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LED display for back of Prius - for mileage

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Accessories & Modifications' started by Fibb222, Jun 25, 2009.

  1. Fibb222

    Fibb222 New Member

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    Wouldn't it be fantastic if there was a device that could tell all the people behind you what your current MFD mileage was? I'd love that.

    Somebody should make and market one of those.

    What's the point of hypermiling if you nobody knows how good you're doing?
     
  2. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    b/c I'm afraid of backfire from rednecks in their pickup trucks (no seriously).
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    The Prius version of a KICK ME! sign. :eek:

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  4. Fibb222

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    I'd love to piss of those @sshole pick up drivers - I'm just spoiling for a fight with those guys.
     
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    Don't be stupid Fibb. The Prius is no kind of weapon compared to a 3 to 5 ton pickup truck (which is the reason half the Pickup trucks are on the road around here I think). It would be like taking a knife to a gun fight, as the saying goes.
     
  6. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    I agree with donee. Don't stoop to their level. They already feel insecure, no need to rub it in their faces.
     
  7. Fibb222

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    What are they going to do? Run me off the road?

    We know it's possible to get 50 mpg today - most people don't have a clue. It's time to yell it on the mountain!
     
  8. fuzzy1

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    Yes.

    Pre-hybrid, I've had a couple long-haul trucks try to use the rear tire of their trailers to physically push my car off the road. They didn't appreciate me standing my ground by obeying the speed limit in the right-hand land.
     
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    Whoa....hmmm.... I guess I'm lucky to be in Canada - the kinder and gentler America.
     
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    That doesn't match my experience in BC. While not as aggressive as SoCal, the BC stretches I've been on seem to be more aggressive than my usual roads at home.

    The trucks that attempted vehicular homicide on me had out-of-region plates and logos.
     
  11. V8Cobrakid

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    i want an LED sign that tells when you're accelerating.. or coasting.. plus gas mileage.. those conbined should reduce the chance of someone hitting you. they know you're slowing because everything tells them so. ( i try not to use my brakes. if i do it's taps to indicate i've dropped 2mph or so )
     
  12. Tideland Prius

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    Welcome back V8! We missed you :)

    Which part of BC did you visit? I go twater bombed in Princeton lol.
     
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    The law does not allow a moving sign or the message changes display in the back window unless you are the law enforcement or emergency vechicle.
     
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    don't lie.. that's not funny.. haha.. j/k...
     
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    Too bad... must be why the product doesn't exist.
     
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