Baby on Board????? WTF???

norm
norm Posts: 31,146
edited January 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
in the span of an hour i saw 2 different cars with baby on board signs in the rear window :confused:

did i miss a meeting? when did it become 1987?

and another thing....why do i give a rats ass if you have a baby in your car? am i supposed to drive differently? are you more important than the rest of us?
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  • QuarterToTen
    QuarterToTen Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 3,650
    did mom have a bad perm and was the Bon Jovi cranked?

    never really understood the necessity for those signs either.
    Nice shirt.
  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    cutback wrote:
    did i miss a meeting? when did it become 1987?
    :D lol
  • rearviewmiror
    rearviewmiror Posts: 894
    I HATED those signs. I bet they'll come back. Seems about time for something inane and selfish to be a fad again.
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  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,377
    cutback wrote:
    and another thing....why do i give a rats ass if you have a baby in your car? am i supposed to drive differently? are you more important than the rest of us?
    I remember many years ago (1987?) that my dad asked the same question.

    I told him it's probably pride in your kid and letting everyone know.
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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,218
    Yes you are supposed to drive differently. When you see that sticker you're supposed to activate your vehicle's SuperSafe shield, which prevents any collisions from ever occurring. Duh :rolleyes: :D
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    cutback wrote:
    in the span of an hour i saw 2 different cars with baby on board signs in the rear window :confused:

    did i miss a meeting? when did it become 1987?

    and another thing....why do i give a rats ass if you have a baby in your car? am i supposed to drive differently? are you more important than the rest of us?
    Nice.....flashback to 1987. :D
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  • in_hiding79
    in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    cutback wrote:
    in the span of an hour i saw 2 different cars with baby on board signs in the rear window :confused:

    did i miss a meeting? when did it become 1987?

    and another thing....why do i give a rats ass if you have a baby in your car? am i supposed to drive differently? are you more important than the rest of us?


    no shit....that is annoying as hell!
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  • drtyfrnk29
    drtyfrnk29 Posts: 846
    I patiently await the return of the window flags I saw all over Southern California. Nothing funnier than watching them all disappear after that particular team lost a game. They should have come with a draw string so they could be lowered to half mast. :)
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  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    Were there also Garfield dolls suctioned to the windows?
  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    It gives rescue teams information that they might not necessarily see in the event of a car accident.- that a child may be among the wreckage. Same thing with those toddler signs they put in the windows of the rooms of children so that firefighters are aware of where children may be trapped.

    Infants/toddlers are helpless, if the parent or adult in the vehicle/home are rendered unconscious, those signs help alert authorities.

    it's pretty much common sense :D
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  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    agreed!
    that was always my thought when they first gt popular....like yes, so? your baby's life is more important than anyone else's therefore make sure to hit another car with only adults, or even perhaps toddlers......just not my baby! :p



    *ahhhhh...pureandeasy gave the first rational rationale for em. that makes sense and is wise.
    we have window decal alerts in case of fire for our pets. :) but no 'pet on board' decals on the car. although honestly......if the child is NOT in the car, then the sign should be removed so as not to confuse and/or waste the time of rescue workers.
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  • in_hiding79
    in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    decides2dream wrote:
    agreed!
    that was always my thought when they first gt popular....like yes, so? your baby's life is more important than anyone else's therefore make sure to hit another car with only adults, or even perhaps toddlers......just not my baby! :p

    LOL :)
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    "What a stupid lamb."
    "What a sick, masochistic lion."
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    PureandEasy wrote:
    It gives rescue teams information that they might not necessarily see in the event of a car accident.- that a child may be among the wreckage. Same thing with those toddler signs they put in the windows of the rooms of children so that firefighters are aware of where children may be trapped.

    Infants/toddlers are helpless, if the parent or adult in the vehicle/home are rendered unconscious, those signs help alert authorities.

    it's pretty much common sense :D

    That's interesting. I never actually considered that they had a practical purpose.
  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    decides2dream wrote:
    if the child is NOT in the car, then the sign should be removed so as not to confuse and/or waste the time of rescue workers.

    How about a "Maybe Baby On Board" sign? You know, just to fuck with the rescue squad.
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  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    Were there also Garfield dolls suctioned to the windows?


    I prefer the fake dead arm hanging out of the trunk


    :D
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  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    I prefer the fake dead arm hanging out of the trunk


    :D

    lol! Oh my, I forgot all about those. Those were awesome. :D
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    The B-Sharps


    Baby on board
    How I've adored
    That sign on my car's windowpane.
    Bounce in my step,
    Loaded with pep,
    'Cause I'm drivin' in the carpool lane.
    Call me a square,
    Friend I don't care,
    'Cause that little yellow sign can't be ignored.
    I'm telling you it's mighty nice.
    Each trip's a trip to paridise
    With my baby on board.

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  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    restlesssoul wrote:
    The B-Sharps


    Baby on board, how I've adored
    That sign on my car's window pane
    The bounce in my step, loaded with pep
    'Cause I'm driving in the carpool lane
    Call me a square, friend i don't care
    That little yellow sign can be ignored
    I'm telling you its mighty nice each trip's a trip to paradise

    lol, so I'm not the only one with that song in their head now, huh? :D
  • Flannel Shirt
    Flannel Shirt Posts: 1,021
    PureandEasy wrote:
    It gives rescue teams information that they might not necessarily see in the event of a car accident.- that a child may be among the wreckage. Same thing with those toddler signs they put in the windows of the rooms of children so that firefighters are aware of where children may be trapped.

    Infants/toddlers are helpless, if the parent or adult in the vehicle/home are rendered unconscious, those signs help alert authorities.

    it's pretty much common sense :D
    exactly. come on people...
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  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    lol! Oh my, I forgot all about those. Those were awesome. :D


    My new fav is the fake "testies" hanging from the back of a hitch on a pick-up truck !!

    Have you seen that ??
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