Trust me you don't need to be that close to read them especially when it says in big letters across the entire back window princess Tiana on board in Disney type letters

Whilst all the above has merit isn’t it time that the same rules apply to this as in the use of mobile phones. The baby should be in the rear seat and the driver should not be able to offer attention to it. If it’s dangerous to prod at you mobile because your attention is taken away from your driving then the same must be for attending to a child in need of attention.

I agree in that the attention of drivers now is taken more by whom is in the back seat than mobile phone use imo, and little to no notice is taken of surroundings, in some cases don't seem to care either

I don't mind the 'baby on board' signs although we never used one on our car. I don't think people with those signs drive any worse than similar people without them.

The signs that annoy me more are those saying things like: "little princess on board" or "future superstar on board".

Edited by Sofa Spud on 14/06/2019 at 10:59

The original use of that sign was to alert first responders in a crash to look for a baby or child under the rear seats in the event of a serious accident.

Now they've become sad vanity accessories.

According to a leading motoring writer the signs , especially when placed on an MPV idicate the driver is extremely virile and can produce many children.

I love the signs on Renaults that say "Built in France, fell apart in Britain"

And the other ones on vans which say "Adventure before dementia"

And don’t drive in Luton. ;)

I did that once never again

Others have said there’s probably no correlation between these signs and bad driving. And statistically women have less accidents than men.

I worked for one of the UK's largest insurers and had full access to the relevant data, Women do not have fewer accidents than men - actually, they have about three times more accidents per mile driven than men - but tend to drive in lower speed conditions (urban/semi-urban) - therefore the accidents are less costly in terms of life and limb as well as twisted metal, they also drive (on average) far fewer miles to the point it outweighs the greater number of (minor) accidents per mile - also, where couples are concerned, the men tend to be the primary drivers on longer/higher speed trips, although accidents on motorways/A-Roads are less likely, when they do occur, they are very costly to insurers.

RE "BOB" stickers, I interpret them as "I know I'm a terrible driver - to the point where I am actually concerned for the safety of my own child due to my incompetence - so please give me a wide birth ('scuse the pun) when I forget to indicate, or are in the wrong lane (yet again) or am braking inappropriately or have missed the fifth perfectly viable gap in the traffic in a row."

Segueing the two points, being overly cautious due to your own incompetence means you are a better risk to insurers - it certainly doesn't mean you're a "better driver" - of course there are many male drivers who are too confident to the point of being dangerous.