Saw a Prius after a head-on collision

[bwilson4web]

If someone is afraid of the Prius, nothing we post here is going to change their mind. But their fear doesn't matter since the Prius is production limited with no shortage of customers:

"The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted October sales of 13,496 units, up 10.3 percent over the year-ago month." (Toyota October 2009 sales report)

The USA has nine years of Prius experience and the accident data shows it is safer than ordinary cars. It is different and some folks won't ever be able to deal with it ... tough. For those who can, it has been and remains a great ride.

Bob Wilson

[Daox]

All hybrids are considerably heavier than conventional cars of simlilar size.

I dunno where you are getting your info from, but its incorrect.


Directly off of Toyota.com:

2010 Matrix = 3140 lbs
2010 Prius = 3042 lbs

[jamesqf]

All hybrids are considerably heavier than conventional cars of simlilar size.

Not to mention '00-'06 Honda Insight, at about 1850 lbs :-)

[jamesqf]

Originally Posted by roflwaffle

JEveryone knows the final word in safety is the Bagger 288.

Not to mention that it's an EV. And we don't have to worry about them exceeding the speed limit :-)

[Christ]

Originally Posted by Ptero

I was the guy who pulled people out of the wrecks and saved their lives. Why are you people such assholes?

It's in my nature, honestly. I'm glad you're one of the people willing to risk yourself and your life to save others. It's a very thankless job, as I'm sure you know.

Originally Posted by roflwaffle

Well, to be fair, location too. I'd be O.K. grabbing live 120V w/ one hand all day long, but I wouldn't be too keen on grabbing power in one hand and ground in another, especially w/ two wet hands.

Eh, I got so used to house current, I don't even turn off the power when I change light sockets, switches, plugs, etc. It only smarts for a minute.

When I was something like 9 years old, I was feeding my neighbor's ducks, and they had a 220 entrance line to the barn that was weather checked and cracked. I stepped in a puddle, almost slipped, and grabbed hold of the line, which subsequently shocked the hell out of me. I had a burn in the middle of my hand for a good while, because it wasn't wet when I grabbed the line, but that was the extent of damage. Well, unless you count the *tw...itch...ing* once in awhile.

Now, that said, regarding location, I'd rather be shocked in my hands, arms, legs, feet, etc... than what this guy did:

snopes.com: Penile Burn from Electric Fence

*Obviously, it's on Snopes, which means it didn't go down like they say... still funny, though. Don't look if you're going to be immature about it, please.*

[dcb]

That link needs a serious warning around it, <hork/>

[Christ]

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