Well I never thought my prius made them jealous...

parrot_lady · 01-04-2006, 11:23 PM

I was coming back hometo chicago from Madison and had been driving for close to 3 hours (we decided to detour to milwaukee to buy my sister a special kind of beer-- wheat free) so coming home was long.

So I got flipped the bird today while driving, not for how I was driving, but I'm assuming rather what I was driving.

See I was in the far left lane, doing about... 10-15 mph over the speed limit pacing with traffic in that lane, and All of a sudden my sister informs me the guy next to me is flipping me off. I look over and see one of those huge SUV's (houses on wheels IMO) and guess what, its a ford and the driver looks like hes about to have a tantrum all over and make a mess in his pants. Its not any ford though, but rather the ford hybrid.

AHAHAH!!!

Jealousy of the (little) Prius.

roach52osu · 01-04-2006, 11:30 PM

This person sound emotionaly unstable rather than jealous? People are realy odd... <sigh>

Even though I do not yet have my Prius I look for hybrids and am happy to see them no matter who produced them.

**TonyPSchaefer** · 01-04-2006, 11:53 PM

My wife works in Wisonsin and reports flipping the bird to Cheesehead drivers all the time. And I've driven quite a bit in Wisconsin myself so in a way I can understand the confusion.

Of course, Wisconsin drivers on this forum are the best drivers on the road.

parrot_lady · 01-05-2006, 12:51 AM

no offense to anyone here who has one of them-- Its the first I've seen on the road-- and well I agree with roach up above. A hybrid is a hybrid. However in his case I should make an exception.

I would have flipped him the bird... but unfortunately he might have wound up minus a few fingers from my macaw...

never mind the pitbull (my dog) beware of the macaw!

DaveinOlyWA · 01-05-2006, 01:13 AM

when i see people like that i smile as widely as possible and wave as hard as i can

Denny_A · 01-05-2006, 01:25 AM

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Originally posted by TonyPSchaefer@Jan 5 2006, 12:53 AM
My wife works in Wisonsin and reports flipping the bird to Cheesehead drivers all the time. And I've driven quite a bit in Wisconsin myself so in a way I can understand the confusion.

Of course, Wisconsin drivers on this forum are the best drivers on the road.

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She sounds like a Chicago-style prototypical driver. Flipping the bird to the hosts. Which is why this cheesehead will drive an extra 100 miles to avoid transiting thru the windy city. I-39 S to I-74 to Indy, fer example. So stress free.

richard schumacher · 01-05-2006, 10:05 AM

As an expat native Cheesehead I recall the rule of the road as "stay out of the far left lane except while passing". Pacing traffic notwithstanding, I expect he was trying to pass you in the left lane and was pissed because he couldn't. In future let his ilk find reasons to shoot someone else.

keqmoore · 01-05-2006, 10:29 AM

Drivers like that have been known to shoot other drivers for sport here in California. It is best not to reason with a crazy person. I would have decellerated and let the nut drive past.

Be careful out there, prius or no prius

BeachDriver · 01-05-2006, 10:36 AM

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Originally posted by richard schumacher@Jan 5 2006, 08:05 AM
As an expat native Cheesehead I recall the rule of the road as "stay out of the far left lane except while passing". Pacing traffic notwithstanding, I expect he was trying to pass you in the left lane and was pissed because he couldn't. In future let his ilk find reasons to shoot someone else.

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As a freeway driver, I agree. Get out of the far left lane, lane 1. It's only for passing, not pacing!

I have friends with European driver's licenses. They are the most fun "back seat drivers" while on the freeway. They are quick to point out, that especially in Germany you could be arrested for purposely "pacing" in lane 1, the far left passing lane.

As a fellow Pruis owner, I'd hate for you to give the rest of us a bad reputation as being bad drivers!

JackDodge · 01-05-2006, 10:37 AM

I've never been flipped off here and you'd think that I would given that this is the so-called home of the big 3. The left lane thing is more probable. I've heard of these morons following some one who wouldn't get out of their way in the left lane and then damaging the person's vehicle when they went in to the store or wherever. Their pathetic excuse for reasoning seems to be that it's not ok to get in the way of someone who's speeding and therefore breaking the law, even if you're obeying all of the laws but it is ok to cause damage to that person's car in retaliation. It's ok to break the speed limit and ok to cause destruction of property (both illlegal) but not ok to drive the speed limit in the left lane. People aren't just strange...they're stupid.

