Hybrid irony: More accident-, ticket-prone

From CarConnection.com, the unintended consequences of hybrids:

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• Toyota Prius drivers get 50% more traffic violations than the average driver.
• Collision costs with hybrids are about 17% higher than average.
• For 2006 hybrid models, insurer costs were 75% higher than average.

The apparent explanation lies in the fact that hybrid owners drive about 25% more than non-hybrid owners — you know, using up all the pre-paid gasoline built into the higher sticker price of hybrids. … and that’s “the lo-down on hybrid cars,” as Traffic might have sung.