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Subject: [Leica] Totally OT: Prius experiences?
From: phamard at numericable.fr (Philippe Amard)
Date: Fri Nov 16 11:50:21 2007
References: <2A42B8D8-4FCF-49CD-9276-98A4697DDF2F@nathanfoto.com> <20071116080904.E3BBD2FE05@donald.hostspirit.ch> <7ad1812897ecef9d34f678344e97ff2b@comcast.net> <89899761D5BBD26836D74C68@scarborough.isc.org> <F72170B6-F5EF-4A09-8603-1BA02CB63AB7@iisaka.org>

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.
>>
>>
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Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] Totally OT: Prius experiences?)
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