I read news report on autoblog.com that there is prius backlash against its owners. SUV drivers are intimidating prius car owners on the highway and on the streets. What has the world become? Will SUV drivers do same thing for bicycle riders too? <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

Man, you sure manage to find some weird articles. My advice is don't believe everything you read on the internet.

I wish them GOOD LUCK!

I've known several Priuses, two of my friends have them, and one is on his second. One, finding ice at 55mph, ate about 70 feet of gaurdrail, never went airborne and the driver walked away. Most trucks can't say that, and the majority of SUVs these days are built more like cars.

The only Prius backlash I've heard of is in California where they decided to allow Prius owners to drive in the HOV (high occupancy vehicle) express lanes even with just one person in the car. This resulted in very congested express lanes which irked the regular car-poolers. SUV's were not mentioned in the article.

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There is no such thing as a congested HOV lane in CA. Everyone likes to drive their own car. The HOV lane is usually empty.

I wish the same could be said about HOV lanes in Houston. There always seems to be broken-down cars blocking them.

Anyway, here is a link about Prius backlash in LA:
Prius Backlash

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Did I miss something, or is there no actual documentation of "road rage" or do they consider talking about it on line a form of road rage?

Interesting....

I've never seen a Prius not going faster than me except when the weather is bad. Their owners know thier cars can be powerhouses, and have enough mass to be safe in my experince. Some even autocross- the hybrids have mad manuverability.

Although, maybe Prius owners in Vermont are crazier than their counterparts in Ca.

The topic certainly make fun discusion over dinner. eh ? <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Hopefully they won't run me off the road on my motorcycle!!!!