Go Cart for the Hardcore

This is the image of a Php150 Go Cart in Kart City, Tarlac City.
Php150 = 10 laps
You get Php20 off in groups of three or more. So that's Php130 for 10 laps.

You are advised to wear a helmet. But you aren't required to. It's just so that you'd have some semblance of safety - but who are we kidding? We wore it to get the go cart feel. There is no seat belt, not even any kind of seat strap that will at least help you convince yourself that you're not putting your life in danger.

It's a pay before you ride kind of place. Upon payment, you are also required to sign a Waiver stating that you are solely responsible for any kind of injury or death that you acquire in the duration of the ride. Aside from the lack of cart safety features, the lack of health/accident/death insurance assures that you will get the "ride of your life".

It doesn't go particularly fast, too. Just enough to make you actually want to slow down on your own - the cart shudders under your weight and the tremors increase as you increase your speed, making you feel like the wheels would simply pop out when you make the next turn.

Some tips:

• For kids and short adults like me, take the carts with throw pillows on the seats. It will help you reach for the gas and the breaks.
• Before actually getting on the cart, try your helmet on. Test it. Try jumping up and down and banging your head left to right. If it slips forward or backward, then try a different helmet. It'll be hell irritating trying to fix your head gear when it takes all of your arm strength to keep the wheels straight.
• Don't wear a scarf or anything that can get entangled in any part of the contraption (the cart, yes). True story: some stupid girl decided it was cool to wear a scarf on the cart. She ended up getting a near death experience. She was rushed to a local, not-so nearby hospital where they treated her for accidentally hanging herself.
• Be sure you don't leave your common sense behind when you press on the gas.
• Tell your mom and dad you love them before signing the Waiver.