Teasing Motorcyclists

[nekosensei]

This evening, I was stopped at a light and I watched in my rear-view mirror as a motorcyclist cut off the car in the other lane He stopped next to me, and I just knew he was going to try to cut me off too once the light turned green. So...what did I do? I decided to be an ass because I'd had my fill of cyclists doing dumb things this summer. I sped up so that it would be difficult to pass me. Ordinarily, he'd be able to pass most traditional cars with his bike, but not the Prius! The electric motor gives it infinite torque, so it's able to accelerate from 0-40 surprisingly fast. My car can beat out most other cars at a stoplight. (Once, my mother-in-law beat some kids driving their parents' fancy car at a light. The looks on their faces as we careened by them were priceless). So...I accelerated the car to 40 mph and leveled off because I wasn't about to race him. The guy on the bike "retaliated." He waved at me (really, it wasn't an obscene gesture) and then did a wheelie. My jaw must have hit the ground. I wasn't expecting him to do that at all.

doomsey thought it was hysterical and he later explained to me that the cyclist most likely didn't know that Priuses were capable of doing that. The guy must have been impressed and decided to show off by popping a wheelie.

Comments

[childsplay.livejournal.com]

let me just say that if it was a sport bike, he let you beat him from the light, because most sport bikes will do 0-100 in about 5 seconds or less. i know mine was able to :)

[doomsey.livejournal.com]

it was definitely a sport bike.

But from a standing start, a Prius will beat just about anything to 20-25 mph, even a sport bike. :)

[judygs.livejournal.com]

Yes! Daniel is too nice to do it, but I'm not. Just let someone in a big fancy SUV or sports car sit a light being all impatient, and I'm all over them. The look on their face as I zoom past is priceless.