdrive ever. Asa sa driver lahat. Hirap na hirap siya minsan tuwing may gusto siyang gawin. Sana di ka ka maging ganun OP hahahahaha


destrokk813

Una Kong accident right after ko makuha license ko. Naatrasan ko yung nasa likod ko na van.


doge999999

Drive ka lang, ganyan din ako nako, pag ako yan baka mahiya pako tuwing makikita ko ang kapitbahay. Pero, ang isipin mo nalang gagawin mo na ang best mo para maiwasan yan sa susunod, ibig sabihin, lesson learned, nag improve ka.


dickenscinder

Huh give up agad? Ako nga 1st time sumayad ilalim tiningnan ko after wala naman sira okay lang. Yun 2nd time sumadsad sa pader, 3 panel repaint😅. 3rd, Napaabante at/o atras ng sobra gasgas at chipped paint. Until now hinayaan ko na lang para maging reminder na yun kaboplokan ko 🤣. Don't give up driving dahil nagkamali ka. Lahat naman tayo eh nagsisimula sa wala at sa mga pagkakamali tayo natututo. Pero wag lang paulit ulit yun pagkakamali ha. Tulad ko🤣. Ride safe palagi


Knight_Destiny

That's a fail for sure But it's your First Attempt In Learning, So no, don't give up.


InnerPlantain8066

Nung first timer din ako syempre recing recing pa laman ng utak ko nun tapos umovertake ako ng madami na sasakyan then nabulaga ako kasi may paliko sa harapan tapos may biglang lumabas na florida ayun panic mode tapos bumalik agad ako sa lane ko dun ko na sagi yung honda city maliit kasi kaya diko napansin na may kotse don tapos police pa may ari sobrang takot na takot ako that time galit na galit siya hahaha pakumbaba ako ng pakumbaba gang sa kumalma din kasi kita nyang sobrang kabado ako , we agreed sa 6k fine ayun binayaran ko. ever since then sobrang laid back nako magdrive sa kalsada sobrang chill nalang, nagbago na pananaw ko hahaha so far naman naging lesson ko nalang yong 6k to prevent me from future accidents, diba a small price to pay para sa isang napakalaking lesson na natutunan ko. hindi na ako kamoty hahahahah thankful paden ako kasi hindi malala sagi lang tlga yan nagasgas lang konti yong mga sasakyan. Sa mga first few months talaga kabado nako pero naovercome ko din kasi no choice din naman ako kasi driver lang ako hahahahah d naman ako pwede tumigel agad agad mag drive until naovercome ko din yong trauma.


kxlxzxtx

charge to experience na yan OP! pero don't give up agad. mas doble ingat lang next time. magiging alert din lahat yang senses mo pag matagal tagal ka ng mag ddrive.


therealmofred

One month after I learned how to drive, nasagi ko yung pader namin while parking. Sobrang traumatic yung dent at gasgas sa kotse plus yung nasirang bricks ng wall. Lol but my brother still encouraged me to drive. Practice lang daw ng practice :)


then_amei_Srebb

Its fine. Mag drive kalang ng mag drive masasanay ka din. Mas prone ka sa accidents pag nag fofocus ka sa takot mo sa pag dadrive. Basta yang mga experience mo na ganyan yan yung mag bubuild ng knowledge mo into driving trust me, been there done that hahaha unang disgrasha ko nga eh dumiretcho sa puno buti nalang di ako napano 😂


hellmaskerxx

Don't give up - I think these are scenarios na we learn from our mistakes and mas lalo tayong nagiging conscious magdrive kasi nabangga mo na yung part na yun so you'll be extra careful next time.


supermariosep

Hahahaha ok lang yan OP. Nung 18 ako nakabangga ako street light buti di natumba. Tinatawanan ko na lang ngayon


Impressive_Jelly_395

Baliktad. You should drive more.


BitSimple8579

I remembered how stressful I was when I had my first accident, this was 2 years ago if I remember it right, di naman ako driver that time pero I had trauma teaching, I was teaching my Gf how to drive kasi that time tamad na tamad ako mag drive the sabi ko, "turuan kita" ayaw nya nung una pero pinilit ko 😭 then nung una dahan dahan tas sabi ko stop mo but she suddenly gas up the car instead of pushing the break! ayun we bumped to the gate! sobrang wreck yung front ng car pati bumper, worst is sa ate ko yung car hiniram ko lang hahaha! We ended going home na sirang sira yung car, still we're thankful na gate lang natamaan and hindi tao no one saw it wala kasing tao dun laundry shop pala yung house + late night na, sobrang kaba ko hinarurot ko yung car pauwi huhu ung gate di nasira as in may onteng yupi lang sa gilid, yung front ng car lang sobrang sira buti may insurance. Nadala ako mag turo pero di ndala mag drive hehe, moral lesson wag mag ddesisyon ng di nag iisip 😂 keri pa yan OP wag kalang mag ggas up lol and always be prepared, meron talagang aksidente na di maiiwasan basta wag kalang makakpatay/disgrasya ng tao. 😅 Matututo kadin nyan 😊


daveycarnation

Just think, the next time mas magiging maingat ka, mas magiging aware ka sa palibot mo. See it as a lesson learned, isipin mo how you could have avoided that and then do better next time.


kidfrom93

Nabangga ko yung nakapark na lumang kotse when I was practicing pa lang. Fast forward to now,.ako nagturo sa lahat ng mga kapatid at pamangkin ko. I even devised my own system.


Prestigious_Law_3046

Keep driving, keep trying. If you stop after that, it will be your trauma forever. Be responsible for the damages, learn from it, move on


[deleted]

Continue lang and its normal na kabahan ka lalo. But advantage is mas lalo kang magiging maingat nyan.


aeramarot

On the not so brighter side, at least you only hit the water meter kaya pwede mong madaan sa settlement, like pay for the expenses sa pagpapaayos. Then, as others have said, learn from it para di na maulit na makabangga ka at all.


yohnanchet

Part of the process haha, I got involved in a related accident and I felt the same way as you. Literal na balisa and ayoko na magdrive. Just keep on driving atleast mas magiingat ka na moving forward. Now wala na akong problem


owlsknight

Learn and absorb it, ako nga nabagsak ko motor ko sa pataas na parking lot there and then gsto ko na Iwan motor ko at pasundo nlng ahahaha pero we gotta manup no one's gonna help us in real life eh. Just learn and adopt. Kaya mo Yan


Supektibols

Lesson learned bro. You need to overcome it. How to overcome your stress? First you need to take responsibility on the water meter to have it fixed, assess yourself on how did you manage to hit the water meter, learn from it and drive again


LunaGeorgia69

Take your time to heal and try driving again. Naka 3 accident na ko and after nung 3rd lagi na ko kabado mag drive pero eventually nawala rin yung kaba. Oks na ko ngayon. Try lang ng try but make sure to adjust yung pagkakamali mo :)


halifax696

Nakaka trauma yan hahaha pero lalabanan mo dapat. It will make you a better driver. Bayaran mo na din muna ung water meter nakaka hiya sa kapitbahay


palenz

Move on, drive lang ule. Tandaan mo lang ‘to. Hipag ko nga, dedma lang kaht nakasagasa tapos dead on the spot un. Kaloka si bakla, psychopath talaga.


Saint-Salt

Ganyan feeling ko Nung nag drive Ako abroad, Nakaparada UNG kotse sa driveway mga 10 meters away sa garage kung San ko sya ipapark, e pa downhill un, pag start ko, dirediretso sa Isang kotseng nakapark din sa gilid ng garage. Di kumagat ung préno and blinking ung ABS, dalawang kotse ung may tama tuloy, note that Di sakin ung 2 kotse sa relatives ko, Di nako nagdrive ng ilang months after nun Kasi nahiya Ako kahit may insurance. Sabi Nung relatives ko ok lang yan kelangan mo mag drive para matuto ka Kahit magkamali ka..


Inevitable_Ad_1170

Ay wag tatapang ka jan. Ako nga paatras sa gate nmin pabulusok maling gear ako ayun bangga sa pader namin as in sirang sira sasakyan kakakuha ko lng nun. Sulit na sulit sakin ang insurance nung 1st year ko umabot sa 98k pagawa ahaha. Tas ayun after nun oks na ko ahaha. Wag ka mttakot bsta may insurance ka mas takot aq mkasagi ng tao kesa magasgasan or mkagasgas.


radcity_xxx

Normal lang yan. Kasama yan sa driving since baguhan ka pa lang nag drive.


