A Message To "some" Hybrid Drivers

Californikan · April 29, 2011

On 4/28/2011 at 7:15 AM, VVTi said:

If I would buy a Hybrid, I would go for the Insight. Look at those figures!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermiling

That's the first generation 2 door 2 seat Honda Insight. It still gives the best fuel economy of any (non plug-in) hybrid.

Edited April 29, 2011 by Californikan

Watchman · April 29, 2011

On 4/28/2011 at 2:58 AM, The Stig said:

Well did it ever occur to you that if someone wants to know what im driving he could simply view my profile ?

I guess google didn't teach you that

How much stupider can you people get

Ohh awesome idea.. lemme go run and see your profile! ..... ok i'm back....

A E46 and a K11 (aka Daddy's car and mommy's car) SOOOO COOL!

Dude, ur only a little 2o year old choo kolla. So maybe you should wait till you grow a pair of balls before talking big like you so

Mani · April 29, 2011

On 4/29/2011 at 2:35 PM, Watchman said:

Ohh awesome idea.. lemme go run and see your profile! ..... ok i'm back....

A E46 and a K11 (aka Daddy's car and mommy's car) SOOOO COOL!

Dude, ur only a little 2o year old choo kolla. So maybe you should wait till you grow a pair of balls before talking big like you so

LOL

Or at the very lease get the cherry popped

Rubbing it with soap when he wash it don't count.

VVTi · April 29, 2011

On 4/29/2011 at 3:20 PM, Mani said:

LOL

Or at the very lease get the cherry popped

Rubbing it with soap when he wash it don't count.

OUCH!!!!!

nissan_fan · April 30, 2011

On 4/21/2011 at 12:46 PM, toyota sucks said:

Yep it is fun to race with people tryng to overtake u but it has pretty bad consequences.

Once my mom did that to a motorcyclist who got hit by oncoming traffic (car). Miraculously he did not die but the accident could have been fatal.

The danger is enhanced in auto and even more in hybrid vehicles as computers controll what we r trying to do.

I see, you inherited it from mom's side, didn't you ?

X-Rides · August 20, 2013

Had a similar experience and a search revealed this thread.

Been away from SL for a long time, returned back to a job that involvs getting to work really early in the morning. At those times the road is wide open and i still see people driving Priuses (mainly) and insights at very slow speeds even on the fast lane and even on narrow roads. This is a very common occurance and is very irritating.

Is this how the majority of hybrid drivers behave? or just the lot who's driving during unearthly hours like me?

dpbatagoda · August 20, 2013

Just to add for this topic, I had a long journey from Colombo to N'Eliya, Bandualla, Mahniyanganaya and back to Colombo by a Honda Insight. With lot of aggressive driving. Has done 19Km/L for entire trip. Even I had used Sport gear in some locations to overtake drivers who doesn't give chance you to overtake. Most of the trip, have past many corollas, axios, allions and max speed was 100 Km/h. I don't know why people scarifies driving pleasure and time just to save 1 Liter of fuel out of 45Liter tank.

priyanka · August 20, 2013

On 8/20/2013 at 8:31 AM, X-Rides said:
Had a similar experience and a search revealed this thread.
Been away from SL for a long time, returned back to a job that involvs getting to work really early in the morning. At those times the road is wide open and i still see people driving Priuses (mainly) and insights at very slow speeds even on the fast lane and even on narrow roads. This is a very common occurance and is very irritating.

Is this how the majority of hybrid drivers behave? or just the lot who's driving during unearthly hours like me?

i drive my brother's prius occasionally.

usually go around 70kmph ( cant exceed - because of the cops), long distances

manage to get 20+ km/l most of the time

in colombo, take every opportunity to accelarate and go fast

still get around 16-18 km/l .................

i think it s not because of the the idea of saving fuel, but because some people think that the right lane is reserved for cars (at whatever the speed they move)

and most of them dont give way for the vehicle coming behind.............. this is not only done by the prius people

Watchman · August 21, 2013

On 8/20/2013 at 5:24 PM, priyanka said:
and most of them dont give way for the vehicle coming behind.............. this is not only done by the prius people

My solution is to first give a courtesy horn to ask him to move, else flash my headlights continuously as a final warning...if that fails, overtake from the left and cut right back into the right lane very close (preferably scaring her/him into suddenly braking).

Edited August 21, 2013 by Watchman

Davy · August 21, 2013

On 8/21/2013 at 1:42 AM, Watchman said:
My solution is to first give a courtesy horn to ask him to move, else flash my headlights continuously as a final warning...if that fails, overtake from the left and cut right back into the right lane very close (preferably scaring her/him into suddenly braking).

I have one additional step:

If there's no traffic behind, Go as slow as possible for a few seconds to give him a taste of his own driving.

Watchman · August 21, 2013

On 8/21/2013 at 4:35 AM, Davy said:
I have one additional step:
If there's no traffic behind, Go as slow as possible for a few seconds to give him a taste of his own driving.

I know! I keep wanting to do it too. But as sadistic as I am to these people, I lack the patience to do so.

isam · August 21, 2013

Driving at 30kmph to save fuel? Wonder why they bought a car in the first place. It would be much more economical to take the bus I guess... and the bus would be faster too.

isam · August 21, 2013

On 8/21/2013 at 1:42 AM, Watchman said:
My solution is to first give a courtesy horn to ask him to move, else flash my headlights continuously as a final warning...if that fails, overtake from the left and cut right back into the right lane very close (preferably scaring her/him into suddenly braking).

Ouch... he would burn fuel in accelarating... fuel economy goes down the drain...