Prius Drivers?

clifford · 08-01-2006, 11:28 PM

In my area, while driving my 2006 Prius, I find that most Prius drivers look old, serious, and self absorbed.
No one waves or hardly looks as I pass let alone waves back. What is the deal here?

**TonyPSchaefer** · 08-01-2006, 11:33 PM

<==== Do they look like this?

**efusco** · 08-01-2006, 11:33 PM

Shut up, I'm fixing my hearing aid and don't care what you have to say anyway!

But yea, it does seem that the only people I pass are older and oblivious as I wave away at them as if unaware that they're supposed to think of their car as something completely unique, special and part of a close nit community....go figure.

galaxee · 08-01-2006, 11:44 PM

yeah... people suck.

Frank Hudon · 08-02-2006, 12:20 AM

yup the Prius wave is dead as a door nail. I can't even get a Classic driver to wave anymore. Were mainstream.

marjam · 08-02-2006, 12:24 AM

I had a 1974 Celica. It was only the second year of a whole new car for Toyota. Celica drivers waved, flashed lights, stopped and talked and it was really the good old days. I feel that drivers now seem to be in their own little world where everyone else on teh road is in their way and are not to be considered as human. Since 2001 I have rarely gotton another Prius driver to look at the car, much less notice that I am waving and smiling at them.

And no, I do not look like Tony's avitar!

bulldog · 08-02-2006, 12:40 AM

Just on Monday I stopped behind a guy as I was pulling into work. He saw me and turned on his hazards, I waved and he turned them off. Nice gesture.

So it is not toally dead.

cwerdna · 08-02-2006, 04:23 AM

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In my area, while driving my 2006 Prius, I find that most Prius drivers look old, serious, and self absorbed.
No one waves or hardly looks as I pass let alone waves back. What is the deal here?
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I dunno, it just doesn't seem to be the thing to do w/Priuses. I'm 31, so I don't think I'm in the old crowd yet. Those w/Camrys DEFINITELY don't wave to each other.

(used to drive a 91 Camry and my mom has a 96 Camry)

The 350Z crowd on the other hand... we usually give each other a thumbs up or a wave...

Renocat · 08-02-2006, 08:50 AM

Having only had my Prius for 2 weeks today...I still get excited when I see another. I try to make eye contact with other Pri drivers, but have had no luck so far. I think it would be cool to have a prius wave. I used to drive a jeep wrangler and every jeep wrangler driver would wave...very cool. Hence the sign you see on jeep wrangers: "It's a jeep thing, you wouldn't understand"

Perhaps we should get a window decal that says, "It's a Prius thing..."

miwaku · 08-02-2006, 09:02 AM

Before I traded in my 99 Prelude, we all waved & flashed at one another. Now my fellow Prii drivers rarely do so. Last week in DC, I saw so many Prii, it would've been exhausting to wave...

08-02-2006, 12:24 AM	#6
marjam Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 220 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I had a 1974 Celica. It was only the second year of a whole new car for Toyota. Celica drivers waved, flashed lights, stopped and talked and it was really the good old days. I feel that drivers now seem to be in their own little world where everyone else on teh road is in their way and are not to be considered as human. Since 2001 I have rarely gotton another Prius driver to look at the car, much less notice that I am waving and smiling at them. And no, I do not look like Tony's avitar! __________________ marjam

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08-01-2006, 11:28 PM	#1
clifford Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 125 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	In my area, while driving my 2006 Prius, I find that most Prius drivers look old, serious, and self absorbed. No one waves or hardly looks as I pass let alone waves back. What is the deal here?

08-01-2006, 11:33 PM	#2
TonyPSchaefer Ruler of Omicron Persei 8 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Far-North Chicagoland Posts: 7,713 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 4 Times in 2 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 14	<==== Do they look like this?

08-01-2006, 11:33 PM	#3
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 12,953 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 1 Time in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 21	Shut up, I'm fixing my hearing aid and don't care what you have to say anyway! But yea, it does seem that the only people I pass are older and oblivious as I wave away at them as if unaware that they're supposed to think of their car as something completely unique, special and part of a close nit community....go figure.

08-01-2006, 11:44 PM	#4
galaxee uphill battling Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: central NC/ western WI Posts: 8,838 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 5 Times in 3 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 20	yeah... people suck.

08-02-2006, 12:20 AM	#5
Frank Hudon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 4,144 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	yup the Prius wave is dead as a door nail. I can't even get a Classic driver to wave anymore. Were mainstream.

08-02-2006, 12:40 AM	#7
bulldog Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: CA Posts: 202 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Just on Monday I stopped behind a guy as I was pulling into work. He saw me and turned on his hazards, I waved and he turned them off. Nice gesture. So it is not toally dead.

08-02-2006, 08:50 AM	#9
Renocat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 361 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Having only had my Prius for 2 weeks today...I still get excited when I see another. I try to make eye contact with other Pri drivers, but have had no luck so far. I think it would be cool to have a prius wave. I used to drive a jeep wrangler and every jeep wrangler driver would wave...very cool. Hence the sign you see on jeep wrangers: "It's a jeep thing, you wouldn't understand" Perhaps we should get a window decal that says, "It's a Prius thing..."

08-02-2006, 09:02 AM	#10
miwaku Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 70 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Before I traded in my 99 Prelude, we all waved & flashed at one another. Now my fellow Prii drivers rarely do so. Last week in DC, I saw so many Prii, it would've been exhausting to wave...