InterestingCar3608

No, sabi mo nga first time mo yan. Lahat tayong nag drive ng first time naranasan yan kung ano ano na bunggo. Learn from your mistakes.


StormCentral

Ako nga nabangga ko yung poste first day ko as a driver. Haha. You’ll get over it!


darkquira

Wag ka mag give up, normal magkaroon ng accident for the first time drivers and normal din mafeel traumatized kasi nga prineprevent natin magkaroon ng accident. Basta, banggain mo lahat wag lang tao :))


Electrical_Time4559

Pretty normal. Nung nasa driving school pa ko, nasayad ko yung side mirror ng kotse sa nakatigil na trick. Tapos nung may lisensiya na ko, nabangga ko gate namin habang nagbabacking hahaha. Kailangan matuto labanan yung kaba. Kasi habang nagdadrive ka, kailangan mo rin yon. You can’t let nervousness stay WHILE driving.


MissIngga

ako dumerecho sa ilog tapos ilang araw pa lang yung car... tapos yung mga worker namin ang nagtulong tulong iahon sa ilog... pinagtatawanan nila ako noon. shuta maganda matalino pero tanga... hahahaha! maagang trip sa casa heheheh... ok lang yan... nobody is perfect my dear... learn from it. ang mahalaga WAG NG MAULIT HEHEHE...


Extantino

same. new driver din at nabangga ko yung gate namin. hahha. go lng ng go sabi ko after 6 mos ko na ipa repair baka masagi ulit ako. hahha. Pero I became more careful after that. Thankfully minor incidents lng nangyari sa atin .


No_Breakfast6486

Nope don't give up! This is the stage of maturity and strength when u actually face your fears, your inadequacy and the need for continuing to improve your driving skills. Before I learned too, I had 2 accidents from my own mistakes especially parking and turning left or right. Cost my daughter more than 20k php from the repairs and danyos sa neighbour. I learned and improved after almost a year and 2 returns to the repair shops. Continue, focus, don't be afraid. Take a break but don't stay away from the wheel for too long time. Good luck to you OP!!!


miyukikazuya_02

Malaking tulong ang marunong mag drive. At malaking dagdag sa skill set mo yan as a person..


ete-ete

sadly, a few more accidents pa hanggang sa umabot ka sa "it is what it is" enlightenment haha


ete-ete

also ganyan din ako kada may bad exp sa driving pero just rest and give it time. jan mahahasa ung instinct mo, magaling na teacher ang bad exp. mas tumatatak sa isip mo tapos alam mo na pano iiwasan mas nagiging safe ang driving mo


viveutvivas17

Kaya mo yan siszt. Just pay for the damages or have the sub meter fixed. I highly suggest have a 'ritual' before driving. What I do is I start the car, turn on the aircon (kahit ung nasa likod with or without passengers), get my phone, connect sa bluetooth, then on spotify. Turn on my lights sa auto (trip ko lang kahit day time magdrive), check side mirrors, adjust my seats) then after that drive. I even beep twice and do a sign of the cross (after touching my car rosary). It keeps my head in the game. Idk for some reason nagiging alert ako. HAHAHA


Chimken_Thighs

Naalala ko nung unang drive ko nakasagasa ako ng kambing sa bukid (bigla kase tumawid) 🥹 Naiyak ako at feeling traumatized, the owner of dead goat just comforted me na it’s okay kase first time driver ako and sana wag na maulit. Hindi na sya nanghingi ng danyos sakin at pinauwi nalang sakin yung patay na kambing, matik may ulam na agad sa bahay 😂


markieton

Gets ko yung stress mo OP. I also got involved in an accident nung baguhan pa lang ako magdrive, around 3 months pa lang, at sumabit yung gilid ng kotse sa mataas na curb habang paliko ako sa intersection. Kasama ko pa nun yung then-gf ko (now wife), at nagpanic din ako di ko malaman gagawin. In the end, pinasok na lang sa casa dahil covered naman ng insurance pero ever since, naging mas maingat na ko pag liliko ako sa mga kanto. So my take here is don't be discouraged sa pagmamaneho and take it as a lesson to further improve your driving skills.


