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backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
Fri Feb 6, 2015, 05:30 PM Feb 2015

How Russians deal with douchebag drivers...

OK, pass the popcorn.

As many of us know, Russia's traffic police are worse than useless. They make the NYPD seem like paragons of virtue.

Traffic laws are largely unenforced, especially on the rich and powerful, so the result is that you get endless Russian dashcam videos on Youtube of asshole drivers, and you get this group of young Russians who have taken the law into their own hands.

They set up on a sidewalk, or other place which is supposed to be for pedestrians, but ends up being a driving route for the Special... This group, called "Stop a Douchebag" first politely asks offenders to turn around and stop driving on the sidewalk. If the offending drivers get huffy, pick a fight, or try to run them over, they put a big sticker on their windshield (the kinds of stickers that rip into pieces when you peel them off, meaning you've got to spend some quality time with a razor blade to remove them) that says "I don't care for anyone else, I drive where I please."

Anyways, enjoy!

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How Russians deal with douchebag drivers... (Original Post) backscatter712 Feb 2015 OP
By trying to out douche the douchebags n/t Taitertots Feb 2015 #1
Hey, it's entertainment... backscatter712 Feb 2015 #3
Actually, it says " I drive HOW I please" DFW Feb 2015 #2
Fair enough, I don't know Russian. backscatter712 Feb 2015 #4
I do DFW Feb 2015 #5
Cool! backscatter712 Feb 2015 #9
What a bunch of assholes! bif Feb 2015 #6
An important point... CanSocDem Feb 2015 #7
A pole in the middle of the entry would stop people from driving on it. redwitch Feb 2015 #8
And the rude idiots are going... 3catwoman3 Feb 2015 #10

DFW

(54,341 posts)
2. Actually, it says " I drive HOW I please"
Fri Feb 6, 2015, 07:32 PM
Feb 2015

The placard says как (how) and not где (where).

But the point is taken.

DFW

(54,341 posts)
5. I do
Sat Feb 7, 2015, 02:07 AM
Feb 2015

The big words actually literally say "spit at everyone" but that may just be a local expression meaning "I don't give a flying fuck about anybody."

My Russian is somewhat antiquated, as I learned most of it from 19th century literature, never got introduced to Soviet era slang. The first time I was in Russia, they all asked if I was well-rested, since the way I was speaking indicated that I had been asleep for the last 100 years.

 

CanSocDem

(3,286 posts)
7. An important point...
Sat Feb 7, 2015, 11:21 AM
Feb 2015


...is the irrational responses by the women drivers. My experience here in North America convinces me that there are notable gender issues in the culture of highway driving.


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