idiot prius driver

prius729 · 06-25-2008, 10:48 PM

Crazy Driver Nearly Killed By Train Video

Bob64 · 06-25-2008, 10:55 PM

Wow what a dumb idiot.

Jiipa · 06-25-2008, 11:06 PM

Maybe the train was too quiet and he couldn't hear it coming.

Kevin_in_SB · 06-25-2008, 11:15 PM

So when those big ol poles come down and the bell sounds you are supposed to wait. Cool now I know.

dwdean · 06-25-2008, 11:16 PM

And people wonder about the need for things like train awareness weeks and Operation Lifesaver....

fcc · 06-25-2008, 11:27 PM

people get hit by trains in MA on a every other month basis while driving.
mostly elderly at odd angled crossings. think north andover MA for example.

AndyMartin826 · 06-26-2008, 12:58 AM

Very obviously a fake. Check the disappearing car in the background at 0:18. That, and look at the shadows on the Prius and the train, they are pointed in different directions. This has been going around on digg and other sites, pretty much agreed to be a fake.

On a related note, what's with all the Prius-haters in comments these days? Take a few months off from the forums, and I come back and see more trolls than I'm used to seeing here. Prius-envy?

darelldd · 06-26-2008, 01:10 AM

Ah... we have two threads on the same thing.
Ok, who's the idiot? :)

I sure don't see a shadow problem.

dwdean · 06-26-2008, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyMartin826

Very obviously a fake.

Hmmmm....OK...not exactly sure I see this an obvious fake, but that's really a different thing....I don't know what's more disturbing, the fact that someone would actually do this or that someone would fake doing it. Either way it's just stupid. If you've never seen the results of car meets train, then please talk to someone who has. It's never a pretty thing and it rarely has a happy ending.

So if it's real, the driver certainly earned his sign from Jeff Foxworthy.

If someone montaged this together, they should get two signs. One for thinking this was a good idea to fake, another for actually doing it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyMartin826

On a related note, what's with all the Prius-haters in comments these days? Take a few months off from the forums, and I come back and see more trolls than I'm used to seeing here. Prius-envy?

Wish I knew....it seems like there's rash of them lately. Does this happend every year when school lets out? I've only been around here since I got my Prius back in April of this year....

MsDaisy · 06-26-2008, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwdean

So if it's real, the driver certainly earned his sign from Jeff Foxworthy.

If someone montaged this together, they should get two signs. One for thinking this was a good idea to fake, another for actually doing it.

That's Bill Engvall not Jeff Foxworthy.

06-25-2008, 10:48 PM	#1
prius729 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hobbs, NM Posts: 120 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	idiot prius driver Crazy Driver Nearly Killed By Train Video

06-25-2008, 10:55 PM	#2
Bob64 Sapphire of the Blue Sky Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 802 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: idiot prius driver Wow what a dumb idiot.

06-25-2008, 11:06 PM	#3
Jiipa MGySgt USMC (Ret) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 298 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: idiot prius driver Maybe the train was too quiet and he couldn't hear it coming.

06-25-2008, 11:15 PM	#4
Kevin_in_SB Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Santa Barbara Posts: 54 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: idiot prius driver So when those big ol poles come down and the bell sounds you are supposed to wait. Cool now I know.

06-25-2008, 11:16 PM	#5
dwdean Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 308 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: idiot prius driver And people wonder about the need for things like train awareness weeks and Operation Lifesaver....

06-25-2008, 11:27 PM	#6
fcc Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nashua NH Posts: 233 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #6 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: idiot prius driver people get hit by trains in MA on a every other month basis while driving. mostly elderly at odd angled crossings. think north andover MA for example.

06-26-2008, 12:58 AM	#7
AndyMartin826 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 112 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: idiot prius driver Very obviously a fake. Check the disappearing car in the background at 0:18. That, and look at the shadows on the Prius and the train, they are pointed in different directions. This has been going around on digg and other sites, pretty much agreed to be a fake. On a related note, what's with all the Prius-haters in comments these days? Take a few months off from the forums, and I come back and see more trolls than I'm used to seeing here. Prius-envy?

06-26-2008, 01:10 AM	#8
darelldd Prius is our Gas Guzzler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern CA Posts: 4,345 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 9	Re: idiot prius driver Ah... we have two threads on the same thing. Ok, who's the idiot? :) I sure don't see a shadow problem. Last edited by darelldd; 06-26-2008 at 02:13 AM.

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