Fuck Cars @lemmy.ml Kofu @lemmy.ml 1 yr. ago

flipping off drivers for the bus driver.

I take the bus about 8 times a week to go see family and the bus i go on goes through some villages and towns, with many cars being impatient and taking the piss with a double decker bus. These bus drivers are pretty calm and just take it because they know if they didn't, they'd be fired.

So this is where I come in. They don't know I'm doing it and the bus is fairly empty most of the time.

Oh you parked in the bus stop to do a delivery? 🖕 beeping at the bus because you want to get past? 🖕cutting the bus lane? 🖕 come down the road where cars are blocking your side of the road and drive straight up to a bus with no where to go? You best know your gonna get the 🖕

It's not much and some don't see them but the ones who do, know they are dicks because I'm showing them the 🖕to make them aware of their dickish behaviour.

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I'm a tiny woman who isn't starting road rage, so what I do is just make the other person concerned. I've done this as a pedestrian and a driver.

It's really easy, as a pedestrian walking past, pause slightly and drop your eyes to their front grill, tilt your head slightly and grimace. If in the car, point and sit up in your seat like you're trying to get a better view of their car and do the same face. Look alarmed even.

I've seen multiple drivers pull over to check out their cars. At the very least it makes them take time out of their day for no reason - and inconveniencing dickheads is always fun - but given we're in Australia, their imagination can take them to all kinds of places. What did she see? Is it still there? Is it in my car now?????
- All day confusion. Lying in bed, rattled, mind racing... "WHAT DID SHE SEE!?" lol good times.
- This is hilarious lmao
  
  pause slightly and drop your eyes to their front grill, tilt your head slightly and grimace
  
  First thing that came to my mind were shows where the mc sees something so horrible their face goes all detailed to show the extent of the disgust, like this lol:
  
  Exactly. I find showing confusion and concern also takes any aggression out of the moment that you'd otherwise escalate by reacting with anger. They go from being angry/douchey/smug to '... What? What's wrong with my car... What???' and you just go on your merry way.
At this point, just place your bag with the well-known, huge, neon laser space pony "FUCK CARS" poster visibly in a window and be done with it.
- Can I buy stickers I can put on a bus?
You’ll make them regret leaning out the window and shouting “Bus Wankers”.

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- Ha ha ha huge fan of the show. I have taken the bus enough time to be called one, it happens lol
Just FYI, I saw a post reporting that a thumbs down angered drivers more than being flipped off. Perhaps it’s time for an experiment!
- I will see what I can do, but I can't promise I won't slip them a 🖕out of habit.
- i gotta start doing this when i’m on my bike with shitty drivers.
So many tells that you're not in the US...
- Yeah definitely wouldn't do it there, I'd probably get chased down, dragged out of the bus and shot in the street like a commie bastard or do they like commies now, I don't know anymore.
Damn you are a badass
- I try my best.

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