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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? πŸ–• beeping at the bus because you want to get past? πŸ–•cutting the bus lane? πŸ–• 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 πŸ–•

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 πŸ–•to make them aware of their dickish behaviour.

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[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] bettybarcode@urbanists.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@boogetyboo
Another version of this, which I saw in a video (anyone got a link?), is to mimic stepping over a large obstruction in the crosswalk. Drivers will get out to see what's in the road.
@lemann

[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Hahah yes I've seen this one! I think that's a fun prank. My version is definitely, while subtle, more malicious and reserved exclusively for arseholes