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I am 51 years old and I can say that in all my years of driving since I was 16, I have only seen one driver ever get pulled over and cited for driving too slow. And even then it was only after 7 miles on a single lane road, and when the road went to two lanes he cut into the left lane and got in the way of the cop who had been stuck behind him for 7 miles. There was a string of well over 100 angry drivers. And guess what model of car it was?
Other than the Wiccan stickers (not a fan of any religious mythology), I find most of the endorsed positions positive. Who doesn't support most of the positions on those bumper stickers. I like vegetables, and I support humane meat (I always try to get a clean kill when shooting deer or quail). I want world peace. But plastering my car with stickers isn't my choice of decoration.
I've been ticketed twice for going too slow. Once I was driving my Father's Porsche and it had a mechanical problem so I had to slow to about 45 on a LA freeway. I was trying to reach the next off ramp but he gave me the ticket anyway. The next time was in a notorious rural speed track and I noticed a cop behind me so I slowed down to just under 45 and and he ticketed me !! He just had to fill his quota.
It's too bad that there aren't more women audiophiles (if there is such a thing) on this forum for a little more diversity. I know of only one woman here. It is obvious that 90% of the posters are angry middle aged and older men. It's amazing to see so much hostility focused on the poor Prius driver. I find that slow drivers in the fast lane drive all sorts of cars, RV's and trucks but that doesn't fit neatly into a cultural prejudice slot. That slot encompasses a whole bunch of horribles including vegetarianism, environmentalism, etc.
We (American guys) detest any econobox because its a symbol of loss and regret. Loss of earlier, simpler, and more innocent days. When a teenage boy could (afford to) buy and fix up a "classic". When gas was $0.30 a gallon and stations were on every corner.
The price of gas really hasn't changed so much ....https://energy.gov/eere/vehicles/fact-915-march-7-2016-average-historical-annual-gasoline-pump-price-1929-2015
If the "poor" Prius driver was considerate, and would not enforce a 55 MPH pace in the left lane on a 65 MPH freeway with miles of open roadway ahead of them, then there would be no hostility. When stopped in a long string of slow traffic on the freeway, my wife assumes it is either an accident or a self indulgent Prius driver. She is neither middle aged nor angry.
And while we're bitching, WTF happened to this page?
If the "poor" Prius driver was considerate, and would not enforce a 55 MPH pace in the left lane on a 65 MPH freeway with miles of open roadway ahead of them,...
Vegetarian = Indian word for bad hunter
We all know that everyone's experiences, as stated here, should be taken as nothing more than anecdotal info until someone publishes an in-depth study on the topic. And if you have a Prius and are a good driver, then obviously much of what has been said here doesn't apply to you. Start a thread on the distracted, SUV-driving, soccer parent if you want. I'm sure that thread will get a mix of funny, serious, and crude anecdotal responses too. I think some of us just like to bash the bad Prius driver as a scapegoat. More often than not, the bad drivers (I've seen) are driving all types of cars...usually not even hybrids. It is the self-righteousness of the few Prius drivers that give all Prius drivers a bad rap, unfortunately.