01-04-2006, 11:23 PM	#1
parrot_lady Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago Burbs Posts: 344 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I was coming back hometo chicago from Madison and had been driving for close to 3 hours (we decided to detour to milwaukee to buy my sister a special kind of beer-- wheat free) so coming home was long. So I got flipped the bird today while driving, not for how I was driving, but I'm assuming rather what I was driving. See I was in the far left lane, doing about... 10-15 mph over the speed limit pacing with traffic in that lane, and All of a sudden my sister informs me the guy next to me is flipping me off. I look over and see one of those huge SUV's (houses on wheels IMO) and guess what, its a ford and the driver looks like hes about to have a tantrum all over and make a mess in his pants. Its not any ford though, but rather the ford hybrid. AHAHAH!!! Jealousy of the (little) Prius. __________________ I gave up trying to figure out the plural of prius long ago. Someone asked me what kind of cars our family drove and I simply told them "We're a two prion family, no more no less." --- mods: Block heater(ins 1-28-06)mudflaps(ins 12-16-05), BT Tech chassis stiffening plate ( ins 12-16), EV switch (Rec'd)

01-05-2006, 10:37 AM	#10
JackDodge Independent voter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bloomfield Hills, MI Posts: 2,286 My Car: Other Hybrid Package: N/A Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I've never been flipped off here and you'd think that I would given that this is the so-called home of the big 3. The left lane thing is more probable. I've heard of these morons following some one who wouldn't get out of their way in the left lane and then damaging the person's vehicle when they went in to the store or wherever. Their pathetic excuse for reasoning seems to be that it's not ok to get in the way of someone who's speeding and therefore breaking the law, even if you're obeying all of the laws but it is ok to cause damage to that person's car in retaliation. It's ok to break the speed limit and ok to cause destruction of property (both illlegal) but not ok to drive the speed limit in the left lane. People aren't just strange...they're stupid. __________________ Susan: "A real woman could stop you from drinking." Arthur: "It'd have to be a real BIG woman."

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01-04-2006, 11:30 PM	#2
roach52osu Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dublin, Oh Posts: 200 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	This person sound emotionaly unstable rather than jealous? People are realy odd... <sigh> Even though I do not yet have my Prius I look for hybrids and am happy to see them no matter who produced them.

01-04-2006, 11:53 PM	#3
TonyPSchaefer Ruler of Omicron Persei 8 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Far-North Chicagoland Posts: 8,346 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 4 Times in 2 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 15	My wife works in Wisonsin and reports flipping the bird to Cheesehead drivers all the time. And I've driven quite a bit in Wisconsin myself so in a way I can understand the confusion. Of course, Wisconsin drivers on this forum are the best drivers on the road.

01-05-2006, 12:51 AM	#4
parrot_lady Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago Burbs Posts: 344 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	no offense to anyone here who has one of them-- Its the first I've seen on the road-- and well I agree with roach up above. A hybrid is a hybrid. However in his case I should make an exception. I would have flipped him the bird... but unfortunately he might have wound up minus a few fingers from my macaw... never mind the pitbull (my dog) beware of the macaw!

01-05-2006, 01:13 AM	#5
DaveinOlyWA Opps !! I Did it Again!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 9,544 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	when i see people like that i smile as widely as possible and wave as hard as i can

01-05-2006, 10:05 AM	#7
richard schumacher nacreous lacquer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,099 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	As an expat native Cheesehead I recall the rule of the road as "stay out of the far left lane except while passing". Pacing traffic notwithstanding, I expect he was trying to pass you in the left lane and was pissed because he couldn't. In future let his ilk find reasons to shoot someone else.

01-05-2006, 10:29 AM	#8
keqmoore Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 26 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Drivers like that have been known to shoot other drivers for sport here in California. It is best not to reason with a crazy person. I would have decellerated and let the nut drive past. Be careful out there, prius or no prius