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in HATING 'little person on board' signs in car's rear windows?

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DANCESwithnewlytannedlegs · 10/05/2007 14:21

I've just been driving behind a seicento with a tiny back window with TWO of these notices in What is the thinking..."Oh, well having these in my back window will stop people from ramming into me (more likely to if you ask me) OR I know, in order to show how much I love my children I'll limit the rear view vision in my car thus making it far more likely that I'll have a crash with my 'tiny people' in the car. OH PURLEASE....

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MaloryTowers · 10/05/2007 14:30

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powder28 · 10/05/2007 14:30

I do have a baby on board sign and a child on board sign though.

Pannacotta · 10/05/2007 14:29

I'm not keen either but we were bought one with DS and my DH put it in the car.
I did find it made me feel better about eg stopping the car in the road outside the house to unload DS/shopping, as only on-street parking here and can be hard to get a space.
They are a bit naff but perhaps make people more aware/patient esp when town driving/parking etc...

powder28 · 10/05/2007 14:29

I hate those 'princess on board signs'

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DANCESwithnewlytannedlegs · 10/05/2007 14:27

Yeah, I would have thought the large car seats in the back might tip them off too...

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southeastastra · 10/05/2007 14:26

i'm sure the emergency services know to look for other passengers without having to rely on baby on board stickers

IdreamofClooney · 10/05/2007 14:26

I'm not keen on them either tbh.

I thought that the whole point of a "baby on board" sign was so that in event of an accident the emergency services woudl know to look for a baby - ie if the car seat was not easily visible. But they are pointless as people just leave them in the car all the time even when the baby is not actually in the car.

Perhaps they are useful if using the special spaces in the supermarket car park

Lilymaid · 10/05/2007 14:25

It is supposed to be an alert to emergency services that there is a child there if the car is in a crash. I never used one myself as it does seem to imply "Don't go into my car - crash into someone else's"

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