Falls Church Council Member First To Drive New Hydrogen Car. Gets Busted For Speeding.

This week Falls Church City Council Member Dan Sze became the first local official in the country to drive the Honda Clarity - the world's first series production hydrogen fuel cell automobile (more here).  Which is cool. 

But there is more ...

Dan took the alternative energy vehicle for a spin out at Haines Point where he was promptly stopped by a Park Police officer after being clocked going three times the posted speed limit.  The officer had a bit of a green streak, and once he realized the nature of the car he was going to let the council member go without a warning.  But Dan, who immediately recognized the marketing potential of a written warning issued to a hydrogen fuel car, insisted the officer write him up.  Which is Blueweeds cool. 

Dan said the Honda Clarity is a "nice car" which will be available for lease for about $600 a month.  About the speeding incident, Dan said it was a good ending for the test drive, and noted "people are not about to take a hydrogen car seriously until it gets treated like a real car." 

Photos courtesy Dan Sze.