Little Princess On Board ...

[XmisterIS]

... Well then, you should drive accordingly!!!

I feel the need to post this to VENT the anger ... !!

Just driving back from Wickes, carrying 375Kg of ballast, woman approaches junction (you know the type - shades, looks like she's just stepped out of a salon, stylish lady-car, etc), doesn't look properly, pulls straight out into my path - cue 375Kg of ballast nearly going through the windscreen as I struggle to avoid ploughing into her!

THEN: [a] she has her daughter in the car and one of those wretched "little princess on board" signs in the rear window and I hold my hand on the horn ... and she wags her finger at me like it's my fault!

Had we had a chance to stop together at the lights, I would have asked her if she thought her driving was appropriate, considering she had royalty on board ...

 

[tyred]

She's just failed her practical exam for the position of being Kate Middleton's chauffeur!

I see this all the time "Baby on board - please driver carefully" seems to be a licence to do whatever the **** you want and expect others to make allowances for your careless driving.

 

[Bayerd]

She's just failed her practical exam for the position of being Kate Middleton's chauffeur!

I see this all the time "Baby on board - please driver carefully" seems to be a licence to do whatever the **** you want and expect others to make allowances for your careless driving.

Doesn't it just.....

The original meaning of these signs wasn't to have others drive more carefully around them, they were meant to alert emergency services in the event of an accident that there was a baby on board and to find and treat the baby first. Apparently there have been instances when the sign has been displayed, a baby hasn't been on board and crew members have wasted valuable time looking for babies in nearby bushes etc.....

 

[User482]

I've noticed a correlation between these signs and a propensity to jump the lights.

I'm planning on a "Dad's Taxi" sticker in a Chariot as soon as Miss R is old enough to go in one.

 

[Paladin - York]

To name just three of my motoring foibles ie Drivers who wear hats, drivers you can't see at all, & those "baby" stickers - watch'em!

I was a passenger in a car with some friends and we were off to do a walk somewhere. We came to a road toll bridge and were second in the queue waiting for oncoming traffic to pass through. At the all clear, the car in front, complete with "baby" sticker, came hurting backwards straight into our parked car. Stunned silence. Eventually the other driver got out looked at the damage and said "Parked a bit close didn't you?"

 

[Silver Fox]

... Well then, you should drive accordingly!!!

I feel the need to post this to VENT the anger ... !!

Just driving back from Wickes, carrying 375Kg of ballast, woman approaches junction (you know the type - shades, looks like she's just stepped out of a salon, stylish lady-car, etc), doesn't look properly, pulls straight out into my path - cue 375Kg of ballast nearly going through the windscreen as I struggle to avoid ploughing into her!

THEN: [a] she has her daughter in the car and one of those wretched "little princess on board" signs in the rear window and I hold my hand on the horn ... and she wags her finger at me like it's my fault!

Had we had a chance to stop together at the lights, I would have asked her if she thought her driving was appropriate, considering she had royalty on board ...

Sounds like you had a lucky near miss with that one, yes I know the type.

Maybe a sign in her window reading " Stuck-up, ignorant lady that lunches on board " would be more appropriate.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Baby On Board??
Why don't you just wave your genitals out the window and be done with it?

 

[perplexed]

Kirsty Young, the TV presenter put "Baby on Board" stickers into her room 101 if I recall correctly.

She said that the correct retort should be "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realise you had the Messiah on board..."

 

[Dave Davenport]

I think the best one's got to be 'CAUTION! Show Dogs in Transit!'. Makes me want to drive 2" from their bumper blaring the horn!

Come to think of it I'm pretty sure I once saw one about cakes!

 

[perplexed]

I think the best one's got to be 'CAUTION! Show Dogs in Transit!'. Makes me want to drive 2" from their bumper blaring the horn!

Come to think of it I'm pretty sure I once saw one about cakes!

Another one is "Caution: Flyball Dogs in Transit."

Or any other brand of MDU in transit...






MDU: Mobile Defecating Unit.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I think the best one's got to be 'CAUTION! Show Dogs in Transit!'. Makes me want to drive 2" from their bumper blaring the horn!

Don't be a ****, Dogs are FAR superior to snotty nosed kids and as such DON'T need to be stressed (if in fact they notice, all dogs are different - our previous dog only seemed to get worked up over motor bikes for example, and, well you'd probably be setting yourself up for a nasty accident if you did THAT on a bike!).
Anyway, you would just be asking for trouble doing that, and oh look.... you have a nice bent bonnet now because you were too close behind to brake in time! That's how impressed I'd be with you. Now, **** off and get a Darwin Award or something.

Come to think of it I'm pretty sure I once saw one about cakes!

That's obviously just a piss take.

Another one is "Caution: Flyball Dogs in Transit."

What's wrong with that? in the event of an accident, at least people will know what is/was onboard.
As I say, kids Humans don't have anything against animals. A view I have reinforced every day when I just look at my fellow humans (particularly those who are stupid towards animals).


Doug - couldn't care less about Humanity and we only have ourselves to blame.

 

[benb]

Doesn't it just.....

The original meaning of these signs wasn't to have others drive more carefully around them, they were meant to alert emergency services in the event of an accident that there was a baby on board and to find and treat the baby first. Apparently there have been instances when the sign has been displayed, a baby hasn't been on board and crew members have wasted valuable time looking for babies in nearby bushes etc.....

Pretty sure that's an urban myth. I don't think emergency responders would rely on the existence or otherwise of a sign to check for a baby.
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/parental/babysign.asp and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_on_Board

So the person who first started selling them says they were to make people drive more carefully.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Don't be a ****, Dogs are FAR superior to snotty nosed kids and as such DON'T need to be stressed (if in fact they notice, all dogs are different - our previous dog only seemed to get worked up over motor bikes for example, and, well you'd probably be setting yourself up for a nasty accident if you did THAT on a bike!).
Anyway, you would just be asking for trouble doing that, and oh look.... you have a nice bent bonnet now because you were too close behind to brake in time! That's how impressed I'd be with you. Now, **** off and get a Darwin Award or something.

<moderator hat on> Steady on Doug. Friendly discussion, and all that. </moderator hat>

 

[Black Sheep]

Pretty sure that's an urban myth. I don't think emergency responders would rely on the existence or otherwise of a sign to check for a baby.
http://www.snopes.co...al/babysign.asp and
http://en.wikipedia....i/Baby_on_Board

So the person who first started selling them says they were to make people drive more carefully.

I'd assume they'd look at the child seat in the front / rear of the car and go from there.

 

[Bluebell72]

(you know the type - shades, looks like she's just stepped out of a salon, stylish lady-car, etc),

One day someone will describe me in that way....