Swedish Agency Creates Simple but Genius Social Distancing Hack––the 'No Douchebag'

The tote bags read: "I'd love to sit next to you, just not right now. Thank you for keeping your distance"

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When traveling on the packed commuter trains and buses of the prepandemic times (remember those?), it felt incredibly annoying when a fellow commuter took up a whole extra seat with their bag, selfishly leaving you to attempt to balance for the entire journey. But today, with Covid-19 still circulating and sadly claiming the lives of many, creating distance is in everyone’s interest.

Agency Forsman & Bodenfors in Sweden has come up with a simple yet genius solution for public transport operator Västtrafik to help people create space: It has designed the “No Douchebag,” which commuters are actively encouraged to place on the seat next to them to discourage people from getting close.

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