Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Reading your analysis of why Prius drivers seem to exhibit such a preprogrammed driving style, I must agree that it is a smart car. But there are more lanes to drive on than the left one. TOO ecologic. Philippe Op 16-nov-07, om 20:32 heeft Bob Shaw het volgende geschreven: > Phillipe: > > For France (and most of the EU), they are shipped with 16-inch > wheels and front disc brakes. > > Want that. Can't get that on the US model. > > > Bob > > > On Nov 16, 2007, at 11:30, Philippe Orlent wrote: > > Too ecologic is becoming a moral majority. > Philippe > > > Op 16-nov-07, om 20:21 heeft Brian Reid het volgende geschreven: > >> 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >