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I have a negative visceral reaction to the "baby on board" stickers on cars. It feels really entitled; to me it says, "be extra careful with me, because my sma

by kelnos 2y ago

I have a negative visceral reaction to the "baby on board" stickers on cars. It feels really entitled; to me it says, "be extra careful with me, because my small child is more deserving of safety than other people".

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That's unnecessary. Think more like "I can be really distracted and suddenly swerve because my toddler threw their drink at me". Like with L-plate drivers. Be very careful, don't hate, they're just danger to themselves and everyone else around. They're not entitled, they're warning.
- mc3301 2y ago
  I interpret them similarly. I also think, "I might be lacking sleep, in a hurry, or have way too much on my mind." Becoming a parent brought upon quite an increase in my empathy for other parents.
- jajko 2y ago
  Yeah I get the logic but its still flawed and wrong (saying this as a father of 2 small kids who drives them around frequently). You either are road-worthy driver who can drive safely or not. L ones are an approved exception and the list and law and expectations ends right there. Nobody is babysitting 27 categories or potentially distracted or otherwise dysfunctional drivers. If you can't drive safely either have somebody else drive, use public transport or stay home. No excuses, you can very easily kill people including your own kids.
huhkerrf 2y ago
If you'd like to be less unnecessarily cynical, you can instead read it as "there's someone in the vehicle who is more fragile, and less likely to survive an accident."
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- aziaziazi 2y ago
  I’d like to see it like that too but we don’t observe much « oldie inside » stickers. I don’t think he’s cynical and understand the sticker as a polite way to say the driver have more care for his baby than others human being, which is not to blame of course.
Cthulhu_ 2y ago
IIRC it's also there so that in the case of an accident, people will look for the baby in case it's trapped somewhere or somehow left the car.

by kelnos 2y ago

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That's unnecessary. Think more like "I can be really distracted and suddenly swerve because my toddler threw their drink at me". Like with L-plate drivers. Be very careful, don't hate, they're just danger to themselves and everyone else around. They're not entitled, they're warning.

mc3301 2y ago
I interpret them similarly. I also think, "I might be lacking sleep, in a hurry, or have way too much on my mind." Becoming a parent brought upon quite an increase in my empathy for other parents.
jajko 2y ago
Yeah I get the logic but its still flawed and wrong (saying this as a father of 2 small kids who drives them around frequently). You either are road-worthy driver who can drive safely or not. L ones are an approved exception and the list and law and expectations ends right there. Nobody is babysitting 27 categories or potentially distracted or otherwise dysfunctional drivers. If you can't drive safely either have somebody else drive, use public transport or stay home. No excuses, you can very easily kill people including your own kids.

huhkerrf 2y ago

If you'd like to be less unnecessarily cynical, you can instead read it as "there's someone in the vehicle who is more fragile, and less likely to survive an accident."

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aziaziazi 2y ago
I’d like to see it like that too but we don’t observe much « oldie inside » stickers. I don’t think he’s cynical and understand the sticker as a polite way to say the driver have more care for his baby than others human being, which is not to blame of course.

Cthulhu_ 2y ago

IIRC it's also there so that in the case of an accident, people will look for the baby in case it's trapped somewhere or somehow left the car.