Road Rage! Note, avoid in future.

[Missile99]

Who would want one of the damn things? Oh yeah dogma

:lol::lol:

Yeah, you just can't trust us Prius drivers anymore. What's the world coming to? So many Prius drivers go so painfully slow. And you wouldn't believe how many sport and muscle cars I have to pass while in the Prius. These people should be ashamed.

No, I don't think we can trust the Prius drivers!
The three up the ladder from me at work all drive one. Crazy.

Ok Dogma. You're right. Not all that drive one are all bad. Isn't it pathetic when you have to pass these dumb fools in their Corvettes and such? When I owned my Ford Escort I was constantly making them look dumb, especially on the interstate when a bottleneck opened up. Went flying by them at 105 (top speed ). It was usually the Porsches, BMW's, and Vettes that held us up from getting going again.

 

[Dogma]

:lol::lol:





No, I don't think we can trust the Prius drivers!
The three up the ladder from me at work all drive one. Crazy.

Ok Dogma. You're right. Not all that drive one are all bad. Isn't it pathetic when you have to pass these dumb fools in their Corvettes and such? When I owned my Ford Escort I was constantly making them look dumb, especially on the interstate when a bottleneck opened up. Went flying by them at 105 (top speed ). It was usually the Porsches, BMW's, and Vettes that held us up from getting going again.

Oh, an Escort! I had an '82 Escort EXP that I used to taunt Camaros with. Camaro drivers back in the day had their ego so tied up in the car it was easy get them wound up. I miss thrashing that little car. Too bad they cracked heads so easily.

 

[Dogma]

ever catch Top Gear. Love the road test BMW M5 vs Prius in mileage. The Beemer follows the prius. The beemer 25 miles to the gallon the Prius 17. Factor in the fact that those little turd boxes have a battery box full of toxic NiCad Batteries that destroy the enviroment in mining and manufacture, they get horrible mileage when driven vigorously, and they look like they were styled by a horny turtle. Who would want one of the damn things? Oh yeah dogma

Yeah, I saw that one. I imagine that's about right, if you take it out on a track and thrash it. Follow one around commuting and running errands, and you can't touch it. Very few cars get that mileage consistently doing everything. And it's a nice little car. We chose it over a Corolla of the same year because it was simply a better car.

I only wish it could tow a trailer.

 

[Dogma]

Around here, all of the Prius('s) tend to have a speed governor on them after they change into the fast lane.
None of them can go over 60 mph!
And the drivers are all looking at some imaginary spot on the road ahead.
They pay attention to NOTHING else!

Eric

Heh. I promise they get to 90 easily enough (though the first 60 sometimes requires patience). I routinely average a bit over 45mph doing 80 on road trips. She gets about 47 doing her daily commute.

Folks talk about the environmental impact of building them vs fuel economy, but I wonder what projected mileage over lifetime of the car was used in those calculations. I never looked into it. Ours will be at 100,000 miles before its 4 years old, and they are already known to do over 300,000. Maybe it'll break even, maybe it won't. It's darn cheap to operate though. I'm not worried about the battery either. They just keep working. People haven't had to replace them.


What was this thread about?

 

[Missile99]

Oh, an Escort! I had an '82 Escort EXP that I used to taunt Camaros with. Camaro drivers back in the day had their ego so tied up in the car it was easy get them wound up. I miss thrashing that little car. Too bad they cracked heads so easily.

Mine was a '96 with the 1.9 88hp OHV with 5spd.. It was my 1st car and had it 10 years. Sold it to a neighbor who needed it more than me. Still going. 165K miles. All original parts except water pump, brakes, belts, bulbs. It got 31 city/40 highway when driven moderately. When beating it to death, it was 27/33. Very fun to drive and I beat a v-6 Camaro once fair and square.

 

[Missile99]

Around here, all of the Prius('s) tend to have a speed governor on them after they change into the fast lane.
None of them can go over 60 mph!
And the drivers are all looking at some imaginary spot on the road ahead.
They pay attention to NOTHING else!

Eric

They pay attention to nothing else in Florida too. Mirrors should be an option anymore. The only one people would get is the rear view so they can look at themselves. It's worse for us because the population is higher. The fast lane has a governor built in. It's maybe like 62 or so.

 

[Blastr2783]

Oh, an Escort! I had an '82 Escort EXP that I used to taunt Camaros with. Camaro drivers back in the day had their ego so tied up in the car it was easy get them wound up. I miss thrashing that little car. Too bad they cracked heads so easily.

Actually one of the cars I had the most fun driving was my ex's zx2 5 speed. Dog the hell out of that car and it kept on asking for more.

 

[Blastr2783]

Yeah, I saw that one. I imagine that's about right, if you take it out on a track and thrash it. Follow one around commuting and running errands, and you can't touch it. Very few cars get that mileage consistently doing everything. And it's a nice little car. We chose it over a Corolla of the same year because it was simply a better car.

