What's the deal with Prius Hate

Your posts seem to be truncated. Are you posting from a phone or some other portable device?

Tom

 

Section 14-219 (b)(2) is subordinate to the first section, which says that you can't exceed the speed limit. Section 14-219 (b)(2) spells out the penalties for specific cases of speeding. Here is the first section:

Tom

 

I am not a genius but haven't yet read anything that to me says you have any leeway whatsoever in the state of CT to speed above the speed limit in any circumstance unless, as commonly assumed, you're an emergency vehicle.

 

Agreed. For reference, from some quick Googling, it seems we can find these CT vehicle code passages at:
ConnDOT: Speed Limit
CHAPTER 248* VEHICLE HIGHWAY USE
CHAPTER 248 VEHICLE HIGHWAY USE (it seems they've undergone a bunch of revisions)

 

Yes, surfing on phone.

 

Don't own a Prius (yet), but this thread is causing my blood pressure to skyrocket. I can see where you'd experience Prius hate. I frequent several auto forums, and by and large, they hate all things Prius/EV in nature. Maybe not Tesla, but whatever. Not that most people can afford one.

In my area (college town), I can personally attest to "economy car hate". One day, I passed a slower moving Tahoe/Suburban and got in front. No cutting off, using my signals, etc. Dude proceeded to speed up until he was on my bumper. Could tell he did not like me being in front. He weaves around me, and slows to our previous speed. This is where I get redneck SUV hate, and I own a couple full size trucks. I decide I won't let his actions stand, so I weave around him + 2 other cars, and eventually make it to the stop light. Meanwhile he gets in the turn lane. As he's making his turn on green, while I'm stuck on red, his upper body is sticking out of his window, yelling, and giving me the finger. As my light turns green, I'm contemplating cutting through the next parking lot, and attempting to get in front of him again.

I decided that was probably not a smart move.

 

Why do other drivers feel the need to pass me. I can be doing 75mph in the right lane of a 65mph road and the person behind me will speed up to pass me then slow down. It's rather comical. Annoying but comical.

 

I don't believe it is always Prius related. I have traveled on highways numerous times in many vehicles with the cruise set and keeping a constant speed and there is always a few vehicles that I will pass, they will speed up and pass me, then they slow back down and this cycle will repeat over and over usually until I get tired of it and up my speed and put a little distance between us.

 

I know what you mean. When i used to own my Prius, I'd get cutoff sometimes. Not a wise thing to do in traffic, as I'm a big guy.

In the FJ, going the same speed, nothing. Folks drive normally around me.

As far as trucks, if I owned a diesel pickup I'd probably sell it after seeing something like this

Some of the redneck comments are priceless: "diesel fumes arnt toxic."

Ok, I'll run a hose from the exhaust pipe into your bedroom while you're sleeping

So there are some seriously nutty people out there

 

Those vids are lol, but those are definitely not stock engines running smoothly.

 

^I just can't bring myself to watch those. The initial images make me queasy.

 

Nope, that isn't the point with that crowd. They think its cool to produce clouds of black smoke on command. We had a troll awhile back with a VW Golf tdi who bragged about deleting the DPF to do the same stunt

Not sure what it is with that crowd. Maybe we should run a hose from their exhaust pipe into their homes, if the black clouds of smoke truly are "harmless" as they claim

Look how late the Europeans adopted car emission controls. They did so because they had to, the environmental effects were very obvious

I've frequently traveled to London, Geneva, Paris, Bremen etc on business. Overall the air quality in American and even Canadian cities (Canada's environmental regulations trail far behind the US) is much better than those cities

 

I know in some cities like London you can see a substantial darkening of the white stone used in older buildings, it's become tarnished from years of smog and air filth.

 

Reminds me of seeing Leipzig - since it was never fully rebuilt, it's an amazing combination of new architecture and centuries-old buildings. The city still looks like a big construction sites in some parts. There are tons of abandoned apartment buidings that are basically completely black on the façade, with adjoining buildings looking white as the new fallen snow in comparison (though they're probably just gray!).

 

Because they are uneducated F&^%*(& idiots! I'd love to beat the living %^$& out of one I caught doing it in my neighborhood.

 

It may be stupid, but that last one IS FUNNY !! LOL

REV

 

Dayum, I hope timmy was holding his breath.

 

Drivin' cross town couple weeks ago, old dude in old Big3 pickup, gas, belching out smoke, truck in bad shape. He's in front of me, I move over to avoid the fumes (I've already opened windows knowing what's coming).

Later I'm in middle lane, sure enough he comes by in left lane with tailpipe on my side ........ now I've got fumes in my car...roll windows down, air it out.

Seemed to have reg tag, but how. Geez, some vehicles just need to be put to rest.