Greetings from Athens, Greece,

A city with no sidewalks, no bicycle routes, lots of car traffic everywhere and awful public transport.

I was walking with my sister today and she found me walking in the middle of the street dangerous. So, I explained that this is my way of fucking with drivers. They have to slow down and wait for me to make way for them to pass me.

I usually do this in the neighbourhood streets where drivers usually are not speeding, so I will be able to dodge them in time if I need to.

All this discussion got me wondering what else I could be doing.

I was wondering what other methods people are employing. So, how are you fucking cars? Are you organized? Are you a rogue individual?

  • Hazrod@jlai.lu
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    1 year ago

    I push the crossing button to force the red light for cars, even when I don’t need to cross.

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      1 year ago

      My favorite part of daily walking / train / bike share commute is using a particular mid block crosswalk with flashing lights to stop 4 lanes of traffic at rush hour.

    • souperk@reddthat.comOP
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      1 year ago

      It may be a cultural barrier, but most people in my vicinity do not agree, they want more lanes…

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    1 year ago

    That sounds like an incredibly silly thing to do. You are more likely to get yourself injured than have any affect on the prevalence of cars.

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      1 year ago

      Not really trying to make a change, I am just pissed.

      To be honest, I never really had anything close to a scare. Children could be walking around, and thankfully drunk driving is not that common here.

  • someguy7734206@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    When I do drive, I follow the rules of the road exactly. People have commented on the fact that I actually come to a complete stop at stop signs, and didn’t turn right in front of a crossing pedestrian.