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'm not sure I understand your point. Phil...x Ken Iisaka wrote: > Living in Northern California as well, Prius has been called an > indulgence in self-righteousness. > > Yes, they are everywhere around here in Marin County where "holier > than thou" attitude prevails. > > I drive a 48+ mpg actual Civic Hybird with a bumper sticker that > says, "No" to work... > > Still, if you are going to be driving around town, who really cares > about the fuel economy? That's what I told my wife who drives 12,000 > km around town per year in her Volvo station wagon. Surely, Prius > would be 3 times as efficient, but the savings in cost of fuel is > less than $1000 / year, hardly worth the cost of a new car. Carbon > footprint? Most cars consume more energy while being manufactured > than on the road. > > On Nov 16, 2007, at 11:21 AM, Brian Reid 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >