|
Support nonprofit, independent environmental journalism.
|
|
 Stories About: California AND cars AND electric vehicles AND hybrids AND politics AND travel
| Headline |
Author |
Published |
Section |
Rage against the (hybrid) machine
|
Clark Williams-Derry |
10 Apr 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Some California drivers are getting all steamed up that they have to share the carpool lanes with single-occupant hybrids, like the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic, under a new state program. Some of the complaints, of course, should be taken with a grain of salt. Said one fumer in an online discussion group: "These [drivers] barely go 65 mph and allow no one to pass them on the right... Talk about road rage!" Uh, dude, that's not road rage -- that's wh ... |
|
| Topics: California, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, politics, travel (all these topics) |
|
|
|
|
©2008. Grist Magazine, Inc. All rights reserved. Gloom and doom with a sense of humor®.