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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

I suppose keying them is a criminal offence?

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

Just photograph the van from both angles and send the photos to the local traffic authorities.

[–] kboy101222@sh.itjust.works 11 points 13 hours ago

These vans know every time the driver sneezes so Amazon can dock their pay for unsafe driving. These things have a million cameras inside and out.

So basically, wear a mask.

[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 11 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Well, given that parking in a bike lane carries a hefty fine, and that the cops don't seem to care, it's unlikely that they'd be around to notice or choose to do anything about scratched paint or a broken headlight.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 13 points 14 hours ago

I'm just thinking from perspective of type of offence. In Canada you can park in the middle of the road and that's a non-criminal offence. You're getting a fine if someone is bothered to write you up. Purposefully keying a vehicle on the other hand is vandalism, which is a criminal offence. If you get caught, you'd get a record and potentially worse than a fine. It's a different level of punishment.

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

The vans are surveillance vans, you do this and amazon is definitely recording you

That having been said, I think relieving the vans of all of their tire air would not be considered permanent damage.

[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

That's a good point actually. Amazon is much more likely to care about a van that can't deliver than some scratched paint.

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

"Oh nooo, my bike handle accidentally smashed into the van while I was avoiding the obstacle in the bike lane."

[–] Verqix@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

"And I forgot to tape the outer most part or my handle bar, so it is just the bare metal"