Comments on: Baby On Board? Oh. I’ll Slow Down, Then…

By: Claudio

Claudio — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:31:46 +0000

People aren’t going to drive more “carefully” around cars just because they have their little triangle sign up. I suspect most of the times they just like being pretentious wankers.

By: RainbowRachel

RainbowRachel — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:25 +0000

Yesterday I saw a sign proclaiming:
“Expectant Mum on board”

give me a break!

By: Marvin

Marvin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:16:16 +0000

Cynical Wanker! Grow up

By: Miranda

Miranda — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:36:59 +0000

BOB signs exist because “Stop riding my ass when I am already doing the speed limit and if you rear-end me with my child in the back I will get out and kill you.” Is far too long to have on a sign.

Were I rear-ended, with only me in the car, chances are I would be bruised but fine. I drive responsibly, I don’t speed, and I don’t slam on the brakes if there is a safe opportunity for me to drive around the situation. Were I to be in the same accident with my baby in the back seat the implications could be far worse for him, child restraint and all.

I drive AT the speed limit, and do not appreciated being tailgated and harassed by the driver behind me at any time, but especially when my son is in the car. The BOB sign is a polite way of saying “Back the **** off, and stop risking the health and safety of my son and I.”

Oh… and I do remove the sign when I am not driving with him. I know it’s there to alert emergency services.

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:01:40 +0000

I totally agree those BOB signs are annoying and I reckon the majority of parents put them up so people drive more carefully around them and their baby. I also think most parents wouldn’t even realise that they were intended for ambos.

I have a baby and I never will put a BOB sign on my car.

By: Angry DINK

Angry DINK — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:56:47 +0000

Bravo – thought I was the only BOB hater, so had to Google and find out – and came across your article. Am thinking of creating a D.I.N.K on Board sign to stick my finger up to the smugs on the road.

By: Dog Lover on Board

Dog Lover on Board — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:57:39 +0000

Eloquently expressed sentiments, Angry Dad! First, it’s soooo true that the anonymity of driving a car brings out the ugliness in humanity. Second, my friends (even those with kids) and I find those smug, little yellow BOB triangles irritating. In my POV, it’s not merely the “lecturing” attitude that comes across but also the notion that children are S*A*C*R*E*D, a belief that many parents of ill-behaved, pint-sized monsters insist on inflicting upon those around them. Give me a break! I’ll take a shedding, slobbering dog over an unruly, screeching brat in my car any day.

Furthermore, what if we ALL plastered our vehicles with similar signs trumpeting, to the drivers in our midst, the details of our personal lives … when those who share the road with us COULD NOT CARE LESS what we’re toting on board? Would anyone else alter their driving habits if a bright yellow triangle dangling from my rear window announced, “Philosophy Major on Board”? Or “Broccoli Fan on Board”? Or, better yet, “Adult Who Despises ‘Baby on Board’ Signs on Board”? This may seem like an inadequate comparison to some, but that’s my story, and I’m sticking with it.

Thanks, Angry Dad, for a well-written post that resonates with many people!

By: Katrina Roe

Katrina Roe — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:57:29 +0000

Hey, Angry Dad. I got it.
I don’t think you repeated yourself unnecessarily.
Unnecessarily.

By: Angry Dad

Angry Dad — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:15:41 +0000

Thank you Karen thank YOU! You’re the only person who commented that actually grasped the point of what I was saying.

By: Angry Dad

Angry Dad — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:14:49 +0000

I hadn’t thought of that Philby. I guess you might be right. And that does seem to serve a useful purpose. However, my more general point was that we should take serious action with regard to the lunatic speeding, drunk and dangerous driving we have come to accept as standard practice. The fact that we take it as a given that thousands die in road accidents and we accept accidents and ambos as part of daily life is the real problem!