God Bless Woz and His Super Prius
Apple fanatics will smile to hear that Woz (Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, technology whiz, and all around goofball) was nabbed for speeding in his Prius. Which was my first indication that the Prius was capable of supra-legal speeds. Make that super-supra-legal speeds.
The Prius, Wozniak said, handled great at 104. And that wasn’t the first time he reached the speed that sends shudders down my I-like-60-mph spine. The first time came one Thanksgiving when he decided to drive down to a Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank.
“Highway 5 was empty that night and I made good time and was surprised to discover that the Prius was very stable, even with major gusting winds,” Wozniak said. “Being used to a Hummer I expected the opposite.”
Yep, he owns Hummers and hybrids. No, green-only, Birkenstock-loving guy.
Now Mr. Roadshow, of course, cannot condone speeding, especially after leading “Drive the Speed Limit Day” a few weeks ago. But Wozniak says he is sorry and that he has reformed his driving habits.
I always suspected that Woz had an inner bad boy; I just never expected he could indulge it in a Prius.