Minnesota Boy Rides Bike Into Prius

I read this story over on AutoBlogGreen and it reminded me of an episode of Weeds last season on Showtime.  In the episode, a drug dealer was riding in a Prius and loved how quiet it was for a drive-by shooting.  Of course that was all in the spirit of the show and not for reality. 

This is a real life.  An eight year old boy in Minnesota turned onto the road in front of a Prius that he claims he didn’t hear.  The boy is fine – he escaped with a few cuts and scrapes.  According to AutoBlogGreen, legislation is before the US House of Representatives for hybrid car noise – or lack thereof.  It’s crazy, but I guess it makes sense.  What is a blind person was walking by without a dog – just a cane.  I kinda liken it to alcohol.  Back in the day – way before my day – you could buy grain alcohol – lab-grade.  Just like isopropyl which is 70%.  They have to make it denatured alcohol so people don’t drink it.  Now we’ll have “denatured hybrids.” 

Here’s the video story from CNN.

Oh yeah – my daughter is almost 8 – WTF are those parents doing letting their 8 year old boy ride his bike in the street alone? 

Source: AutoBlogGreen