Prius drivers
On my drive back to school after break, I was getting on the freeway (and on-ramps are one of the few places I "get on it" just because I do it for the acceleration and not just top speed.) I've also had the car since I was 17, 5 years this summer with no moving violations, just for some background.
I merge into the slow lane at about 90 or so, and start to come up on a big rig in the slow lane. Rather than cutting off the prius in the fast lane, I slow down and wait for the prius to pass before merging over. Once I'm behind him, he slows down and paces the big rig... I know it's just perpetuating things but I flash my brights. So he speeds up, merges over and I proceed to pass. I'm going 75 (70 speed limit) and merge back into the slow lane with the prius a good 8 cars back. He proceeds to speed up, merges into the fast lane and drives by flipping me off. I got a good laugh out of it and that was the end of things.
But yeah OP, I'm with ya on the prius drivers bro, just know they're only jealous of us haha.
They don't realize that when we have to brake, merge, then accelerate to pass them, the gas we used to do so offsets the gas they saved being a slug on the road.
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They don't realize that when we have to brake, merge, then accelerate to pass them, the gas we used to do so offsets the gas they saved being a slug on the road.
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I had cruise set, 78 in a 70 zone, and he was going slower.. he was behind a burgundy car of some kind, it was an inconsequential vehicle so the make/model wasn't relevant to me.
as I approached it was evident I was moving a good bit faster than him so I got over into the fast lane to pass on cruise. As I got almost to the guy's bumper he cut me off and started passing the red car.
I was already on his *** because he made me get on his ***. I turned off cruise and let the truck drift back a bit. He passed the red car, turned on his signal, then got 2 tires in the lane in front of the car. I resumed cruise, and the truck kicked it to recoup the lost speed (probably 10+mph)
apparently.. since he's god of the road prius owner, my truck aggressively trying to haul past him angered the enviro-god.. so he got BACK OVER WHILE I WAS IN THE LANE BESIDE HIM forcing me off the road into the shoulder. I thought he was just an idiot, so I kicked it, the shoulder was smooth and paved thankfully.
HE PUNCHED IT TOO and held beside me well in excess of our current speed, holding me off the road.
when I finally got over I was going WAY faster than I wanted to go, and he was still on my tail. He flipped me the bird. I held it down for a good 10 seconds until he was in the distance.
no idea what's wrong with prius owners.. but they need to cure themselves before they kill somebody.
what was I supposed to do? slam on brakes? The car behind HIM wouldn't have known what to do!
endangering someone's life on the holidays.. prius owners have no shame, and get no respect from me.
It is totally their mentality. They like to ride in the fast lane and HOV lanes at or just below the speed limit. Most dont know the general road courtesy rules: move over when flashed, use the fast lane to pass and then get over, get out of the slow lane to let cars merge onto the freeway...
actually, not sure if they dont know or they think they are above the rules. So far Volt drivers arent like this...i sure hope they never get this way.
Last edited by SSkull; Jan 19, 2012 at 06:42 AM.
When I was at toyota I did research check this out if you take the top of the line corolla and the top of the line prius and subtract the price between them you wont pay for gas tell the corolla hits close to 70,000 MILES!!!!
PRIUS DRIVES ARE SUCKERS
Far from scientific, but here's a comparison:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtPwnsyGTxw
When I was at toyota I did research check this out if you take the top of the line corolla and the top of the line prius and subtract the price between them you wont pay for gas tell the corolla hits close to 70,000 MILES!!!!
PRIUS DRIVES ARE SUCKERS




