To ponder the logic of "Baby on board" signs in cars?

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Genuinely don't know what they are for...they didn't cover it in parenting class!

Anyone?

they were SUPPOSED, IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT , TO ALERT EMERGENCY SERVICES TO THE BABY/CHILD - THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE REMOVED WHEN CHILD NOT TRAVELLING, LIKE WITH L PLATES

i suppose so you don't drive right up their arse, if you're that way inclined.

whoops, sorry about the caps!

If someone is intent upon driving like a dickhead, a few 'Princess on board' signs are not going to deter them. POWN's explanation makes sense but they seem now to be more of a proclamation of fertility.

that is a myth peed, anyway no one bothers to put it up or down so it is a red herring in many cases.

i saw a 'dog on board' sign yesterday. like i care what you have on board just stop driving like a cunt.

Hmmm. Surely a crap insensitive driver doesn't care whether you have kids in car or not?
Interesting though.

oh just noticed your name! where's morocco mole

I used to think they were ridiculous but then a friend said she got one to alert other drivers that she was sleep deprived with a possible screaming baby and may not be the best driver in the world. I still didn't get one, it always seemed like showing off to me.

I always thought it was to make people aware that if you are not driving a 100miles an hour on a tiny winding road it is not to piss them off but because you have reasons to drive sensibly! I suppose POWN's explanation is the right one though!

But if an accident is so severe that you can't instantly see a child's car seat, I very much doubt a little sign stuck on with a bit of spit will survive intact.

Tidey, that's been my instinct - they are just a way of telling people you have a baby. Especially those prince/princess on board ones.
But then wondered if I was missing some grave, serious point.
I guess the accident thing sorta makes sense.

They are there to make £££ for the baby on board sign manufacturers

They have the same status and use as fluffy dice. I prefer fluffy dice, myself

Can't see the point myself. Are they magic? Do they prevent the laws of physics from working? If someone's about to slam into your car, a little sticker ain't going to do a thing!

Also, IMO, alot of people with said stickers are the ones driving like twats not very well!

They're obviously there to cause accidents. After all they do block up half the rear windscreen.

This is one "not on your life" product IMO.

Lots of people have them here (Brazil) - apparently urban myth says they steer potential thugs away from your car as they would rather rob anyone else instead of a frazzled mum with a car full of kids... Although I would have thought that the car seats were enough of a giveaway!!!

I dont have the sign as such but a duck in a sling on the side window mostly for DS to look at. I was sort of hoping that it may say 'if your twattish enough to park so close, dont be surprised if I bash your door attempting to get DC out (My DB always said he wouldn't park next to someone with a child seat in the car a spaces were so tight it was hard not to dent car doors

They're there so that other road users can easily identify idiots.

elanora it's not a myth. dad is a fireman and they are supposed to alert the emergency servies so they don't rush all the adults off to hospital and leave a child behind that could've been thrown clear of the vehicle.

Not a myht. Perfectly true. Emrgency services never liked the signs even when they first came out, they have to ignore them and check the car whether they see a sign or not, precisely because people don't bother to remove them.

They're a bit pimp-my-car IMO!

Widow - pmsl, too true!

bamboobutton, so would they keep searching for phantom children when there's a sign in the car and possibly a car seat?

Nobody ever removes them when the kids are not travelling in the car.

We have one (a plain, boring yellow and black one). We were persuaded by MIL's theory that they're to tell emergency services that they might need to look for a baby in the event of a really serious accident. We never take it out of the car but DD's in the car on most journeys.

Personally I wouldn't go for one of the pink "princess" type ones though.

Dh has put a small SA flag on the back of our car - it doesn't impede our view and excuses my bad driving!

I saw "mum-to-be on board" the other day... I doubt anyone could miss a pregnant woman.

They're yet more plastic for grandparents to buy and dump on us