I only wish it could tow a trailer.

I got a 96 ranger with a 5 speed. Gets 25mpg and tows my pop-up easily.

 

[Billy Ricks]

Around here, all of the Prius('s) tend to have a speed governor on them after they change into the fast lane.
None of them can go over 60 mph!
And the drivers are all looking at some imaginary spot on the road ahead.
They pay attention to NOTHING else!

Eric

Had a woman last week in a moderate rain out in the left lane driving her Prius at 45mph in a 70 mph zone. Signs all along the loop saying slower traffic stay right but they can't seem to read. I saw a good decal for the front window, "MOVE OVER" with an arrow pointing right all printed backwards so it looks right in the rear view mirror to all of the slow left lane driving buttholes.

 

[7981GS]

I had to pass a turdly who refused to get out of the fast lane, doing 55 in a 65, the other day in one of my cages after leaving my HAZARD lights on from a safe distance behind him for a few miles.
When he caught up to me at a red light, after almost dropping his rolling pile against my car , I rolled down the window to hear what he was saying.
He asked me if I was in a hurry or something? Why the hazard lights?
I asked him "if" he could possibly at least do the speed limit in the fast lane and buy some gear to wear besides a T-shirt and a salad bowl as he is a road HAZARD
He just looked at me like a deer in headlights.

Idiots!!!!


Eric

 

[Allie]

I had an incident once when I merged onto Route 80 in quite dicey traffic. At one point a van tried to block me from merging into the center lane by speeding up from behind. Well big surprise he wasn't fast enough, and it didn't matter because I spent a grand total of five seconds in his lane before moving to the fast lane and leaving him behind. I forgot about him but apparently I REALLY peed him off because a few miles later he comes blasting up the center lane, right up beside me, gives me the finger and comes into my lane - he would have knocked me off the road if I didn't brake. At this point I broke several of my riding tenets. A) I rode up the shoulder (dangerous and illegal, needless to say), B) gave him MY finger and C) escaped through a pre selected pinhole in the traffic (cars tend to clump together in hairballs on that road) where he had no chance of following and left the mess behind.

I definitely let shock and anger get the better of my judgement there.

 

[pmong]

Thanks for the stories. Misery loves company, but my preference is not having road rage directed every to anyone. A life of riding carries its risks, challenges and excitements. After every close call, I consider quitting, but there are the good moments. Just need to refrain from over reacting and escalating the situation. Even if in the right, cagers have physics on their side, bigger and heavier, but not always faster.

Ride safely everyone.

 

[Hovmod]

Yesterday I was sitting at a roadside caf?, when I saw a guy on a bicycle who had to slam on his brakes so hard he actually did a stoppie to avoid hitting a guy in a van. He was backing into traffic crossing the bike lane. Even after he saw the bike, he kept backing up, holding up cars as he swung into the street, and went towards me.
I caught his eyes and calmly pointed to mine. This caused him to slam on the brakes and get out, still in traffic. The honking mess behind him changed his mind.
Guess I was pretty close to an unwanted confrontation there. He didn't look like he was open for reasoning...

 

[SqDancerLynn1]

Makes me wish I drove a Diesel dully PU. Then let them argue with me !!

 

[1_v8_merc]

My camaro doesn't know what road rage is.
Neither does the GS.

Just open the throttle and End of story.

 

[koolaid_kid]

The last time I gave a guy the finger he pulled a gun on me. Case closed.

 

[bruin]

I don't get too upset. Around here it never seems intentional. Any close calls result in an embarrassed driver once they do see you or hear your horn. They give a sheepish wave and hope you aren't the one with road rage. I know we are virtually invisible and I give them a wave back or a nod. Don't get me wrong, I'm pi$$ed I almost got hit, but I'm not about to start a fight over it. I can only picture it escalating to me getting run over.

 

[Badooka]

This cures any attempts at road rage towards me.
Don't leave home without my helmet or my holster!

"Never hit anyone in anger, unless you're absolutely sure you can get away with it."

Russel Ziskey

 

[DevanJones]

I passed a car the other day cause they weren't going as fast as I was wanted to/was comfortable with and they sped up and rode my ass till we hit some twisties and I lost him. At the other side some twenty-some minutes and twenty-some miles I stopped to get some water. When I walked outta the gas station that car was driving out of the parking lot and my bike was laying on the ground. Well that was a terrible idea in my opinion. In my anger I neglected to call the cops and instead rode after the car. I caught the car and it now has a couple of cowboy boot heel dents I imparted while I passed them the second time. I might also be guilty of road rage....

 

[MadCapsule]

Careful with those Prius owners. You might catch smug from them.