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Baby on board signs

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  • 24-06-2008 11:09pm
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    tuxy
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    People who put these signs up are the types that drive at 50kph in a 100kph zone even when road conditions are perfect. They also tend to never look in their mirrors or have any idea what's going on around them. They seem to put these signs up in the hope it will make other people extra careful to make up for their inadequate driving.
    Agree or disagree?
    Perhaps you have one of them in you car. If so why?


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    berliner
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    I have one.I'm hoping assholes wont force me to drive over the speed limit by tailgaiting me and forcing me to go faster.


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    tuxy
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    berliner wrote: »
    I have one.I'm hoping assholes wont force me to drive over the speed limit by tailgaiting me and forcing me to go faster.

    What difference would this make to an "asshole"?


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    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Saw a L-Driver in a Punto yesterday,with a baby on board sign,a child on board and a bitch on board.
    Cant imagine how she even sees out her rear window!


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,993 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    I think that those signs are incredibly stupid.

    I've asked people who have them what the purpose is and they usually say that its to make people drive more considerately because they have children on board.

    What a load of crap! :(

    People should show consideration to other road users regardless of the age of their passengers.


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    Cionád
    Registered Users Posts: 2,000 ✭✭✭Cionád


    I like how many of these signs are placed obstructively in the centre of the rear window, and sometimes there is more than one! (Kayla on board, Justin on board etc)

    They were used originally to help paramedics identify which cars to attend to first in the case of a serious accident. They are not meant to prevent tailgaters, in any case no-one should be tailgating no matter who is in the car.

    edit: beat me to it jackncoke/Wishbone Ash.
    edit2: 600 posts whoo!


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    L1011
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    The original idea was to alert emergency services that a child may have been thrown from the car.

    However, does anyone take them down when the kid isn't in the car? Doubt it...


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    Wishbone Ash
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    berliner wrote: »
    I have one.I'm hoping assholes wont force me to drive over the speed limit by tailgaiting me and forcing me to go faster.
    How on earth would a tailgater force you to go faster?

    I'd be inclined to go slower. If you feel the need to go faster, then you seriously need driving lessons.


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    s14driftking
    Registered Users Posts: 645 ✭✭✭s14driftking


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    I think that those signs are incredibly stupid.

    I've asked people who have them what the purpose is and they usually say that its to make people drive more considerately because they have children on board.

    What a load of crap! :(

    People should show consideration to other road users regardless of the age of their passengers.
    x2


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    Anan1
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    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    How on earth would a tailgater force you to go faster?

    I'd be inclined to go slower. If you feel the need to go faster, then you seriously need driving lessons.
    I think that may have been a German joke.:)


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    berliner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 420 ✭✭berliner


    tuxy wrote: »
    What difference would this make to an "asshole"?
    I'm hoping this might cut me some slack and explain why I'm actually driving within the speed limit unlike most of the Irish population.Stupid I know but worth a shot!


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    mickey mac
    Registered Users Posts: 192 ✭✭mickey mac


    These signs are for people who feel the need to brag about their fertility, and their only topic of conversation is about their kids.:)


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    Photi
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    Cionád wrote: »
    They were used originally to help paramedics identify which cars to attend to first in the case of a serious accident. They are not meant to prevent tailgaters, in any case no-one should be tailgating no matter who is in the car.

    !

    Nope

    http://www.snopes.com/horrors/parental/babysign.asp


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    Anan1
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    berliner wrote: »
    I'm hoping this might cut me some slack and explain why I'm actually driving within the speed limit unlike most of the Irish population.Stupid I know but worth a shot!
    Because you're not Irish?;)


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    berliner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 420 ✭✭berliner


    Anan1 wrote: »
    Because you're not Irish?;)
    I'm a paddy all right!!


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    kmart6
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    These signs are pointless....they don't make other cars slow down!


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    L1011
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    Photi wrote: »
    Nope

    http://www.snopes.com/horrors/parental/babysign.asp

    Don't always believe everything you read on Snopes. They existed in Germany before the US, and were a safety device there.


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    tuxy
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    berliner wrote: »
    I'm hoping this might cut me some slack and explain why I'm actually driving within the speed limit unlike most of the Irish population.Stupid I know but worth a shot!

    Would a sign on the back saying something about not tailgating be more effective?
    Anyway for the most part tailgaters are too stupid to know what breaking distance is and don't know they are tailgating.


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    Anan1
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    kmart6 wrote: »
    These signs are pointless....they don't make other cars slow down!
    No, but I would give the a wider berth on the basis that they are more likely than most to do something stupid.


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    peasant
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    Baby on board, fish signs, pink (or any other colour) ribbon stickers ...all pointles, useless ...

    ...kinda like this thread, really :D


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    tuxy
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    Anan1 wrote: »
    No, but I would give the a wider berth on the basis that they are more likely than most to do something stupid.

    Agreed, I'm having second thoughts now. Maybe these signs are for the best.


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    berliner
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    kmart6 wrote: »
    These signs are pointless....they don't make other cars slow down!
    The Police would but alas they are a rare sight on Irish roads.


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    Anan1
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    I can't wait for some newbie to dig this one up in 2010...


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    Wishbone Ash
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    mickey mac wrote: »
    These signs are for people who feel the need to brag about their fertility, and their only topic of conversation is about their kids.:)
    I feel the need to agree with this man.


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,456 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Usually the automotive horror of a Trajet or whatever fridge on wheels they drive is enough to let the world know that you're up to your eyes in kids.


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    Esel
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    My Baby On Board story: 1987, on Route 93 from Phoenix to Las Vegas, was a settlement called Nothing. A few shack-type houses, a gas station and a souvenir shop. We stopped for gas (no baby on board btw). While paying for the gas, the owner, a real desert inhabitant, asked me if I wanted to see his Baby On Board sign. He then produced a rough piece of plank with a doll nailed to it. Dry humour at it's best.

    Nothing was destroyed by fire - in 1988 or 1989. Nothing was rebuilt, it seems. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/87

    Not your ornery onager



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    kmart6
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    peasant wrote: »
    Baby on board, fish signs, pink (or any other colour) ribbon stickers ...all pointles, useless ...

    ...kinda like this thread, really :D
    Close it now...go on...ya know you wanna!:D


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    Run_to_da_hills
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    Good one for a Hearse.........Dead body on board. :D


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    OldmanMondeo
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    tuxy wrote: »
    People who put these signs up are the types that drive at 50kph in a 100kph zone even when road conditions are perfect. They also tend to never look in their mirrors or have any idea what's going on around them. They seem to put these signs up in the hope it will make other people extra careful to make up for their inadequate driving.
    Agree or disagree?
    Perhaps you have one of them in you car. If so why?

    I have one on my car, but I find the oppisite. People without them tend tosit in the right hand lane on a motorway / dual carraigeway and not let faster moving cars pass, within or over the limit. Don't look in their mirrors, keep fog light on. Put make up on / have a shave.

    Please do not tar everyone with the same brush.


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    Slig
    Registered Users Posts: 1,550 ✭✭✭Slig


    Lets see over the past two days we had the following pointless items:
    aftermarket spoilers
    dump valves
    baby on board stickers

    Really the most pointless addition to most cars is the driver


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,993 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    OldmanMondeo wrote: »
    I have one on my car
    Why?


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