One of my co-workers sometimes drives a Prius to work. I went to lunch riding in his car. While we were driving to Chevy's, there was a red light, and we stopped. We were in the right hand lane, about to make a right. There's a pedestrian in front of us standing on the corner about to cross the street. We hear a honk. There's a Suburban behind us who obviously wants us to turn. There's a gas station to the right of us, so if the driver was really impatient, she could just cut through. The pedestrian is crossing in front of us. We hear another honk. To which we shake our head because the pedestrian is still in front of us. Traffic perpendicular to us is still whizzing by, so there's no way we could turn, even if we wanted to. A third honk sounds, again from the Suburban. We sit another 15 or seconds or so as the perpendicular traffic changes from green to yellow to red, and then when the light turns green we go.
I just wish I had my camera. Prius vs. Suburban. The only thing that could have been better would have been if it was a Hummer instead of a Suburban.
My co-worker told me after we arrived at our destination that when he is driving his wife's Prius, there are times where he's driving in the fast lane, going 90, a car will come up behind him, pass him before he has a chance to get out of the way and then drop to 80 in front of him. But this whole incident got me thinking about how just as much as there is anger and resentment about SUVs, there's probably an equal amount of resentment toward the Prius. So, if there are any Prius owners out there, leave a comment, I'd love to hear your stories.
And just for kicks, here's a video of an aggressive, annoying driver who get his due.
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