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Originally Posted by Ridachu
picture ftw!!!
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Originally Posted by DPancoast
I just can't believe you drew a picture.
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Yea, I figured I'd have to be completely clear so I wouldn't get a million questions asking me about the intersection.
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Originally Posted by DPancoast
I can agree that it's annoying, but it's not just Prius owners.
I myself plead guilty to being "that guy" sometimes because I know my vehicle doesn't have the acceleration to safely "merge" from a stop.
Even my teg was sketchy sometimes because I'd lose traction.
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I think there is a difference between pulling out with ample room to accelerate if you lose a little traction or are driving a 3 cylinder geo metro and waiting until there is a 1/2 mile of traffic free road before pulling out.
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Originally Posted by Vr-4-Life
They're trying to use their 30k investment efficiently... Stop bitching about it... I dunno about you, but I can think at least 20 things that drivers do that pisses me off more. It really seems that the Prius has a divided crowd. on the left, there are the owners and approvers and on the right are pitch fork yielding pricks. Live and let live for ****s sake.
These people arent driving a Prius to be "Smug" "self centered"... They're driving them to save money, END OF STORY. They want to maximise their ROI with their 30k car. Do you realize that the Prius gets about 15-17 MPG flooring it? They're ball slow and if they had to floor it all of the time they wouldn't save much on gas at all. They just need the additional space to accelerate due to lack of HP.
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So basically they are being self centered because they are wasting the money(fuel) and time of other drivers so that they can save a few cents when making a right hand turn. I do know the Prius gets crappy mileage when flooring it, worse than a BMW M3 if you believe 5th Gear. The driver had ample opportunity to pull out and accelerate with using a penny or two worth of gas. Yes, the prius isn't fast, but its quicker than the 3 speed auto trans Geo my mom had and I drove that on occasion without too much trouble and could have safely pulled out into the gaps in traffic in that situation without waiting 5 minutes for 1/2 mile of clear road.
I'd like to point out that this isn't the only Prius driver I've seen doing this either.
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Originally Posted by Vr-4-Life
With all of that said... I think they all should have bought used metro or civic hatchbacks....
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If they bought the Prius because care about the environment then I agree. Buying a used car that gets good gas mielage is better for the environment over the lifetime of the car than getting a new Prius.
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Originally Posted by RedWabbit
dude not only did you write a really long paragraph to express your anger, you took a google picture of said intersection and drew some cars. you must really hate the bitch.
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I have to say its wonderful therapy. I still hate when people do that, but after making the picture to point out how much of a self centered idiot she was, I feel a lot better about it.
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Originally Posted by RedWabbit
that being said I hate people that stop at a yield when they can clearly merge safely into traffic without stopping. I would had cussed her out if she waived at me.
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I'm sure she could have continued without stopping if she pressed the accelerator down a little further, but then she would have had to run on gasoline and not batteries alone.