How to stop Window Washers bugging you at an intersection.

[Electron1]

I have found this works most of the time....

1. Keep windows closed otherwise they will try to speak to you.
2. Hold your hand up (fingers all together) to indicate NO.
3. If necessary wave hand slightly side to side to enforce that you are saying no.

If this fails then completely ignore them. Getting irate just increases your blood pressure.

 

[Kloofvreter]

I have found this works most of the time....

1. Keep windows closed otherwise they will try to speak to you.
2. Hold your hand up (fingers all together) to indicate NO.
3. If necessary wave hand slightly side to side to enforce that you are saying no.

If this fails then completely ignore them. Getting irate just increases your blood pressure.

Many of them just start spraying water and only then start paying attention to the driver of the car. Pricks.

 

[Rocket-Boy]

Redirect the window washer jet on the passenger side to where said window washer will be.
Spray a jet of water at your "windscreen", giggle like a schoolgirl.

 

[APoc184]

Pepper spray!

Could also fill cars windscreen sprayers with said Pepper Spray and direct the stream towards said window washer a-hole like Rocket Boy suggested.

 

[AstroTurf]

I try and keep them engaged till the light turns, saves me dirty water on my screen and saves the other drivers the same.

 

[Nerfherder]

I have found this works most of the time....

1. Keep windows closed otherwise they will try to speak to you.
2. Hold your hand up (fingers all together) to indicate NO.
3. If necessary wave hand slightly side to side to enforce that you are saying no.

If this fails then completely ignore them. Getting irate just increases your blood pressure.

Then they spray their dirty water on your clean windscreen your just spend R60 getting cleaned.


I run my wipers the moment they come close.

 

[Fulcrum29]

In Mitchell's Plain, you will get sprayed or washed, no matter the resistance. At the Liberty Promenade they even wash your car in the parking lot, no questions asked. Asking money to pay their "good" deed is quite persistent.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

4. Use windscreen washer if you see them going towards it anyway.
5. Open window and tell them to fsck off.

 

[marine1]

I drive up to robot but give myself a large gap in front then as they come up to me I drive forwards. ****ers

 

[TehStranger]

I get out the car and dish a few PKs to the nearest guy, regardless of whether he wanted to wash my window or not.

Gotta keep these guys on their toes.

 

[jax_maxit]

I drive up to robot but give myself a large gap in front then as they come up to me I drive forwards. ****ers

I do this too. And if I see the lights are red (when they will come wash my windscreen), I approach slowly and try to reach their intersection when the light is green again. Works best if there is not that much traffic...

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Train horn wired up to your hooter (or some obscure switch)?

Makes them skrik sommer groot :twisted:

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Thankfully on my route home there's no window washers, only a spastic mime, and some fruit/cellphone chargers/sunglasses hawkers...

 

[HapticSimian]

4. Use windscreen washer if you see them going towards it anyway.
5. Open window and tell them to fsck off.

6. Failing all that, lifting one of these in to view does tend to dissuade the most persistent:

 

[Fulcrum29]

I get out the car and dish a few PKs to the nearest guy, regardless of whether he wanted to wash my window or not.

Gotta keep these guys on their toes.

Try this in Mitchell's Plain, ego's gets silent quickly.

 

[TehStranger]

Try this in Mitchell's Plain, ego's gets silent quickly.

Why would I be anywhere near Mitchell's Plain? It's like the arsehole of South Africa.

 

[Ianf1]

My side mirror hit one of them in the nuts when he wouldn't stop and I moved forward. He was not amused. This was on the grayston offramp a few years ago.

 

[Spliffcat]

Fill a spray bottle with a bit of water and candelabra tree sap, spray it in their face nothing happens for a day or so then they go blind for about 3 days and huge blisters come out on their skin, they tend not to bug you anymore.

 

[grok]

Second thread today where I recommend shouting at the top of your lungs

Makes me so mad that they spray your window without being asked. Just remember to open your window else you're just going to look like an angry mime, but include stuff about his mother and cracking skulls on pavements. I find the hooter drowns out the inevitable grumbling afterwards, enabling you to continue on your voyage unpeturbed.

I'm actually not a violent person .. but if you have a voice, use it.

 

[teamed209]

I think the easiest way is give them R2 bucks to not wash your window, not helping the cause but I've seen those guys damage auto windscreen wipers whilst trying to wash your windows...that or purchase a rather large dog to travel with you.