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?

Surely all the baby signs aren't as vomit-inducing as "Yorkshire Terrier on board" and the like...?

They give the driver of the car displaying one, permission to drive like a tit!

Well, in most cases! I have seen some of the worse driving EVER by people in cars with these signs!

Including one who's baby was sat on the passengers lap, in the front of the car!

Commercial. Tat. End of.

So I take it that judging by the protesting on this thread that most of you have had them at some point? How can you be arsed to get so het up over something so small. And as for being offended that is just bloody silly.

I had one, I was terrified of driving with dd in the car at first and in my hormonal state it made me feel slightly better. Sorry if that pisses you off or makes you want to tailgate me... Then someone broke my car window near the sign, scattering glass onto dd's car seat. Then I realised people don't give a toss and now I don't have one. But I took it down because it doesn't make a difference. Pissing silly over sensitive people off would be a great reason to keep it actually.

"lazyemma- and other people have said differently- see bamboo"

So you didn't read the Snopes link, where the guy who invented the first "baby on board" sign explains why it was invented? Guess not.

I utter fail to see how the sign is supposed to make one iota of difference to anyone's driving-it is up to the driver with the baby to drive more carefully. You can only control yourself-not other people.

well, I'm going to keep mine, don't care what you lot think!

It's a tiny little sign FFS - you either have one or you don't. It's not a big issue is it? And if someone does have one in their car, how does it affect anyone else?

This is getting boring now.

There is a car in my town with "Show Cats on Board" WTF"!!!!

I don't see the problem TBH I find the idea that people get wound up about something so small is rather odd and quite laughable actually!

They were designed as a safety precaution but since people started getting pimped up ones etc that has all gone out the window, and as said before nowadays firemen do a thorough check of area and car more than likely because of people who don't take their signs down and if there is an accident they are hunting for a non existent baby.

Not really needed anymore but if people wish to have them then that's up to them. Hardly the most pressing of issues reallly!

It is trivial and boring, but at least those of you who have them now know that a lot of the population can't stand them! It also may make people think twice about the vomit making ones that try and be different with little princess etc!

I'm seriously shocked at the amount of people who are convinced 'know' that the signs were not for emergenecy purposes.

My Uncle has been a firefighter now for almost 20 years and he has always insisted on people putting them up and taking down as neccessary because he has seen the good and bad they can do in an emergency. He remembers when they were used properly but now people just take the piss with 'princess on baord' or 'mum 2 b' etc.

mamadiva has said exactly what I was about to post. Am amazed that something as innocuous a baby on board sign can stir so much passion.

Why, you should all organise a march, let there be much fist shaking and gnashing of teeth.

I'm seriously shocked not surprised that even fire fighters fall for an urban myth.

So he has 'seen the good they've done until people started taking the piss or never took them out of the car'? They haven't only started doing that recently, y'know.

I don't know anyone who takes it in and out with the baby. They are stuck in and there they stay! (sorry if you are one of the handful who use them properly).

Well someone should inform the many emergency service workers who have had to do training in the past with regards to searching out a vehicle for signs of children including Baby on board signs, but I guess many MNers and (laugh) snopes know better than the emergency services who risk their lives and train for such events

Ach well I'll leave you alone with your pitchforks.

Pisces- I don't drive so have'nt had to go through the whole signage thingy, admittedly if I did though I would have one for the reasons I said above and because he'd kill me if I did'nt

Would only have a plain old one because I think nowadays they have become a bit tacky but they do have their purpose.

That'd be a 'a lot of the population' on MN then? So not really a lot of the population, just a few people?

I can't stand fluffy dice or steering wheel covers or yellow cars but tbh I don't really let it bother me and if I see one it doesn't cross my mind to tailgate them (and I know that wasn't a serious comment). I just think prat and drive on. Any more than that is a waste of effort.

mamadiva - do you know any paramedics? Because that's a load of bollocks

Well, as the daughter of a paramedic and wife of a police officer, they both laugh at this myth still being perpetuated. They have better things to do than search round for a sticker that has been thrown a long way from a shattered window, like attend to small children that are strapped into carseats.

It's emergency services myth 101.

mamadiva it must be older firefighters that were told this. my dad has been one since 1986. perhaps it was in the training back then.

and IMO that snopes link looks no more a reliable source than Wikipedia.

also seatbelts weren't compulsory in rear seats until 1987 and even then under 14s weren't legaly required to use them until 1989 so it's perfectly feasable for the 'myth' to have been true back then.