6/8 Dear Prius owners. Has your car changed your life and if so, how?
\_ Pious
\_ I drive twice as far now because I don't feel guilty for
polluting the environment (and also I can drive on the
carpool lane so that cuts my time to travel)
\_ For a while, I couldn't figure out why people behind the wheel of
a Prius drive like assholes, and then I read a San Jose Mercury
article on the subject. The Prius displays real time gas mileage
stats, and the most efficient speed is pretty much always 10 to 20
mph slower than traffic. If you get a Prius, please keep your eyes
on the road and not on the fscking fuel economy stats. -dans
\_ i think only a small % of people is doing that. i am driving as
usual (avg. 75 mph ) and am still getting ~47 miles/gallon
\_ Agreed. I drive it like any other cars. I go with the
flow of the traffic and I also get 47-48 mpg. Assholes
will be assholes, regardless of what they drive.
\_ Admittedly, it's anecdotal evidence, but I've corroborated
this with others. For the record, I have no problem with
folks who drive like you do. It's specifically people who
adjust their speed to get the *optimum* mileage as specified
by the Prius' display. -dans
\_ What is wrong with going slow, as long as you do it in the
slow lane?
\_ You will get a ticket for it.
\_ Not if you are going 50+. Are these people going under 50?
\_ The first problem is that some people do this in the passing
lane. The second problem is that some people do this in
ohter lanes, but are going well below the speed of
surrounding traffic. -dans
\_ Because if you're going slower than traffic you're a hazard
no different than an aggressive speeder.
\_ that's what speeders would like you to think. That's
like Cheney's friend being a hazard because Cheney shot
him in the face.
\_ Actually no, it isn't like that at all. |
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