Getting Flipped Off Is A Badge of Honor

Just driving slower than traffic wouldn't be hyper miling in my book. What've done is removed everything in the back including seats & bench but kept spare tire & jack accessories, removed windshield wipers, all tires at 44psi. RMB lowered his prius at the last meet up and now I'm thinking about lowering mine also so hopefully lowering car will soon be on the list.

 

If that's your takeaway from this thread, heaven help you!

 

It wasn't an option so you make all the traffic behind you crawl so you can get good mpgs. No wonder the Prius is the most hated car in America.

 

How does riding the fast lane improve this? Why not at your chosen speed in the right lane, leaving the fast lane empty? Your logic escapes me.

 

After BMWs, that is.

 

It's not the car that draws the hate, it's the driver.

 

Why is it that 'road-rage' (vs people who inspire it) is tending to become a never ending discussion? esp when the issue is moot. Most people here have gotten their points across to the nth order of overkill... ...factorial. ((overkill)˄n)!

 

That's a big number, unless n=1.

 

No. Only if n=0. Overkill is already assumed to be a big number, so if n=1 then ((overkill)˄n)! would still be a big number. If n=0 then ((overkill)˄n)! would be 1.

Good catch anyhow!

 

I was thinking in units of overkill, not the relative bigness of the "overkill" value. I stand corrected.

 

PriusMPGenius, All I can say is I am glad the worst thing that happened to you in that situation was getting flipped off. Hopefully it stays that way. Hopefully he doesn't know where you live. Hopefully he isn't waiting to find you again. Many of us here in Priuschat know that without a doubt, your situation could have come to a very violent end. And at that point, it really wouldn't matter to your love ones who provoked who. When your gone, your gone.

I completely understand your point. But, what you are missing is the guy flipped you off because he was mad. I have seen in the news in all areas of the world people getting shot and killed for similar reasons as yours. In the end, it doesn't matter why if the result puts you at such a risk you are know longer here to practice your conservation. You have clearly stated that you gave him a chance to pass. So, I am glad nothing worse has happened to you.

And, I really think, that if you read between the lines of all who have reponded to you...............we care about you!

 

Yes. 1 unit of overkill is relatively big... ...Now, on to other things. I'm in the middle of a climate change discussion right now, on another thread. I REALLY have to careful what I say there. Those can be explosive.

If I don't revert to "lurker mode" it may turn out to be a long night.

Update: Time to bug out. Overkill just got incremented while I was typing.

 

But far more frequently, killed in rage-induced crashes.

 

Sadly, sometimes it IS the car. Mention a Prius.....any Prius on some non-car related forums and watch people who have never driven one lose their minds!
The hatred of course is largely misguided, fuelled by cringeworthy myths and unrealistic anecdotes which have absolutely no basis whatsoever.

Perplexingly, the Prius is often used to define the driver behind the wheel.....very often in the most negative way.


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In many cases, this is because they have been driven stupidly in the past (as in the case of this OP), and the perception of Prius drivers persists. This is much the same as the "redneck pickup truck driver" perception - a small fraction of these fall into that category but throughout this forum pickup drivers are routinely bashed for the actions of a few.

 

Yeah..the coal rolling imbeciles don't help help the 'pickup truck redneck' stereotype either. I view it as the counterpoint to the 'slow Prius driver' stereotype.