Daily Prius Count?

subarutoo · 05-03-2006, 03:55 PM

I have a pretty boring commute, 45 miles each way from West San Fernando Valley to Azusa, east of Pasadena, CA. One day I started counting Prius I see along the freeway. There's no way to count them all, but I got 15 my first day, one way. It's usually about that number, but today was 20. I know I have a boring life, but it helps the miles pass. What's the most you've seen, in regular traffic (not a Prius meet)?

galaxee · 05-03-2006, 04:03 PM

ooh. i dunno.

daily, probably 12.

but i'm not in southern cal

ErikU · 05-03-2006, 04:03 PM

I have been looking for quite awhile now since shopping for a prius. The other day I was cruising along 75 int. during rush hour and did not see one. I have seen maybe 2 in the last 2 weeks

BTW this in the dallas area

gippah · 05-03-2006, 04:09 PM

A year ago today I would see maybe 2 a week.

Now I see at least 2 a day.

altdel · 05-03-2006, 04:14 PM

I have a 40-mile commute one way, and I typically see about 6 or 7 Prii each way. Also, I see about the same number in our parking lot. This is in SF Bay Area.

jmpenn · 05-03-2006, 04:21 PM

No more than 1 or 2 a week in northern NJ with a 28 mile commute one way.

anj48 · 05-03-2006, 04:23 PM

I walk for exercise in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh daily and anally count prius. Saw 5 today, 3 '04-'05 and 2 '06 which is pretty good. Most ever was 7. This count has definately gone up since I got my Prius in July '05. Then I sometimes saw none but usually 1 or 2 - now more like 3 or 4 most days.

Amyshubby · 05-03-2006, 04:27 PM

Here on Long Island (NY) I usually see one or two a day.

Yesterday, while in Brooklyn I was walking down Livingston Street and saw a Prius parked, then another, then another, then another. I looked around and realized I was surrounded by them. At one time I saw about 15 of them parked on the street. More then I had seen in a month.

Then I realized I was walking by the Department of Environmental Conservation, and they were all State cars used by government officials!

Rancid13 · 05-03-2006, 04:30 PM

I used to see anywhere from 5-30 depending on the length of my drive that particular day. However, now that I have my own Prius, I tend to be so self-absorbed in my mpgs and consumption/energy screens that I only notice Priuses on the road if: 1) I'm stopped at a red light 2) One is in front of, behind, or beside me 3) I'm driving in a parking lot...so now it's like 0-5 per day on average. I see more on the freeway than on surface streets.

finally_got_one · 05-03-2006, 04:31 PM

I see only 6 a day during the week down here in Orange County, Calif, but I am probably missing some...

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05-03-2006, 03:55 PM	#1
subarutoo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chatsworth, CA Posts: 1,067 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I have a pretty boring commute, 45 miles each way from West San Fernando Valley to Azusa, east of Pasadena, CA. One day I started counting Prius I see along the freeway. There's no way to count them all, but I got 15 my first day, one way. It's usually about that number, but today was 20. I know I have a boring life, but it helps the miles pass. What's the most you've seen, in regular traffic (not a Prius meet)?

05-03-2006, 04:03 PM	#2
galaxee running WOT until out of fuel Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: central NC/ western WI Posts: 9,081 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 5 Times in 3 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 21	ooh. i dunno. daily, probably 12. but i'm not in southern cal

05-03-2006, 04:03 PM	#3
ErikU Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: DFW area Posts: 97 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #5 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I have been looking for quite awhile now since shopping for a prius. The other day I was cruising along 75 int. during rush hour and did not see one. I have seen maybe 2 in the last 2 weeks BTW this in the dallas area

05-03-2006, 04:09 PM	#4
gippah Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 103 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	A year ago today I would see maybe 2 a week. Now I see at least 2 a day.

05-03-2006, 04:14 PM	#5
altdel Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 33 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I have a 40-mile commute one way, and I typically see about 6 or 7 Prii each way. Also, I see about the same number in our parking lot. This is in SF Bay Area.

05-03-2006, 04:21 PM	#6
jmpenn Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rockaway, NJ Posts: 110 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	No more than 1 or 2 a week in northern NJ with a 28 mile commute one way.

05-03-2006, 04:23 PM	#7
anj48 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 24 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I walk for exercise in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh daily and anally count prius. Saw 5 today, 3 '04-'05 and 2 '06 which is pretty good. Most ever was 7. This count has definately gone up since I got my Prius in July '05. Then I sometimes saw none but usually 1 or 2 - now more like 3 or 4 most days.

05-03-2006, 04:27 PM	#8
Amyshubby Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 74 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Here on Long Island (NY) I usually see one or two a day. Yesterday, while in Brooklyn I was walking down Livingston Street and saw a Prius parked, then another, then another, then another. I looked around and realized I was surrounded by them. At one time I saw about 15 of them parked on the street. More then I had seen in a month. Then I realized I was walking by the Department of Environmental Conservation, and they were all State cars used by government officials!

05-03-2006, 04:30 PM	#9
Rancid13 Cool Chick with a Black Prius Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Alamitos, Orange County, CA Posts: 2,455 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #8 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 2	I used to see anywhere from 5-30 depending on the length of my drive that particular day. However, now that I have my own Prius, I tend to be so self-absorbed in my mpgs and consumption/energy screens that I only notice Priuses on the road if: 1) I'm stopped at a red light 2) One is in front of, behind, or beside me 3) I'm driving in a parking lot...so now it's like 0-5 per day on average. I see more on the freeway than on surface streets.

05-03-2006, 04:31 PM	#10
finally_got_one Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Orange County, California Posts: 151 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I see only 6 a day during the week down here in Orange County, Calif, but I am probably missing some...