The "Baby On Board" window sign

Baby On Board refers to a five-inch sign intended to be placed in the back window of an automobile to deter tailgating. First marketed in September 1984 by Safety 1st Corporation, the sign became a ubiquitous fad, flourishing in 1985. Its use in the US rapidly declined by 1986 as parody imitations with lines like "Baby I'm Bored," "Pit Bull on Board," and "Mother-In-Law in Trunk" became popular, but it is still popular in the UK (along with other versions such as "Princess on Board" and "Little Person on Board"). The parent company diversified into infant and child care products. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Tailgating is the practice of driving on a road too closely behind another vehicle, such as less than the travel distance in two seconds or equivalently, one vehicle-length for every 5 mph of the current speed. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In biochemistry, flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) is the precursor molecule to FADH2. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Childcare is the act of caring for and supervising minor children. ...

Nevertheless, the signs have entered the American lexicon. In 1993, an episode of the television program The Simpsons featured a barbershop quartet tune called Baby On Board. The song crooned about how "each trip's a trip to paradise, with my baby on board", thanks to "the sign in my car's windowpane". 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Homers Barbershop Quartet is the first episode of The Simpsons fifth season. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... Barbershop harmony is a style of unaccompanied vocal music characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture. ...

An urban legend claims that the death of a baby led to the creation of the signs. According to snopes.com, there is no truth to this claim.^[1] The founder of Safety 1st, Michael Lerner, claimed to have heard about similar signs in Europe, when in fact, he entered into a partnership with Patricia and Helen Bradley of Medford, MA, to market the signs. The Bradleys had been trying to market the signs since Patricia brought them back from Germany, where her husband was stationed. Lerner eventually bought PHOB, the company set up by the Bradleys, (for approximately $150 thousand dollars) and changed the name to Safety 1st. An urban legend or urban myth is a kind of modern folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them. ... The Urban Legends Reference Pages (also known as snopes. ...

References

1. ^ Baby on Board. Urban Legends Reference Pages (2006-09-02). Retrieved on 2007 February 6.

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External links

• Safety 1st Information Page - Contains a brief reference to the Baby On Board signs