How to make sure drivers will give way

3 years ago by mondoman712 to c/fuck_cars

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lgsp 176 points 3 years ago
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photonic_sorcerer 32 points 3 years ago

Because of the implication?

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lgsp 18 points 3 years ago
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PedestrianError 25 points 3 years ago

@lgsp @mondoman712 I remember my preschool having a big stack of cardboard bricks to build with. Maybe they still have those in toy stores?

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LovesTha 22 points 3 years ago
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hOrni 21 points 3 years ago

I am doing this. I have to walk along a narrow pavement next to a road to get to the nearest bus stop. During a rain it has many puddles and I've been splashed on many occasions. Will be making a foam brick next week.

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lgsp 8 points 3 years ago
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doubtingtammy 19 points 3 years ago

LMFAO Drivers hate this one trick

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gallopingsnail 13 points 3 years ago

Drivers hate this one brick

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xantoxis 9 points 3 years ago

Drivers hate this one brick

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xantoxis 15 points 3 years ago

Looks to me like a lot of them are slowing down to see what kind of performance art he's doing. Even the bus driver pointed at him in curiosity. Admittedly, there are also a lot of them swerving away from the puddle in a moment of sudden awareness, or just swerving away from him in a moment of fear.

There may be some aspect of attention-grabbing that would work no matter what was in his hand. People see so many umbrellas on a rainy day that it barely registers, but if you hold anything at all that's eye-catching, you'll pop up in their conscious attention and they'll treat you like a person instead of a road hazard.

I mean, if it works it works, but I think it would be less effective if a lot of people did it. "Oh, I've seen this one, he never actually throws the brick."

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c0ber 12 points 3 years ago

I mean, if it works it works, but I think it would be less effective if a lot of people did it. “Oh, I’ve seen this one, he never actually throws the brick.”

seems easily solved by having at least some people actually throw it when called for

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Baku 4 points 3 years ago
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Mango 1 point 3 years ago

Gotta say it's good carrying a passive threat.

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