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wba31

my first child is due in April and i will not get a baby on board sign.

At the moment when you encounter me on Birmingham's roads you will just mutter under your breath "what a tit..."

If i have one of those signs you will be uttering "what a tit, with his kid in the car..."

JustinR1979

OddballJamie wrote: »

Originally they were intended for emergency services to take notice after an accident.

However I've found since putting one behind my rear headrests, nobody parks close to the car anymore.

Sure I recently read that was an urban myth, don't quote me on it though

BeenThroughItAll

OddballJamie wrote: »

Aren't the passed plates green Ps? I always though the green Ls were for Leprechaun on board.

Since there's no actual rules behind them, they seem to come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, from green 'P' to 'New Driver'.

OddballJamie

It's the baby Jesus!

facade

JustinR1979 wrote: »

Sure I recently read that was an urban myth, don't quote me on it though

No it is true. The idea was if the car is found upside down in a field with an incapacitaed driver, and no glass in the windows they would look for where the baby has been flung out.

Nowadays there are several schools of thought as to the meaning.

1) ( As mentioned by Oddball Jamie:) it means "I am going to try to get a baby strapped in here, so I will fling my door open into your car, and then saw it into the paintwork as I struggle with the child seat"

2) "In my arrogance, I assume that you proles drive so poorly that I need a sticker to shame you into driving properly behind me."

3) "I have a baby in here, it will distract me at some point: best keep out of the way so you don't get caught up in the crash."

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

mchale

OddballJamie wrote: »

Originally they were intended for emergency services to take notice after an accident.

Correct and to be positioned in the side window behind the driver, not like were all the idiots have them in the rear window :mad: :mad:

Yolina

facade wrote: »

Nowadays there are several schools of thought as to the meaning.

1) ( As mentioned by Oddball Jamie:) it means "I am going to try to get a baby strapped in here, so I will fling my door open into your car, and then saw it into the paintwork as I struggle with the child seat"

2) "In my arrogance, I assume that you proles drive so poorly that I need a sticker to shame you into driving properly behind me."

3) "I have a baby in here, it will distract me at some point: best keep out of the way so you don't get caught up in the crash."

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

4) I will ignore all rules and drive like a loony, I have the magic sticker.

Johnmcl7

JustinR1979 wrote: »

Sure I recently read that was an urban myth, don't quote me on it though

You're correct:

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

Strider590

Yolina wrote: »

4) I will ignore all rules and drive like a loony, I have the magic sticker.

Oh, number one excuse by far, from dangerous female drivers, usually revolves around the presence of a child in the car.

In fact one recently tried to ram me off the road for daring to overtake her, the excuse further down the road was she was protecting her child.....
The excuse for doing 30mph in a 60 limit was, you guessed it, child on board.

27col

I'd love to know what possible effect the OP thinks that the displaying of a "Baby on board" sign is supposed to have. Or, indeed, is going to have.
The sign will have absolutely no effect on a bad driver and is completely unnecessary for a good driver.