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From: rdp@teddy.UUCP
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Subject: Re: "Child in car" signs
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Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 15:23:57 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 29 15:23:57 1985
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Reply-To: rdp@teddy.UUCP (Richard D. Pierce)
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In article <1843@amdahl.UUCP> dwl10@amdahl.UUCP (Dave Lowrey) writes:
>> I'm looking for those signs that people are  putting  in  car  windows
>> that  say something about a "Child in car".  Anyone that knows where I
>> can find them, please send me some E-mail.  Thank you.
>> 
>Why? People will continue to drive like assholes, with or without
>"Child in Car" signs.
>
>If you have an accident, are people more likely to rescue you
>when you have one of those signs?
>
>Yet another sign of Yuppidom! :-)

Well, maybe some people will continue to drive like assholes, but my
experience is a little bit different. Before I had any children, cars
that displayed these signs caught my attention, and I tended to give
them just a little extra room. Now that I have three children (two of
which are under 2 years old) I have noticed that some people afford 
me the same courtesy. One thing these signs may do is cause people to
realize that someone driving with kids in the car has a few more distractions
to deal with, and needs a bit more consideration.

And, if I saw several cars involved in an accident, your damn right I would
rescue the people in the car with the sign first! If the kids weren't 
involved, they still need their parents somewhat intact.