We Prius drivers don’t need to pass. Just drive at the posted limit and let the others pass and cruise on by up the road while they are getting their tickets for passing in a no passing zone or just for exceeding the limit even more after they passed us.
I hope Mr. Mallett has to update this for Teslas in the near future. The Tesla 3 provides a Dr. Frankenstein sized electric jolt of testosterone on steroids. Still, please drive the speed limit, watch for bicycles, motorcycles, and pedestrians.
Alabama just passed a law making it illegal to drive in the left lane for more than 1-1/2 miles without passing another vehicle. Meant to prevent slowpokes from causing road rage by blocking the passing lane.
Owned a couple of Prius and the mileage was great. Now we have an all electric Leaf and the get up and go is great in that car. It can zoom! But the nice thing is, we put on driver assist and take it easy.
Funny thing is that when I am riding my bike, I find the Prius drivers to be the most aggressive toward me. I guess they just don’t like a more efficient vehicle on their roads.
Bad guy escapes at high speed. Our two heroes follow in their car. One says: Hurry up! He’s getting away!The other says: Yo! we’re in a Prius. It will take a week to get to 60.
One guys says: Smart Cars have lots of room for two.Other says: Yeah. You and your ego.
I owned a 1991 Jaguar XJ-12 for about 20 years. Due to carrying a full size spare this car had twin tanks with separate filler caps on either side of the vehicle. Never had a problem, gasoline in one tank and petrol in the other. Could not get a right hand drive imported to the states so we had to have it based at our Canadian vacation (now permanent) home. Great car.
We test drove several hybrids before we bought our Prius. We bought it because it was the only one with enough get-up-and-go to achieve freeway speeds before reaching the end of the on-ramp. And yes, my peppy Prius passed others more than once.
Another old saw: Driver pulls his 1957 Cadillac up to the pump and attendant plugs in the gas nozzle. A few minutes later, he says to the driver: Would you mind cutting off the engine? The pump can’t keep up.
Driving our Prius while coming back from shopping 40 miles away (where they actually have useful stores), we got behind a hay-rake. Passed it. Then we got behind an old dude in a brand new car driving 45. Passed that. Then a old dude in a car w/ AZ plates going “up to” the limit, except uphill or in curves. Passed it too (while going uphill and around a curve… in a passing lane). Also passed someone who was apparently just out looking at scenery, also in a passing lane. Finally, as we pulled into the access road for our tiny community, the small car pulling the small travel trailer who had been slowing everybody down for a few miles pulled into the same road ahead of us. We know that road, so we looked ahead at a spot that allows us to see around what will become a blind corner when you get there: Nobody coming, so we passed the dude pulling the trailer in that blind corner. The look he gave us was precious: Mouth open, big eyes…
I’d feel worse about picking on Prius owners, except that quite possibly the only reason I don’t own a Prius myself is that the last time I was in a position to buy one, I bought my Pontiac Vibe because, among other things, it had the perfect ratio of small car to enough cargo space to throw a bicycle into without taking things apart.
In other words, I was too much of a Prius guy to go with the Prius.
I laughed at this one… I’m a prius driver… and I hit the gas at stoplights and pass all the SUV’s while they’re gaining their speed. Constantly passing people who love to drive 10 miles below the speed limit.
KenTheCoffinDweller over 5 years ago
We Prius drivers don’t need to pass. Just drive at the posted limit and let the others pass and cruise on by up the road while they are getting their tickets for passing in a no passing zone or just for exceeding the limit even more after they passed us.
Carl Premium Member over 5 years ago
Come to No VA and watch all the hybrids zooming past. Many buy hybrids for the HOV exemption not gas mileage.
matthew over 5 years ago
Apparently Jef has never had an irate soccer mom try to insert her entire vehicle into his tailpipe.
The Old Wolf over 5 years ago
Frazz has not watched me drive to work every day on Route 1 in Maine.
Ceeg22 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Smug
Ned Snipes over 5 years ago
Funny, I get passed by hybrids and e-vehicles all the time on the 417, then they wonder why they don’t get the distance they expect!
amayesin over 5 years ago
I just got a ticket for driving five miles under the speed limit in the left lane. Go figure.
russef over 5 years ago
To Prius? Or not to to Prius? That is the question.
cervelo over 5 years ago
Testosterone! On the highway I took to get to work, the majority of morning rush hour speedsters were women.
DrDavy2000 over 5 years ago
I got my Prius up to 99 mph. Don’t tell my wife.
poppacapsmokeblower over 5 years ago
I hope Mr. Mallett has to update this for Teslas in the near future. The Tesla 3 provides a Dr. Frankenstein sized electric jolt of testosterone on steroids. Still, please drive the speed limit, watch for bicycles, motorcycles, and pedestrians.
