A road ragin' Prius in Boulder / Cyclists

I think you just inadvertently came up with the prime suspect...
http://www1.theworldlink.com/weird_news/2009/06/colorado-police-say-man-stole-a-city-steamroller-for-a-late-night-joyride/

 

Clearly, he has immersed himself in Napoleonic strategy.

In this instance, he reversed the field of: Battle of Austerlitz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Austerlitz#French_plans_and_dispositions

I was... under fierce and continuous canister fire... Many soldiers, now incessantly engaged in battle from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., had no cartridges left. I could do nothing but retreat...

—Lieutenant General Przhebishevsky

Eerily, if you decrypt the letters using my secret formula;
L-i-e-u-t-e-n-a-n-t-G-e-n-e-r-a-l-P-r-z-h-e-b-i-s-h-e-v-s-k-y

Becomes:
B-o-u-l-d-e-r-F-C-a-r-S-i-l-v-e-r-S-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-d-T-o-m-M

Coincidence? I think not!

 

I was just in boulder 3 weeks ago. It is just like california. I feel sorry for you guys... I hope real Coloradins rebel against the californication of colorado.

 

Boulder has been known as "The People's Republic of Boulder" for decades. The rest of the state is mostly amused.

On the subject of pious people who drive Prius's, they seem to come in two stripes. One type feels a need to keep the rest of us neanderthals from destroying the planet and do their best to block traffic. The others seem to feel that since they have one, they have license to drive it just as fast as it will go. One of my fondest 430 memories was when I caught up to a line of traffic on a two lane road with a 65mph limit doing about 40. I could not see the lead car. I gave people in front of me a chance to pass, but they sat on their hands. Finally when I got to a long enough stretch, I dumped it into third and floored it. When I reached the lead car at 120+, it was, you guessed it, a Pius driver no doubt feeling pretty good about himself. Once I passed, everyone did----wierd.

Dave

 

Funny. 9 out of 10 Prius drivers are Little Old Ladies here. LOL

 

So easy to say, but so hard to do. I salute your restraint!

 

the number one goal of any drive is to return home safely. That means avoid the nuts on the road.

 

Yes but decades ago I said to my brother who lives in CO how polite people are with their driving. His reply was that "In Colorado concealed carry permits are freely given".

The more californians move to your state the more your rights will be taken away. Here in the PRK (peoples republic of kalifornia) our Senator I'm pretty sure still has her permit to carry but the rest of us have no right to protect ourselves and don't even have a castle doctrine even in our own homes! So if our state government can't tax us to redistribute the wealth it will let the criminals out (because we have no money) and let the criminals steal from us. How's that for redistribution of wealth?

 

I was in Bolder a few weekends ago and the light turned yellow as i entered the intersection at Arapaphoe/36th. When i got to end of the intersection, the camera took a picture of me. I am currently waiting to receive the ticket in the mail.

 

Agree completely. I've had people pass, then slow way down to goad me, not to mention other situations. I don't take the bait. Eventually they get bored.

Dave

 

I guess that's one way to get it donw. We do have a "make my day" law in CO. We also get to vote on any tax increase and so far the state government is batting zero. They don't even bother to try any more even with dems in charge.

Dave

 

Yep, they just find creative ways around the word 'tax'. Like the recent increase in vehicle registration fees. It's not technically a tax, it's a fee, so they didn't float it out there for approval...

 

About 7 weeks ago, on a Friday, myself and about a twenty other Saleen Mustangs and a Ford GT went up to Boulder for the Shelby museum. On our way across town to Rt 93 afterwards we got the finger and the thumbs down from over a dozen people as we cut across town.

 

It must have been the Saleen's, cause all I got in the GT were thumbs up.

 

In LA, its easier to pick up chicks in a Prius than a Ferrari. Sad but true...

 

Bill,
Good to see you over here

At every light I got the finger or a thumbs down while cutting across town, and a few people pulled up next to me to give me a thumbs down. We did get a few thumbs-up, so it all balanced out. With the Prius being the "official car" of Boulder I expected it

 

I just laugh and point at them...hilarity usually ensues!

CW

 

True enough but the outcry already has politicians talking about rolling back some of it and I'm sure it will be raised as an issue in next year's elections. Compared to raising income of sales tax statewide, it's really very small potatoes.

Dave

 

I agree. I think the breakdown is about 70% former, 30% latter. Over the years I have created a mental log of what kind of cars are best to get behind in traffic in order to press through.

The best ones to follow are, BMW, American cars slightly geared towards performance, Dodge pickup trucks, VW with teenagers at the wheel and the occasional Honda. Prius drivers, especially at highway speeds, will occasionally drive faster than the surrounding traffic.

But more often than not, I have found that Prius owners are doing their good duty to the good earth by driving slowly. So if you come to a light and there is a Prius and say a Volkswagen Jetta ahead of you, I say get behind the VW. Most likely you'll be passing the Prius.

-F

 

I don't know...
Most of the time I'm the one getting passed by the Prius (especially off the line)! For a while I thought all Prius were hybrid turbos!
At least they look cool, right?

 

There are lots of Priuses here in Dallas. I've never noticed any particularly out of the ordinary behavior from their drivers.

I find that hardcore bicyclists exhibit the in-your-face FU behavior here. They'll ride two abreast on a two lane road, or worse, one will ride down the center of the lane, and refuse to move over and let automobile traffic pass.

 

I make it a point to pass all Priuses as fast as humanly possible given the road conditions. I like to scare the bejeezuz out of them.