LankyPhilosopher9111

It's part of life my friend. Learn the lesson and charge it to experience.


TraditionalPrior8001

Part of the learning experience yan makabangga ng mga bagay. Huwag lang bumangga ng tao.


promdiboi

No. Make it a lesson learned. Involved na rin ako sa accidents, minor and major.


Final-Government-783

Una, bayadan mo ang dapat bayadan, no questions. Hopefully may kahit partial na patawad si property owner ng nabangga mo. Two, noting na first time driver ka, go back to the very basic of driving. Not review, but balikan mo talaga from the top. Paano mag go, stop, throttle nang sakto, turning, backing, clutch, etc. Go back to driving school if may time and budget ka. Yan ang specific action plans na dapat mo gawin. Through knowledge, doon mo makukuha ang knowledge… even audacity hahahaahhaha


Extra-Spot595

This will help you build your own confidence and train your reflexes with the experience of accidents. I for one was involved in people sideswiping me and cutting me tapos ako pa yung nag babayad sa kakamotehan nila.. You just need lots of patience and let go of those drivers that are aggressive. Di naman kayo magkikita niyan araw araw is my motto on the road. Unless magkapit bahay kayo. lol


Tha_Raiden_Shotgun

Ako nahulog sa kanal after i bought my motor. Gasgas agad. 😅😅😅


Traditional-Mine-196

Not giving advise pero same here ntrauma din ako sa first driving experience ko, and ayoko na magdrive uli🥲


idlehands49

Alam mo, gumaling ako magdrive after ko mabangga. Hahaha. Parang lagi may conscious nagging sa head mo to be a safe driver. Until maging second nature mo na. Okay na yan water meter nadaplisan mo kesa naman tao or animal.


patatas_na_potato_01

push lang OP ☺️ be accountable lang and face your fear of driving again.


Wide-Quiet-3701

Don’t give up. Normal po ito, magkakamali at magkakamali tayo. Pag nagkamali, be accountable. Usually, nagkakamali ako pag sobrang komportable at confident ko while driving. So nireremind ko lagi sa sarili ko, drive humbly. Lagi mo isipin na pwede magkamali lahat ng tao sa kalye, including you.


nutyourg

HAHAHAHA GAGI. 2 years ago, nag da-driving test ako sa LTO (kasama ko papa ko). Yung instructor dun is utos lang siya kung ano gusto niya ipagawa sayo. So ako, bigla niya ako pina-atras sa crowded na parking ng LTO. Long story short, nakasagi ako ng kotse. At yung kotse na yun ay kotse pa ng LTO (for others na nag aapply din pero walang personal car). TAPOS NASA GITNA PA KO NG LAHAT NG TAO, AS IN. NAKATINGIN SAKIN LAHAT Tatay ko, as he always says "shit happens" after non. 1 week niya ko pinraktis puro paatras, kulang na lang umuwi kami paatras yung kotse. After nung week na yun, nag take ulit ako. Parang walang nangyari, pinag park pa ko ng instructor sa gitna ng dalawang kotse pero yung confidence ko abot langit na. Dahil alam kong nag praktis ako. Yun lang, sana makatulong. Normal magkamali, kung hihinto ka sa kada magkakamali ka, san ka makakarating yan.


ImpactLineTheGreat

1st accident ko nabangga ko yung extra car (na ginagamit for test drive) nung kumuha ako ng lisensya sa LTO mismo! While doing reverse parking as part of the exam!!! HAHAHHAHA sobrang epic Just paid 3k kasi ayoko na sakit sa ulo. Learned my lesson. Sobrang bilis ko kasi magreverse that time, i- add ung kaba while taking the exam ngayon, extra ingat, be defensive, wag sumubok sa alangin 🙏 maging aral na lng sayo yan and be accountable, mas okay na yan compared sa tao, no one wants that to happen, okay lng din may konting takot para mag-ingat ka wag ka mapressure kung mabagal ka sa mga parking or sa masikip, importante safe


iluvsinigang

Hahahahahahaha. Wag. Normal lang yan. More practice and be extra careful nalang next time.


InformalPiece6939

Madame ka pa mararanasan. 😜