Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/16

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Subject: [Leica] Totally OT: Prius experiences?
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Fri Nov 16 11:37:02 2007
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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.
>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from phamard at numericable.fr (Philippe Amard) ([Leica] Totally OT: Prius experiences?)
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