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I've been hit twice from behind by tailgaters. I think a 12 foot barbed pike protruding from the back of the car at driver height ought to be the answer to tailgaters.
I did read somewhere that someone had their dashboard altered so they could switch on their brake lights at will.
Good on a sharp bend!

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So... where can I get a "Random Old Fart on Board" sign?

Lidless:

Rodia: it wasn't me, honest!

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Now THAT would be a sign I'd pay attention to!

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I find them annoying too. Even worse are the ones that state: "little dude on board" or "princess on board". Though I couldn't help but wonder if you'd get extra points for rear-ending the car proudly displaying that it carried twins.

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I just adore the concept of washing Dirty Horseboys!

I'm with Maria--I view them as a warning, not a request for caution.

As to removing them when no child is in the car...I know of more than one house with a "child in this room" or "pets here" decal (mostly for fire departments, I understand) who no longer have either children or pets present. Yet the stickers live on, like college loans.

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In some cases, firing the drummer helps.

I can't remember the last time I saw one of those. I doubt they have any effect under ordinary circumstances, but I could see how they might deter acts of road rage.

I answered 'more careful' but not because they have a 'baby on board'. Usually they are shit drivers, so I try and avoid or get past them as much as possible.

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Ha! How things change. Now I have a baby again, and this time I have a "Baby on board" sticker. Mostly because it was cute, and it's the last time I'll be able to carry such a sign. But I still don't notice them in other drivers, or let it affect my driving.

Tailgaters infuriate me almost as much as people who think indicators are optional, especially at roundabouts. Grrrr.

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"The most terrifying day of your life is the day the first one is born [...] Your life, as you know it... is gone. Never to return. But they learn how to walk, and they learn how to talk... and you want to be with them. And they turn out to be the most delightful people you will ever meet in your life."

Yes I agree. I usually find the need to wash my windscreen when someone if tailgating me. It's kind of a figurative piss I guess. And yes, signalling at roundabouts is a common courtesy. Hate it when you sit to see what the non-signaller will do.

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