Nimble Around Town

When When my boys were growing up, I drove a Toyota Sienna van which was big, tricky to maneuver in traffic and hard to park. Now, with my Prius, I zip through traffic and fit into most parking spaces. A Costco employee recently marveled at how I quickly swung into a tight parking stall in the crowded lot; I owed that to the Prius’s excellent turning radius.

Safety is improved with better visibility and the ability to more easily determine how much space the vehicle occupies. This is helpful when competing for road space with gas-guzzling SUVs and macho-man lifted four-wheel drives.