# Do "Baby on board" signs prevent accidents?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-baby-on-board-signs-prevent-accidents/228381>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 10, 2004, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-baby-on-board-signs-prevent-accidents/228381 "2004-02-10T03:05:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zaphod7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/df788c/32.png) [@Zaphod7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zaphod7)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-baby-on-board-signs-prevent-accidents/228381/21 "2004-02-11T01:53:10Z")

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didnt the idea that they are suction cupped to the window some how negate the fact that they would be used for rescuers?

I mean that wa the first sign to me that they wer enot meant for this purpose. How many accidents have you seen where the windows were not smashed in?

i mean come on people…  
Zaphod

oh saw the babe on board one last night, and yes she was.

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**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-baby-on-board-signs-prevent-accidents/228381/22 "2004-02-11T02:03:05Z")

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I saw one yesterday. It was on the side window, which made it even more useless than usual.

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