Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have to say that as a cyclist I have come to HATE Prius drivers. In my experience Prius drivers give me less room when they pass, seldom bothering to cross the center-line. I cannot account for this unless they feel that they just own the road now. I've been riding pretty intensely this year, rural, not urban (shuddering), and find that almost uniformly it's Mommy Dearest in her Escalade or Prius that present the most hair-raising experiences. Cell phones are often involved. Farm equipment, pickups, sports cars, they are quite benign. Older drivers are worse than younger ones unless they are playing NASCAR. Anything towing a boat is reason for fear. When they closed Folsom Lake to high-speed boating due to low water level the boat trailer traffic headed up to Berryessa become more intense and now I don't ride up that way on the weekends unless I have to. Doug might have urban experiences somewhat different in his neck of the woods. Adam On Nov 16, 2007 11:21 AM, Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote: > It's a hugely popular car around here (Northern California). They are > *everywhere*. > > The car itself seems to be just fine, but a lot of the people who buy them > start driving in a way that infuriates others. Almost every day on the > road > I see a Prius driver in the leftmost lane driving at exactly the speed > limit, > with angry drivers honking and waving obscenities as they try to get around > it. Last week I saw a big armored pickup truck intentionally rear-end a > Prius > to try to get it to move out of the fast lane, and no one except the Prius > driver was outraged by this. No one stopped. > > Newspapers call this phenomenon "Prius Rage". A specialized form of road > rage. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >