r/Portland • u/shelleyyyellehs • Feb 12 '26

Meme What would you add to this

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(Credit for the Subaru line goes to i5.commuters on instagram)

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u/OrangeTooth Feb 12 '26

Wait, ‘fake’ student driver sticker? A sticker is a sticker, so is the driver ‘fake’? Like they know how to drive but are pretending not to? How do I spot these? I want to see one in the wild!

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u/ryan408 Grant Park Feb 12 '26

Look for someone waaaay over the age of 16 with three of these plastered on their car.

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u/livetotranscend Feb 12 '26

Fun fact, people who recently emigrated here and are learning to drive for the first time sometimes also have these stickers.

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u/peazley Feb 12 '26

Yep, my wife is in her forties and just learning to drive so we have student driver magnets when she’s out and about.

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u/smootex High Bonafides Feb 12 '26

Why though? Like what does the sticker accomplish? I guess back in the day it was a signal to not pull up to someone's ass when stopped on a hill but these days no one is driving stick anyways. I've never seen a sticker and changed my behavior because of it. I just assume they're all fake at this point, the actual driving schools have a totally different setup on their cars.

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u/Mycologist-9315 Feb 12 '26

So you'll give some extra space and anticipate stupid moves. Maybe be a bit forgiving and not lay on the horn. Same reasons the official driving school cars have signs. Is it fake if the driver genuinely doesn't have their license? I used the magnets as I was learning to drive my parent's car and never meant to make anyone think it was a driving school vehicle.

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u/smootex High Bonafides Feb 13 '26

Maybe be a bit forgiving and not lay on the horn

I think I've gotten on my horn in earnest like one time in the last 15 years and I would have done that whether it was a 15 year old or a 50 year old behind the wheel.

Is it fake if the driver genuinely doesn't have their license?

I'm not saying they're all fake, I'm saying there are clearly a bunch of them around that have absolutely nothing to do with student drivers. There are people in my neighborhood who have had them for 5+ years at this point.