Hybrid vehicles have higher pedestrian crashes - Page 2

WRXBob · 11-07-2009, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by whoosh

let me tell you about the abundance of non-hybrid jackass drivers that love to cut in front of prius's traveling in the right lane.

I just got cut in front by a Prius in the car pool lane the other day!

aerostar · 11-07-2009, 11:26 PM

I almost got hit by this sneaky bitch going like 20 in a parking lot. I didn't hear ANYTHING and I look to the left and this bitch is going SO fast. Man I almost died.

OneBadPig · 11-08-2009, 01:38 AM

1) hybids are quiet, a pedesrian is far more likely to step out than if a big block v8 with straight pipes was approaching.
2) some hybrid drivers have their nose in the air, basking in the prospect of being nominated for sainthood.

owace · 11-08-2009, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by WRXBob

I just got cut in front by a Prius in the car pool lane the other day!

wtf is with them doing that. I have had that happen to me several times with them cutting across the solid double white lines / median.

both times i was slight over the speed limit with my V1 going off on me.

whoosh · 11-08-2009, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aerostar

I almost got hit by this sneaky bitch going like 20 in a parking lot. I didn't hear ANYTHING and I look to the left and this bitch is going SO fast. Man I almost died.

she was drafting for better gas mileage.

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Originally Posted by OneBadPig

2) some hybrid drivers have their nose in the air, basking in the prospect of being nominated for sainthood.

and all sti/wrx drivers are the best

and all evo drivers are the best

and all the 350z drivers are the best

and so on

just keep going because that attitude just helps to prove that prejudice against prius drivers is real.

Yotsuya · 11-09-2009, 11:48 AM

It's noisy enough in a city that one car's not going to stand out unless it's not no muffler, anyway. This is just more whining and an excuse to make ignorant statements about hybrids and bigoted assumptions about owners. It's like being in the middle ages and listening to people talk about Jews.

White out · 11-09-2009, 03:45 PM

As a bicyclist in a downtown area; hybrids do a very good job at sneaking up on you. I see why the blind have such major problems with hybrids.

Nick

OneBadPig · 11-10-2009, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whoosh

and all sti/wrx drivers are the best

and all evo drivers are the best

and all the 350z drivers are the best

and so on

just keep going because that attitude just helps to prove that prejudice against prius drivers is real.

Notice i said SOME...not all.

SLegacy99 · 11-10-2009, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by whoosh

go to a walmart parking lot.

it doesn't matter how noisy your car is, the retarded fatties still walk in the middle of the aisles saving as many heart attack steps as they can to get to the 50 pack of donuts.

Amen. If you can't hear an electric motor than you need to get some q-tips. I can hear em just fine.

Chiznarles · 11-11-2009, 09:17 PM

Hybrids make excellent cars to follow/spy on people.

movieman · 11-12-2009, 11:34 AM

Other issues to consider:

If you're buying a hybrid, you're more likely to be:

a) driving in town
b) driving a lot
c) a taxi driver

(Nothing against taxi drivers per se, but the only people who've come close to killing me as a pedestrian in the last decade were driving taxis at the time)

Consequently the odds of pedestrian accidents are much higher than someone who drives a Civic for 5,000 highway miles each year.

Yotsuya · 11-12-2009, 11:57 AM

I'll say anything about taxi drivers, hybrid or not. They're the biggest menace to traffic of any type in town, even more than buses. Lots of those are hybrids now, too.

SLegacy99 · 11-12-2009, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by movieman

Other issues to consider:

If you're buying a hybrid, you're more likely to be:

a) driving in town
b) driving a lot
c) a taxi driver

(Nothing against taxi drivers per se, but the only people who've come close to killing me as a pedestrian in the last decade were driving taxis at the time)

Consequently the odds of pedestrian accidents are much higher than someone who drives a Civic for 5,000 highway miles each year.

An excellent point.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chiznarles

Hybrids make excellent cars to follow/spy on people.

Like in Die Another Day when James Bond has an invisble car, but it still has a loud V12 engine.

whoosh · 11-12-2009, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yotsuya

I'll say anything about taxi drivers, hybrid or not. They're the biggest menace to traffic of any type in town, even more than buses. Lots of those are hybrids now, too.

so that means that people who drive crown vics are safer drivers now?

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11-07-2009, 11:26 PM	#27
aerostar Scooby Specialist Member#: 103512 Join Date: Dec 2005 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NJ Vehicle: 2006 WRX WRB	I almost got hit by this sneaky bitch going like 20 in a parking lot. I didn't hear ANYTHING and I look to the left and this bitch is going SO fast. Man I almost died.

11-08-2009, 01:38 AM	#28
OneBadPig Scooby Specialist Member#: 181858 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Meridian, Texas Vehicle: 04 WRX SRR	1) hybids are quiet, a pedesrian is far more likely to step out than if a big block v8 with straight pipes was approaching. 2) some hybrid drivers have their nose in the air, basking in the prospect of being nominated for sainthood.

11-09-2009, 11:48 AM	#31
Yotsuya Scooby Guru Member#: 935 Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Where the mild things are Vehicle: Tony Pond Fan Club	It's noisy enough in a city that one car's not going to stand out unless it's not no muffler, anyway. This is just more whining and an excuse to make ignorant statements about hybrids and bigoted assumptions about owners. It's like being in the middle ages and listening to people talk about Jews.

11-09-2009, 03:45 PM	#32
White out Scooby Guru Member#: 46277 Join Date: Oct 2003 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Michigan Vehicle: 1998 Hummer OpenTop 1999 Dodge Viper GTS ACR	As a bicyclist in a downtown area; hybrids do a very good job at sneaking up on you. I see why the blind have such major problems with hybrids. Nick

11-11-2009, 09:17 PM	#35
Chiznarles Scooby Newbie Member#: 53686 Join Date: Jan 2004 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Los Angeles, CA	Hybrids make excellent cars to follow/spy on people.

11-12-2009, 11:34 AM	#36
movieman Scooby Newbie Member#: 169683 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada	Other issues to consider: If you're buying a hybrid, you're more likely to be: a) driving in town b) driving a lot c) a taxi driver (Nothing against taxi drivers per se, but the only people who've come close to killing me as a pedestrian in the last decade were driving taxis at the time) Consequently the odds of pedestrian accidents are much higher than someone who drives a Civic for 5,000 highway miles each year.

11-12-2009, 11:57 AM	#37
Yotsuya Scooby Guru Member#: 935 Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Where the mild things are Vehicle: Tony Pond Fan Club	I'll say anything about taxi drivers, hybrid or not. They're the biggest menace to traffic of any type in town, even more than buses. Lots of those are hybrids now, too.