where do you put the trashbag in Prius?

We hang ours on the shift knob.

 

This has promise

 

Ya know, if you suspended a trash bag from a helium balloon on the ceiling, the weight of the suspended trash would not decrease the mileage of the Prius. Just sayin'.
When the fuel-cell versions come out, we could just tap into that hydrogen tank and make the ceiling balloon a hydrogen balloon. That will lift about 10% more trash than helium! Of course, you might not want to have your passengers smoke while you drive that thing.

 

Am I the only other person who does this?

 

I hadn't thought of this, I would expect it would pull the shifter to 'B'. Does this happen often?

 

Nah, it normally holds the shifter in its resting position. If there is a passenger, their left knee leaning against the bag means difficult to shift to R, N, D, but B is straight down and that's why the bag doesn't affect it. The bag pulls to the right, not down.

 

I still won't think of this. As a frequent driver of manual transmissions, even the shifter is a vehicle control that I wouldn't dream of impairing in any way.

 

But a 30 gal trash bag would sit on the floor and not create tension on the shifter. It would just keep the top more open so you can just chuck your chicken wing bones, 64 oz slurpee barrel or what ever in the general direction of the passenger foot well and... 2 points! (driving game?)
(a few drops of air freshener on your cabin air filter might keep the down somewhat on hot days )

 

lol I meant a white plastic grocery bag and yes it does hang on the shifter BUT is mostly filled with food wrappers, napkins, etc. light items. And when that (small) bag gets full, it gets tossed. So there isn't anything much or anything heavy in the car's trash for very long

 

Our trash bag is Thule brand and designed for cars. It is very light. The cord is long enough that the bottom of the bag rests on the floor of the car too so there is no real effect on moving the shifter. If the passenger leans their knee of the bag or the handle they could impede shifter movement, but most people don't usually choose to lean their knee against trash so this isn't usually an issue. I'm always very aware of that when I'm sitting in the passenger seat and my wife is too when she is sitting there.

 

Why not start a recycling program inside your car? Every door holds a plastic bin:
1. front passenger - Glass bottles
2. rear right - Plastic
3. rear left - cardboard and other paper products
4. driver - (my favorite) perishables and other

 

This is weird. I wonder how Washington passed a car trash bag law to begin with.

 

Note that he was referring to my Washington, the State, not your Washington, the District.

 

Haha, yes, I know! I doubt that kind of law would ever be passed here, considering we don't even have safety inspections (just emissions) in DC. I really am curious to know what the impetus was for passing such a law in WA, though!

 

Visions of different types of refuse being tossed about the cabin of a Prius. Could be fun if points were scored for accurate disposals.
Would chocolate be included with "perishables"? I'm usually driving so it would be handy to have all chocolate disposed in my direction!

 

I'm Prius Chat regular enough to remember near identical queries on this issue in the past.

I'm surprised it is as big an issue as it appears to be for many. With my vehicles, up to and including the Prius, I simply do not let "trash" build up. So where to put a trash bag is never a question I have to answer.

Even on a long road trip, if I end up with some trash build up..."snack stops" I just consolidate as best I can, and " Take The Trash Out" at the nearest convenience mart or other stop.

To each there own. But I think the best answer is to avoid needing a trash bag. Maybe if I was dealing with a big family? I might appreciate the need for a trash bag. But for myself...maybe one other passenger? I never really need a formal trash bag.

 

Are you implying the US Congress just has emissions and never gets inspected for safety??
Well, actually, that explains a lot.

 

I know you are being a bit facetious, but I'll answer anyway. Re: Safety--not that I know of. They might do a visual check of DC cars at the emissions testing place (there is only one for the entire city), but no big safety inspection like in other states (MD and VA both have safety inspections AND emissions, I believe). I had my car emissions tested last month since I bought it used (certified) and it was in and out in five minutes. I'm not sure how it works for Congress, I guess it depends if they have cars registered here or in their own state. We also have a lot of Diplomat tags here (mostly people who work in embassies); I'm not sure if they are held to the same safety and registration rules as the rest of us. Also, a lot of people avoid registering in DC entirely by having a driveway. You have to be a DC citizen to get DC tags/street parking, and a lot of people prefer to stay registered in their home state so their vote "counts." I like my Taxation Without Representation tags, though, and I don't have a driveway so I needed to become a DC resident to get street parking.

//thread jacked.

 

Pair of these… 'though now they're clipped to the center tunnel, flyover, whatever-you-call-it



P.S. Search 'car trash' on eBay… not available two years ago, think I might upgrade to all black √