Comments on: All Prius Owners: To The Left, To The Left http://nashvillest.com/2009/01/06/all-prius-owners-to-the-left-to-the-left/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-prius-owners-to-the-left-to-the-left All you ever wanted to know about the Music City. Wed, 23 May 2012 11:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nick Fotopoulos http://nashvillest.com/2009/01/06/all-prius-owners-to-the-left-to-the-left/comment-page-1/#comment-6573 Nick Fotopoulos Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:42:55 +0000 http://nashvillest.com/?p=1419#comment-6573 I agree. Hybrids only get good fuel economy when city driving. On the expressway they get the same fuel economy as their non-hybrid counterparts. I agree. Hybrids only get good fuel economy when city driving. On the expressway they get the same fuel economy as their non-hybrid counterparts.

]]> By: Nick Fotopoulos http://nashvillest.com/2009/01/06/all-prius-owners-to-the-left-to-the-left/comment-page-1/#comment-6572 Nick Fotopoulos Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:34:51 +0000 http://nashvillest.com/?p=1419#comment-6572 According to the TN DOT there are only ~1,300 registered vehicles that qualify. According to the TN DOT there are only ~1,300 registered vehicles that qualify.

]]> By: rory419 http://nashvillest.com/2009/01/06/all-prius-owners-to-the-left-to-the-left/comment-page-1/#comment-5066 rory419 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:27:41 +0000 http://nashvillest.com/?p=1419#comment-5066 I think that this is a ridiculous law. Why should the few, the proud and the elite hybrid owners get to drive in an HOV lane-meant for HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLES-just because they own a hybrid vehicle? I think that this is a ridiculous law. Why should the few, the proud and the elite hybrid owners get to drive in an HOV lane-meant for HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLES-just because they own a hybrid vehicle?

]]> By: rory419 http://nashvillest.com/2009/01/06/all-prius-owners-to-the-left-to-the-left/comment-page-1/#comment-3350 rory419 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:27:41 +0000 http://nashvillest.com/?p=1419#comment-3350 I think that this is a ridiculous law. Why should the few, the proud and the elite hybrid owners get to drive in an HOV lane-meant for HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLES-just because they own a hybrid vehicle? I think that this is a ridiculous law. Why should the few, the proud and the elite hybrid owners get to drive in an HOV lane-meant for HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLES-just because they own a hybrid vehicle?

]]> By: morganlevy http://nashvillest.com/2009/01/06/all-prius-owners-to-the-left-to-the-left/comment-page-1/#comment-2882 morganlevy Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:02:09 +0000 http://nashvillest.com/?p=1419#comment-2882 I initially thought the same thing, but TN has given out over 1400 tickets for HOV violations this year, which is up from previous years. And honestly, I'd rather have the cops pulling over people who are endangering my life on the road rather than HOV violators... though it sort of invalidates the idea if people don't obey. <br><br>I'm from Virginia and a lot of the HOV lanes there have entrance and exit ramps - they're separate center lanes with concrete barriers separating them from the regular traffic. They change direction with the time of day, and they have a higher speed limit. They're also easier to enforce, because people can't use the HOV lane as a passing lane when it's set up like that. Our HOV lanes in Nashville are just too tempting, I guess. I initially thought the same thing, but TN has given out over 1400 tickets for HOV violations this year, which is up from previous years. And honestly, I'd rather have the cops pulling over people who are endangering my life on the road rather than HOV violators… though it sort of invalidates the idea if people don't obey.

I'm from Virginia and a lot of the HOV lanes there have entrance and exit ramps – they're separate center lanes with concrete barriers separating them from the regular traffic. They change direction with the time of day, and they have a higher speed limit. They're also easier to enforce, because people can't use the HOV lane as a passing lane when it's set up like that. Our HOV lanes in Nashville are just too tempting, I guess.

]]> By: morganlevy http://nashvillest.com/2009/01/06/all-prius-owners-to-the-left-to-the-left/comment-page-1/#comment-2881 morganlevy Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:56:53 +0000 http://nashvillest.com/?p=1419#comment-2881 This had me cracking up. So true! This had me cracking up. So true!

]]> By: morganlevy http://nashvillest.com/2009/01/06/all-prius-owners-to-the-left-to-the-left/comment-page-1/#comment-2880 morganlevy Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:55:10 +0000 http://nashvillest.com/?p=1419#comment-2880 Agreed, it doesn't seem quite right that your car doesn't qualify. Agreed, it doesn't seem quite right that your car doesn't qualify.

]]> By: Rachel http://nashvillest.com/2009/01/06/all-prius-owners-to-the-left-to-the-left/comment-page-1/#comment-2879 Rachel Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:48:31 +0000 http://nashvillest.com/?p=1419#comment-2879 Yay a new counterfeit market! Yay a new counterfeit market!

]]> By: Paul Nicholson http://nashvillest.com/2009/01/06/all-prius-owners-to-the-left-to-the-left/comment-page-1/#comment-2878 Paul Nicholson Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:29:35 +0000 http://nashvillest.com/?p=1419#comment-2878 Stinks that my Diesel VW Golf (that gets better gas mileage than lots of hybrids and can run on easier to produce biodiesel) doesn't qualify. Stinks that my Diesel VW Golf (that gets better gas mileage than lots of hybrids and can run on easier to produce biodiesel) doesn't qualify.

]]> By: forum poster http://nashvillest.com/2009/01/06/all-prius-owners-to-the-left-to-the-left/comment-page-1/#comment-2877 forum poster Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:08:57 +0000 http://nashvillest.com/?p=1419#comment-2877 what a freakin joke this is since the HOV lanes aren't enforced and people in Hummers and Yukons drive in them alone all the time. what a freakin joke this is since the HOV lanes aren't enforced and people in Hummers and Yukons drive in them alone all the time.

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