Ellyn003 Premium Member over 5 years ago
You haven’t been driving behind me then. I have a Prius and drive like a normal person.
Ukko wilko over 5 years ago
I’ve been passed by Priuses just like any other vehicles.
zippy49 over 5 years ago
I’ve seen one do very fast laps at a local racetrack…
Al Nala over 5 years ago
For women, it’s “hot flashes”. They don’t DO “testosterone”.
Satchel,Koko,LDL,Kenny over 5 years ago
A very funny cartoon, and the comments are terrific today.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 5 years ago
My Prius isn’t a sports car, but when i step on it, it goes.
Remember, it may only have a small four-cylinder engine, but it also has an electric motor.
And both are hooked into the same transition. Plenty of power.
JanBic Premium Member over 5 years ago
Alabama just passed a law making it illegal to drive in the left lane for more than 1-1/2 miles without passing another vehicle. Meant to prevent slowpokes from causing road rage by blocking the passing lane.
car2ner over 5 years ago
Owned a couple of Prius and the mileage was great. Now we have an all electric Leaf and the get up and go is great in that car. It can zoom! But the nice thing is, we put on driver assist and take it easy.
face.less_b over 5 years ago
Funny thing is that when I am riding my bike, I find the Prius drivers to be the most aggressive toward me. I guess they just don’t like a more efficient vehicle on their roads.
sandpiper over 5 years ago
Two corny car bits:
Bad guy escapes at high speed. Our two heroes follow in their car. One says: Hurry up! He’s getting away!The other says: Yo! we’re in a Prius. It will take a week to get to 60.
One guys says: Smart Cars have lots of room for two.Other says: Yeah. You and your ego.
Scott S over 5 years ago
What if it has dual tanks?
Rick Smith Premium Member over 5 years ago
Apparently he has never seen Steve Wozniak…
Teto85 Premium Member over 5 years ago
I owned a 1991 Jaguar XJ-12 for about 20 years. Due to carrying a full size spare this car had twin tanks with separate filler caps on either side of the vehicle. Never had a problem, gasoline in one tank and petrol in the other. Could not get a right hand drive imported to the states so we had to have it based at our Canadian vacation (now permanent) home. Great car.
Jan C over 5 years ago
We test drove several hybrids before we bought our Prius. We bought it because it was the only one with enough get-up-and-go to achieve freeway speeds before reaching the end of the on-ramp. And yes, my peppy Prius passed others more than once.
ADNERB Premium Member over 5 years ago
Obviously, Frazz has never been to Southen California.
JudyAz over 5 years ago
I had a friend with a ’Vette who bragged that he could pass anything on the road.
He was nearly correct – he could indeed pass anything – except a gas station.
sandpiper over 5 years ago
Another old saw: Driver pulls his 1957 Cadillac up to the pump and attendant plugs in the gas nozzle. A few minutes later, he says to the driver: Would you mind cutting off the engine? The pump can’t keep up.
Concretionist over 5 years ago
Driving our Prius while coming back from shopping 40 miles away (where they actually have useful stores), we got behind a hay-rake. Passed it. Then we got behind an old dude in a brand new car driving 45. Passed that. Then a old dude in a car w/ AZ plates going “up to” the limit, except uphill or in curves. Passed it too (while going uphill and around a curve… in a passing lane). Also passed someone who was apparently just out looking at scenery, also in a passing lane. Finally, as we pulled into the access road for our tiny community, the small car pulling the small travel trailer who had been slowing everybody down for a few miles pulled into the same road ahead of us. We know that road, so we looked ahead at a spot that allows us to see around what will become a blind corner when you get there: Nobody coming, so we passed the dude pulling the trailer in that blind corner. The look he gave us was precious: Mouth open, big eyes…
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
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I’d feel worse about picking on Prius owners, except that quite possibly the only reason I don’t own a Prius myself is that the last time I was in a position to buy one, I bought my Pontiac Vibe because, among other things, it had the perfect ratio of small car to enough cargo space to throw a bicycle into without taking things apart.
In other words, I was too much of a Prius guy to go with the Prius.
Piksea Premium Member over 5 years ago
I drove a Prius when I met my husband. According to him, I drove it like Batman.
3cranes Premium Member over 5 years ago
I was thinking it had something to do with the Brits driving on the opposite side of the road.
Dillithamir over 5 years ago
I laughed at this one… I’m a prius driver… and I hit the gas at stoplights and pass all the SUV’s while they’re gaining their speed. Constantly passing people who love to drive 10 miles below the speed limit.
Schaefrl over 5 years ago
Got passed by a Prius when I was doing 75. Most embarrassing moment of my life! ….. So far.