Prius owners and "unethical driving"

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Old 02-27-2012 | 04:28 PM
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Talking Prius owners and "unethical driving"

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In an interesting twist, about one-third of Prius drivers broke crosswalk laws, putting the hybrid among the highest "unethical driving" car brands. "This is a good demonstration of the 'moral licensing' phenomenon, in which hybrid-car drivers who believe they're saving the Earth may feel entitled to behave unethically in other ways," Piff says. (The Prius results were observed but not analyzed for statistical significance in the study.)
Shame on the Rich - ScienceNOW
Old 02-27-2012 | 04:32 PM
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I thought owning a Prius already automatically made one a d-bag? Or am I mistaken?
Old 02-27-2012 | 04:42 PM
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Almost got hit by one yesterday and the day before.
Old 02-27-2012 | 04:48 PM
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That's even worse cause you can't hear those things coming from behind you.
Old 02-27-2012 | 04:57 PM
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This does not surprise me at all.
Old 02-27-2012 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by AWDfreak
I thought owning a Prius already automatically made one a d-bag? Or am I mistaken?
This just confirms it
Old 02-27-2012 | 05:25 PM
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I almost got hit by 5 prius' in the past 2 months..

And they suspect your the issue.

Oh well, I can't blame them. Their love lifes, and car lifes must be teh shiz.
Old 02-27-2012 | 05:31 PM
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I have a prius, not because I want to save the world but because I have to save money on gas. I could care less about the environment

But anyway yea the typical prius owners should be shot

Old 02-27-2012 | 05:34 PM
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^ LOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

If it was me, id get in the car and rev up the engine every time she talked.

Then, I would say that I work for the weight loss company down the street, just for people like her. LOL
Old 02-27-2012 | 05:48 PM
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almost inevitably when someone comes crawling up my tailpipe when i'm going 5 over in the carpool lane, it's some jagbag in a prius who speeds off at 80+ mph.
Old 02-27-2012 | 05:53 PM
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almost inevitably when someone comes crawling up my tailpipe when i'm going 5 over in the carpool lane, it's some jagbag in a prius who speeds off at 80+ mph.
Send them up here to train the Prius owners who consistently cut in front of you in order to start their hypermiling at least 5-10 UNDER the limit.
Old 02-27-2012 | 05:57 PM
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I hate when a prius drive "Must" speed past you and cut you off, and then proceed to drop your speed down 10mph from what you were originally doing. So for example, I was doing 70mph in the left lane.. Alll lanes open, idiot prius driver cuts me off and slows me down to 60mph.. -.-
Old 02-27-2012 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by LifePlaza
I have a prius, not because I want to save the world but because I have to save money on gas. I could care less about the environment

But anyway yea the typical prius owners should be shot

I didn't know how stupid some people can be
Old 02-27-2012 | 07:07 PM
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Today on hwy 101 I saw a Prius driver get brake checked, he was tailgating a truck for a bit. I lOl'd when he pulled up next to the truck and flipped him off
Old 02-27-2012 | 08:31 PM
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