Jeepney Drift Videos (AKA “Patok”, “Palo”, “Paluan”)
By Rico, 12:12 pm Tue Oct 13 2009 - Featured, Rumors - 19 Opinions
Like “thegreatest” (who sent this in), I feel so behind the times. Apparently, more than a year ago, videos capturing Jeepney’s drifting were uploaded to YouTube. Here are some videos featuring the so-called palo or patok.
Can anyone confirm if this is still going on, and where?
Update: According to rumors flying around in Plurk:
- “di ako sumasakay sa mga jeep na yan.. may nakita na kasi ako nag wheelie sa marcos highway”
- “One of my GMs said this is happening in Fairview area. He said riding one is so fun. O_O I never knew about this either. I’m amazed.”
- “Pag may naka sabit daw mas ok kasi added weight sa likod. Shucks. -_- Ideal number of massengers: Half full.”
dementia
12:12 pm Tue Oct 13 2009
And report to authorities. Grrrrr
CHRIS
12:12 pm Tue Oct 13 2009
Ok this needs to be said:
That is just effin crazy.
Azrael
12:12 pm Tue Oct 13 2009
its in marcos highway…
i just rode one jeep and did that drifting… and then last year saw a jeep made a wheelie before it crosses katipunan-marcos highway.
after experiencing that.. i decided not to ride patok jeeps.
and i hope these patok drivers die!
Rico
12:12 pm Tue Oct 13 2009
dementia: Easy easy! Hopefully Noynoy’s official site will calm you down!
CHRIS: I wonder if there have been accidents because of this?
Azrael: A wheelie??? May nakasakay?
Ade
12:12 pm Tue Oct 13 2009
Az, what?! Wheelie?!
Poyt
12:12 pm Tue Oct 13 2009
I spent a night in Marikina when I was in college and had to ride a patok because we woke up really late. It’s insane!
markku
1:01 pm Tue Oct 13 2009
Dapat sa mga ganyang driver kinukulong na agad. I don’t mind if they die doing their crazy stunts, but I just hate how it endangers other people.
Chris
1:01 pm Tue Oct 13 2009
Why are they swerving? is that some sort of game those jeepney drivers are playing?
Sick!
Lianne
2:02 pm Tue Oct 13 2009
I’ve boarded the General jeep a couple of times now. It doesn’t always do drifts, but it is always fast. It’s why people ride it actually, because it’s fast. I come from both Antipolo and Marikina where these “Patok” jeeps are abundant especially in early mornings, late afternoons and late nights, when most of the roads are clear.
If you’re coming from Antipolo going to Cubao, then the jeep probably leaves the terminal overloaded, with a conductor and/or a passenger or two making “sabit”.
You’d most likely find jeepneys like this on Marcos Highway for the Antipolo and Cogeo routes, Sumulong Highway for the Antipolo route, Paliparan area in Marikina for the Parang routes and on the streets SSS Village jeepneys pass through. You’d see them coming because of the multi-colored flashing lights and the loud music.
pao
3:03 pm Tue Oct 13 2009
i remember a friend of mine telling me about her first experience riding those patok jeepneys. sinabihan niya yung driver na wag ganon magpatakbo, sinigawan pa siya. sabi, bumaba nalang daw siya dahil ganun talaga kapag sa patok ka sasakay. kung ayaw mo ng ganon, wag ka sumakay.
kaya hindi ako sasakay sa ganyan. buti kung sila lang pwedeng madisgrasya, eh pano yung mga nadadaanan nila sa kalsada? pano yung mga pasahero nila?
it’s amazing na hindi pa natitigil mga ganyan hanggang ngayon. parang walang mga traffic enforcers sa lugar nila kung magsi-asta mga yan.
Lianne
4:04 pm Tue Oct 13 2009
@Pao: Gano’n talaga .. usually sa pila pa lang sinasabi na nila na wag nangsumakay kung nerbyosa o may sakit sa puso. Kapag may traffic enforcer, mababait naman sila .. hindi mabilis at pinapapasok ang mga sabit. Or they just go fast enough to go unnoticed.
Paolo
5:05 pm Tue Oct 13 2009
There are jeeps that did this (I don’t know if they still do) in Aurora boulevard near the old Nestle ice cream plant. They usually also play loud music. They come one after the other and it seems like they try to one up each other.
There have been accidents because of these jeeps. They once hit a sign post in Aurora and a few people were injured.
These really should be banned. There are fucking passengers, man!
binder dandat wat ugat
11:11 am Thu Oct 15 2009
@video 1 sumulong hi way going to antipolo, famous overlooking site (OL) dami jan antay ka lang,,,hehehehe sana matyempuhan mo ung jeep na pababa…….take the ride of ur life….
Gem
12:12 pm Fri Oct 16 2009
naku wag nila gagawin sa baguio yan, bangin tyak ang bagsak namin!
Jhelo Cruz
6:06 pm Sat Oct 17 2009
dito sa novaliches meron ding mga ganyan, tawag naman dito “hataw” pero hindi sila katulad ng mga “palo” at “patok” na malala na talaga..