<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(buyaninsight @ Aug 14 2006, 11:07 PM) [snapback]303334[/snapback]</div> Hmm A reading comprehension class is in order. Followed perhaps by a quick beating about the head and shoulders with a humor clue-by-four. You do realize, (well, maybe not), that I wasn't addressing the topic of the thread at all, but was commenting only on the the proposition which I quoted in my reply? But, before spending too much time trying to figure out how you missed the whole point so spectacularly, I would recommend that you first get that blood pressure looked at. That bulging throbbing vein on your forehead is looking a tad angry.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Canuck @ Aug 14 2006, 08:46 AM) [snapback]302996[/snapback]</div> I'm not exactly sure how being in stealth mode would help with the carpool/HOV lane situation, unless the stealth mode you're speaking of is actually an invisibility cloak for the Prius and not the aftermarket EV button? Because one can be as quiet as they wish in the carpool lane but if they're HOV stickerless and still visible to the outside world (CHP included) then they'll still be ticketed if they're driving solo. :blink:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rancid13 @ Aug 15 2006, 08:28 AM) [snapback]303519[/snapback]</div> Yes Jennifer, I was referring to the invisible type of stealth (modification, not mode)........ guess you missed the last bit as to how funny it would be if you left the vehicle and, not having turned the modification off, how you would find it later . ....oh well I tried but not hard enough I guess. Gary
<div align="center"></div> And this, children, is why Rufaro is not allowed to play with PhotoShop! (Hey Rick--would you please email me the photo so I can hang it over the dog's bowl to give him something to which to aspire? ) <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(buyaninsight @ Aug 14 2006, 08:07 PM) [snapback]303334[/snapback]</div> Uh oh. Looks like we've been breaking the 1st Commandment of Prius Chat: Thou Shalt Not Feed the Trolls. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rancid13 @ Aug 15 2006, 08:28 AM) [snapback]303519[/snapback]</div> Problem is that THAT stealth thingy shows up when it gets wet...could be a problem!
If I visit California, and since my state has no HOV lane stickers, can I legally drive in the HOV lane with my Prius? If I plead ignorance will they let me off? We would do that for you, if we had HOV lanes. Actually there may be one in Portland now but I haven't seen it yet.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tempus @ Aug 15 2006, 10:40 AM) [snapback]303497[/snapback]</div> the humor prius has supplemented the humor cluex4 as more enviromentally friendly its not a vein its a tumor from all the heavy metals. (I live down stream from a bettry plant)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tumbleweed @ Aug 15 2006, 12:49 PM) [snapback]303678[/snapback]</div> Short answer: NO. Ignorance of the law is never a (functional) defense.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rufaro @ Aug 15 2006, 02:12 PM) [snapback]303726[/snapback]</div> Well thanks anyway. I thought they might let me use them since my tax dollars help build them.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cairo94507 @ Aug 14 2006, 09:08 AM) [snapback]302970[/snapback]</div> A few weeks ago, I saw a fellow Prius driver immediately switch lanes to tailgate me in the HOV lane last week. I looked in the mirror and I noticed that (unlike myself) he had no HOV stickers. What's up with that?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tumbleweed @ Aug 15 2006, 02:22 PM) [snapback]303732[/snapback]</div> Not my call. Sorry. There's a whole lotta stuff my tax dollars pay for from which I don't benefit.
Motorist fined $351 for dummy in car-pool lane Police officer noticed legless mannequin wearing Miami Dolphins jacket http://www.eyewitnessnewstv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4579093 :blink: :huh: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: This is some good stuff, who would have ever thought riding with a silent partner.... Some departments in south fla park thier cars on the interstate with a dummy inside to fool the other drivers into safer driving....
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tumbleweed @ Aug 15 2006, 02:22 PM) [snapback]303732[/snapback]</div> Drive in the HOV lanes and they'll take more of your dollars. We appreciate all the help we can get down here! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(elmofongo @ Aug 15 2006, 05:00 PM) [snapback]303807[/snapback]</div> It's the twofor rule, a subtle footnote to the law. Two Prii in close formation count as one. Be sure to tell that to the cop who stops you (in car number two). Many are unaware of this codicil. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(priusguy04 @ Aug 16 2006, 09:11 AM) [snapback]304125[/snapback]</div> Never happens with a wife........
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(elmofongo @ Aug 15 2006, 08:00 PM) [snapback]303807[/snapback]</div> That was your evil Prius from an alternate universe.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(priusguy04 @ Aug 16 2006, 09:11 AM) [snapback]304125[/snapback]</div> Hmmmmm....shouldn't that have been with TWO dummies in the car-pool lane? :lol: And I am choosing to ignore Alnilam's wife comment. And hoping his wife sees it.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(macoldschool @ Jan 31 2006, 10:55 PM) [snapback]201699[/snapback]</div> Yeah, I agree with that (although i have HOV stickers) I see on average 3-4 Prius in the Carpool lane that don't have the HOV stickers. Some of them are 'brand new' with the dealer plates still on them. But the cops never pull them over. I drive on average 600+ miles to and from work every week. It's infuriating that these Prii owners flaunt the rules! ARGH! (i'm just cheesed because i didn't do it while i was waiting for my stickers) <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rufaro @ Aug 15 2006, 02:12 PM) [snapback]303726[/snapback]</div> Correction: Ignorance of anything is not a functional defence.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(priusguy04 @ Aug 16 2006, 09:11 AM) [snapback]304125[/snapback]</div> :lol: It reminds me of an episode of The Simpsons: Dr. Nick throws some change to Smithers, and walks inside the hospital, and finds his way into a boardroom. Riviera: everybody! Board: [unenthused] Dr. Nick. -- At a malpractice board hearing, "Twenty-Two Short Films About Springfield" Chairman: Dr. Nick, this malpractice committee has received a few complaints against you. [reads from clipboard] Of the 160 gravest charges, the most troubling are performing major operations with a knife and fork from a seafood restaurant. Riviera: But I cleaned them with my napkin. Chairman: Misuse of the cadavers. Riviera: I get here earlier when I drive in the carpool lane. (italics mine) -- "Twenty-Two Short Films About Springfield" "Rules for cheating" sounds like an oxymoron to me.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Green Speed @ Aug 16 2006, 05:38 PM) [snapback]304315[/snapback]</div> Correction: Defense oh and we stole a cop dummy one time...have drinking pictures with it. oh and ya'll suck
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rufaro @ Aug 15 2006, 12:12 PM) [snapback]303654[/snapback]</div> REPEAT.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rufaro @ Aug 17 2006, 12:42 AM) [snapback]304506[/snapback]</div> Trolling would be posting the Pious picture over and over..this is more like helpful criticism that you won't issue unto yourself or your discussion. In most of the threads I have posted I have simply provided a valid counterpoint. I pardon if I have a tone you disagree with. But hey, the general rule is attack the post not the poster
