• Fuck spez@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        8 days ago

        Apparently, the original intent of those stickers was to alert first responders to the presence of an infant who could potentially get overlooked in the aftermath of a serious crash. I’m not sure how many of the people who are using them today know that, though…

      • I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        9 days ago

        The original intent with the signs was to let first responders know if there was a baby in the car or not. If you had a baby in the car, you would flip it to “baby on board”, otherwise you flip it to “baby not on board”. Instead it became a way for breeders to signal to the world that they successfully procreated.

        This stems from a 2006 accident in Texas, an infant was ejected from a car seat during a rollover crash. The first responders didn’t find the baby on scene and decided that the car seat must have been empty. A few days later, the baby was found dead near the scene.

        Now the rule is that, if there’s a car seat there’s a baby. If the car seat is empty, you keep looking until you find the baby. The best thing parents can do is out a stuffed animal in the car seat, this let’s first responders know that there isn’t a baby to look for.

        • Gloomy@mander.xyzEnglish
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          9 days ago

          I always understood them as a way to signal to other drivers the reason for driving slow and / or more defensive.

  • BubblyRomeo@kbin.earthOP
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    10 days ago

    So I have keratitis in eye since December '24 due to a bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus). I was put on a antibiotic+steroid topical medication (moxifloaxcin+dexamethasone eye drops). Doc said I would have take it for nearly a year. I already knew steroid eye drops cause cataract, glaucoma and fungal infection. Doc agreed on it too. On each visit I pressed on about stopping the steroid medication as I was shit scared about glaucoma. Doc was hesitant at first but eventually agreed to tapering and stopping the steroid medication fully. Doc said scars would occur and just ignore it. It’s been 2½ months since I stopped steroids, fast forward to today- when I see my charging cable from a slight distance without glass it almost looks triple (white light looks scattered to me, my charging cable is white so it looks triple when seen from a distance, similar to scattering of light). Don’t know what I’m going to do now or what Doc will say when I visit them Monday. I’m immensely depressed to say the least Please post memes in the comments to make me laugh!