Spotted on my daily commute...

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Also makes me quite angry actually! Idiots!

I follow you on foot, Tricks..

Most annoying car signs: those Christian fish things. Why? These people don't wear fish-embroidered jumpers around the place, why decorate their car with them? What's the point? That I might have a Road To Damascus moment and turn to Jesus just because someone let me out in front of them at a chuffing junction? Is Christian motoring a successful way to induce epiphanies in non-believers?

Those "Baby On Board" signs annoy the hell out of me..... Ooh now I've seen that sign I won't ram you, thanks for letting me know.

I have wondered if maybe those signs are to indicate that the person in front of you may not drive particularly aggressively/pootle a little bit and could everyone be patient, thanks? Too charitable?

I see most car stickers/signs as pointless. "Babe on board" signs can usually be found on a female's car who has never, and will never be a babe.

And what are fancy tissue box holders on the back shelf all about, eh?

Yes too charitable! Perhaps if they didn't have signs obstructing their vision then their driving would improve...

Why do people put Playboy bunny stickers on their cars?

Because they are schllaaaags. (said in a gruff Cockney accent)

The best (worst?) I have ever seen is a car with a Baby On Board sticker - containing several toddlers in the back seat jumping about without seatbelts on......??????

To clean up after car based hanky panky ?

I agree Clurr. Also, why would you want a huuuyoooge exhaust that makes your car sound a gazillion times louder?

There is an urban myth that the baby on board signs were deigned to alert emergency vehicles that a child is in the vehicle and not to deter other drivers. Allegedly there was a fatal accident the parents were unconcious when rescued and the child had fallen out of view and was not discovered until a long time after as nobody knew the child was there. Hence Baby on board signs were born.

Have to admit couldn't wait to get a cheeky monkey on board sign when I was Pregnant but thankfully no longer use one.

I agree. Also, in order to read it you have to drive too close, which surely defeats the object of displaying it in the first place?!

Well, if that is true then I can understand the point of them.

We don't have them so that you won't 'ram' us! We have them so other drivers understand why we drive like sensible human beings and to encourage you to do the same around our precious cargo!

Doesn't make any difference to my driving whatsoever.

ETA - not that I drive like a maniac you understand

Then you don't need to read my sign. Here with have the worst drivers in the world (literally) and it appears to make a difference to them.

I don't think it works over here at all. Those drivers that bumper kiss because you're not driving fast enough (even if you are!) are generally arses that wouldn't give a damn about children being on board.

I've come across those ones and when I don't have E on board I've been very tempted to put my foot on the brakes!

I've done that before. I'm a fairly fast driver so it is highly annoying having someone up your backside when you're doing the speed limit. If you don't want to break, one trick is to turn your lights on briefly so the car behind thinks you're breaking.

I feel the same way about Green "L" plates - I didn't want to be treated any different just because I have recently passed my test.

I like this idea. It makes me more patient and more aware of what someone is doing if I know they are a little new to the game.

Duly noted! Thanks RB!

Tis true a school teacher taught us it in a lesson once. My OH refused to get one and after telling him this story he got one hehe.

I haven't heard this one about the emergency services and I work for one of them. Will check on Monday and report back!

Quite recently i read that the emergency services one was an urban legend, think it was on snopes but not sure

i have a car near me which is a very bog standard old run of the mill car that someone has 'pimped' with dodgy neon pink crap inside seat covers steering wheel cover etc etc and a sticker that says 'powered by fairy dust' on the back.. looks bloody ridiculous!

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

I HATE powered by faiyrdust stickers- have to be careful as one of my chums has one- poor lamb.

I HATE people who fill the back parcel shelf with cuddly toys. Makes you look like quite a spectacular moron.

You're havin' a laugh, surely? A bloke in his beautiful (old) green vectra with one fo them fish thingies on the back was driving like a proper tw@t on the main road near my estate the other week. Tailing the driver in front of him and then over-taking when he could, p*ssing all over the speed-limit.

I checked with OH (an ambulance technician) and he said he'd never heard of it! Think it's an urban legend but not true. Quite a good theory though!

I'm sure the emergency services will look for a child seat/booster seat rather than a tiny sign.

Spangles - Just being nosy but what do you do for a living?

Spangles - Just being nosy but what do you do for a living?

She's a pimp. Or at least, she's trying her best to get me pimped out at the moment.