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@rmondello all I know is, I derided those signs until the day we drove home from the hospital. Then I wanted a police escort and a 100-yard clearance on all sides.

@rmondello It isn’t a safety plea. It’s a fertility totem.

@rmondello I always thought the same, until my wife pointed out to me that it's a way of letting cars around you know that your baby might do something unexpected which requires your urgent attention (choke, vomit, etc), so you might do something unexpected (suddenly stop, swerve, etc). I.e. it's not to make others drive safer, it's to warn others that you might have to unexpectedly do something. It changed how I viewed this sticker.

@rmondello The people lying to themselves about what kind of driver they are

@rmondello https://youtu.be/B7tp40pEXlM?si=qth8sni_E1hMhnBz

@rmondello i assume they're just stating their enthusiasm for babies, like an anime shirt

@rmondello I'm pretty sure the correct answer comes from those pointing to first-responders, but for me it translates to "the vehicles around me are the last thing I'm paying attention to."

So as a motorcyclist, it's a handy warning that this one's likely to do something even more unpredictable than the rest.

@rmondello if you're being genuine right now, I do tend to change my driving a bit if I see "student driver". Even if it's just giving a bit more space because I can tell they're nervous and going very slow.

So, turns out, visual cues while driving can infact affect behavior.

@rmondello It serves as a warning that the driver is the kind of person who puts a "Baby on board" sticker on their car.

@rmondello I believe it’s (originally) meant to be for rescue services in the case of an accident to know there is a child in the car that isn’t necessarily obvious because tiny.

@rmondello As I understand it, it's so that emergency responders know to look for a baby if they are at a crash site. Not sure as to its efficacy.

@rmondello sing it to the tune of Sharky and George.