The fella and I were doing some shopping this weekend and noticed that in some parking lots there are special parking spots for hybrid vehicles, way up in front, really close to the stores. This does not make sense to me.
The fuel efficient hybrid pulls into the parking lot, sees this special spot saved just for him, pulls in and turns off the engine, while the gas guzzling SUVs and Grandma’s luxury tank are cruising around looking for a spot. Then they see someone exiting the store and will sit, idling, waiting for that person to load their loot into their trunk, get in their car and back out ever so slowly.
Why are we in a hurry to get the hybrid car parked and engine turned off while in no hurry to stop the emissions of the gas guzzler? The hybrid can afford a few extra turns around the parking lot. Drive on, hybrid. Save that parking spot for Grandma’s 1992 Lincoln Town Car.
