(first posted 10/10/2013) Eugene’s more militant Prius drivers have seized on a new tactic to immobilize the most egregious CO emitters in town: block them in front and back, and then ride off on their bicycles. They’ve certainly found a prime target here.
I hear that there’s a new smart-phone app for just this; folks spot a heavy sinner, tap in its location and identity, and the Prii descend like a swarm. I’m concerned that they might even be using CC to help them locate their targets. Or even target me as an enabler. Should I be worried?
Good troll. The picture and premise are highly believable and the knee-jerk reaction in the comments is exactly as expected. To be honest, my first impression also was “someone’s gonna get their Prius shoved up on the curb by that chrome bumpered beast” until I gave it a bit of thought.
My goodness, these comments made me think I’d logged onto the other site. Shame… sounds like a bunch of cranky babies expressing indignation at what could be a typical parking scene in LA or NYC.
They all basically read to me as “HOW DARE THESE MODERN MARVELS OF TECHNOLOGY SHARE SPACE WITH MY ANTIQUATED MONUMENT TO OBSOLESCENCE”
Folks irresponsible/inconsiderate enough to deliberately block-in a vehicle by parking too close deserve what they get.
While it doesn’t apply in this situation, we can also freely blame Government Intrusion for a certain amount of parking problems–The Government tells businesses that they have to have a certain number of “Handicap” parking spaces. Invariably, the number of “Handicap” spaces is too large–I never see ALL the “Handicap” spaces filled; not even at our local hospital.
There’s also regulations about businesses and apartment buildings having a certain number of parking spaces based on the size of their business. So those businesses divide-up their too-small parking lot into too-many, too-small parking spaces even though there’s never been a greater number of large pickups and SUVs driven by the general population. They have the right “number” of spaces, but they’re unusable.
Motorists are used to being scr ewed by Government; now we’re seeing signs of Motorists getting abused by eco-jerkoffs. Expect more reasonable people to be aggravated by trends inflicted by our rulers and our nutjobs. Political Correctness is more important than anything, including the Constitution.
You really need to turn off the TV and enjoy the world around you. No government has ever kept me from doing anything I wanted. I am/was responsible for everything that has happened to me in my adult life. I have always refused to be a crybaby and that has done me well.
Your nonsense doesn’t belong on CC.
If you were see all the handicap spaces filled, then there are one too few of them. Hopefully you will never personally have the need to legitimately make use of one of them, be happy for that.