Thread: Images and notices in car rear windows.

I don't get it personally, but I suppose whatever helps them get through the grief of losing a loved one. Same deal with those roadside memorials families keep at the site of fatal accidents - personally, I'm not sure why you would want to be reminded of the exact spot where a loved one died, but again, what ever gets you through.

Well said Babs,i don't get it either but if helps the family then why not.

Our neighbours commemorate their sons life this way. A small acknowledgement at the bottom corner of their car rear window.
He drove long haul trucks and lost his life in a crash while on the road doing his job.
Seeing these memorials on vehicles is sobering, just like the white crosses we see at former fatal crash sites.
If seeing these things make us drive more carefully, then it can't be a bad thing.

I'm less sure about some of the roadside "shrines" that are appearing.

The stick family stickers and tacky spin offs - well, enough said.

I must admit I have this sticker in my window , every time I open the rear door I'm reminded of these four beautiful kids who didn't get a chance to live out their lives
They were killed in a tragic land rover accident on 16th September 2007

That's so sad yet sobering, Jerry.

Why I can't forgive my fiance for driving four of our children to their death in 'Land Rover in the River' tragedy | Mail Online

I can't help feeling that those roadside shrines represent the same sort of attitude that prompts people to publicise the minutia of their daily life on something like Facebook as if it is something the whole world needs to know about.

I can understand that some of the deaths are tragic and that in almost every case there is someone grieving the death. Why can't that grieving be done privately? I see no reason why it needs to be made so public.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

That's so sad yet sobering, Jerry.

Why I can't forgive my fiance for driving four of our children to their death in 'Land Rover in the River' tragedy | Mail Online

That's really sad some kids really do end up with drop kick parents at times

Originally Posted by vnx205

I can't help feeling that those roadside shrines represent the same sort of attitude that prompts people to publicise the minutia of their daily life on something like Facebook as if it is something the whole world needs to know about.

I can understand that some of the deaths are tragic and that in almost every case there is someone grieving the death. Why can't that grieving be done privately? I see no reason why it needs to be made so public.

I don't necessarily agree. Putting an "In Memorium" notice in the newspaper has being going on for many years. This is just a new equivalent of that same practice.