Hybrids, split from the "blind people ..." thread Options

[impala454]

this reminds me of that stupidass article someone posted a while back about how electric cars should make noise so blind people dont step out in front of them

[Mommy]

this reminds me of that stupidass article someone posted a while back about how electric cars should make noise so blind people dont step out in front of them

I watched a CNN video the other day about some 8 year old kid that got hit by a Prius because he couldn't hear it driving down the road. The kid wasn't blind. He just didn't look both ways before crossing. He relied on his sense of hearing instead. When the Prius engine shuts off and the vehicle is running on battery power, it makes very little noise. Can't say I blame the kid. The other day when I was walking to take the trash out, I realized I did the same thing when walking through the parking lot. Thank God there were no shitty Toyota Prius' around

I kinda do see a problem with blind people not being able to know what kind of money they have. People will rip them off.

I have a problem with not being able to hear battery operated vehicles too... but mainly because I just think the Prius sucks. My dad keeps trying to get me to buy one. If I'm going hybrid, I'm getting a Honda Civic Hybrid

[Mommy]

He wants to know if you got it online.

The ONLY reason a Prius would "hold it's value" so to say is because of the demand for one then. The fact remains that hybrids run down faster than other vehicles. I would like to see that car 13 years from now.

My husbands '95 Monte Carlo that we are using right now has 162,000 miles on it and runs like a charm. It needs some minor fix-ups like any car with that much mileage does, but it runs smooth and gets him to and from work (which Mapquest says is 45.42 miles from our home) every day and in some cases like today (every Thursday), twice a day since he has formation. That's 630 miles a week just for work.