Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Generally speaking, that is.
Back in the day, old boxy 200-series Volvos had the rep of having drivers that had issues. But these days, it seems the worst motorists on the roads are caged-up in Toyota Priuses. Why’s that?
Could it be that the primary reason most owners bought is that the purchase “makes a statement” about them?
Getting the “what’s a matter you?” Italian-style hand gesture from a perturbed pedestrian on South Van Ness in San Francisco. The driver was blocking a crosswalk for a good 45 seconds while paying attention to something in his right hand. Note body damage from a prior allision.
Another Prius driver recently caused a stir in town by driving through the streetcar-only Sunset Tunnel and getting stuck for a few hours.
Things have gotten so bad that some people keep an eye out just for these particular hybrids.
Keep a look out and stay safe out there.
Tags: 200 series, accidents, auto, bad, car, carpool, crosswalk, drivers, electric, gas, hybrid, Jon Carroll, mission, motorists, pay attention, prius, priuses, San Francisco, south van ness, toyota, volvos, worst
Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
It seems the ecotage movement is now going after the Toyota Prius hybird in Northern California. No longer satisifed with attacking gasoline-powered SUV’s and pickups [yes Silverado pickups, sometimes Wiki is wrong], eco-griefers must now be turning their sights to the greenhouse-polluting Prius.
Why else would folks be stalking these popular hybrid cars? The people behind these attacks probably drive 100% electric cars like the Tesla Roadster.
Be on the lookout for vandals in all-electric cars or golf carts. They could be coming after your hybrid.
Beware!
Sometimes, when a mob gets going after one thing, it turns and attacks another thing. Funny how that works.
- “In America, they came first for the SUV’s, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t an SUV owner;
- And then they came for the pickups, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a pickup owner;
- And then . . . they came for my Prius . . . And by that time there was no one left to speak up.”
Tags: ecotage, petaluma, pickup, pickups, prius, suv, suvs, toyota, vandalism, vandals
Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off
Monday, March 31st, 2008
Toyota Prius owners in California already have some immunity from getting moving violation tickets, but more help is needed.
What about parking tickets? Perhaps we should make Priuseses fully immune from parking tickets as well. That would encourage more people to drive hybrids, right? And then we wouldn’t be forced to witness a sad scene like this, where a car that’s supposed to going 80 miles per in the fast lane with just one occupant is sidelined with a bum leg.
By the way, parking tickets are going up to $60 soon. Happy motoring!
Tags: boot, california, carpool, denver, hov, parking, priion, prion, prius, smug alert, the richmond, toyota
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
