They want to pick up passengers — not the other way around.
The city’s female bus drivers are being harassed by sleazebag passengers over new Museum of Sex ads splashed across the front of their vehicles — and the problem’s gotten so bad, the MTA now concedes the saucy signs need to go.
“Guys walk onto the bus and say to me, ‘Is this Museum of Sex?’” Catherine R., 50, an 11-year driver from Staten Island who didn’t want to give her second name, told The Post.
“How am I supposed to respond? I just look at them and roll my eyes up, I can’t really say anything. At night, I’d feel strange because there are more weirdos out. Don’t put the ad smack in front of the bus.”
Ads for the popular Manhattan tourist trap first appeared on the front of many MTA buses around two weeks ago, featuring large white letters on a black background so waiting passengers can’t miss the message as it pulls into a stop.
“It’s a horrible ad and that is not what should be advertised in front of a bus,” said one driver who didn’t want to give her name.
“People have made comments to me like, ‘I like that ad, do you like that ad?’ in a sexual tone. And I don’t like that ad.”
On Friday, the agency said it has heard the drivers’ gripes and now plans on “moving” the ads — but wouldn’t immediately explain when they’ll be gone, where they’re going or how the ads got approved in the first place.
“The safety of our workers and all those who use NYC Transit is our top priority. After hearing from bus drivers earlier this week we have begun the process of moving these ads,” said MTA spokesman Jon Weinstein.
Drivers don’t get to choose which buses they’re assigned to, but many women told The Post they’ll refuse to drive the provocative people movers while they’re still in service.
“Sometimes the areas we go to are bad, mostly in the night that is what you get the drunk creeps. In a dangerous area I would not drive the bus at night. Don’t care if I don’t get paid,” said another driver who didn’t want to be identified.
On a private Facebook group for Big Apple transit workers, the ads have been a hot topic, with many drivers sharing how uncomfortable it makes them — though some say they didn’t see the big deal.
“I’ve gotten so many negative responses from customers about this ad….Like I put it on the bus,” wrote one male driver, according to screenshots shared with The Post.
The transit workers’ union says it’s happy to see the end of the rolling creep-magnets.
“We’re glad that the MTA listened to the concerns of the workers,” said Tony Utano, president of Transport Workers Union Local 100.
The Museum of Sex didn’t return a request for comment.