So I’m riding on my “quiet” route by the parks to get out of town today. Just kind of zoning out and just listening for cars. Then all of a sudden…
One of those enormous high fructose corn syrup buses passes me. The thing made absolutely no sound! Now, I’ve been startled before by one of those Toyota Pieceofcrapus hybrids but this was on a whole new level. My heart rate went to race pace for a while.
x2 on the Hybrids. That damn Prius is a silent killer.
Favorite Harley T - Loud Pipes save Lives…
and a COW was driving? That would freak me out…of course the good news would be that since cows can’t read, at least he won’t be texting.
Forgive me, it’s been a long day.
Man, I’m glad you made out OK. I never thought of that with those silent cars…
Screw it, just ride with an iPod on.
Riding the Glacial Drumlin trail in SE cheesehead land today. At street crossings, I listened for traffic to determine if it was safe to cross.
About the third time, it dawned on me how quiet hybrids are.
Started actually slowing and looking, just in case.
Have you heard what comedian Jeff Dunham has to say about the prius? The sound it makes, as it goes by, is “Iiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiii’m gay”
Riding the Glacial Drumlin trail in SE cheesehead land today. At street crossings, I listened for traffic to determine if it was safe to cross.
About the third time, it dawned on me how quiet hybrids are.
Started actually slowing and looking, just in case.
Have you heard what comedian Jeff Dunham has to say about the prius? The sound it makes, as it goes by, is “Iiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiii’m gay”
That’s pretty funny.
Of course, isn’t he the guy w/ his hand constantly up somebody’s ass in his act? 
We’ve been doing some test driving lately, and it looks like the #1 finalist is a used Toyota Highlander Hybrid.
Yeah, I thought it was gonna be pretty gay too. Oh gee, fancy 'lectric tree-hugger-mobile.
Color me shocked - that thing is ballsy. Sick crazy-fast, instant-on torque, INSTANT acceleration, I chirped the tires pretty easily.
You should have smelled that thing coming a mile away from all of the pot smoke…probably on it’s way to the next Phish/Disco Biscuits/moe, etc. show.