I noticed these when I moved from Portland OR to Charlotte NC…I figured they were a southern thing, since I had never seen one in all my years in Oregon but encountered probably 10 in my first week in Charlotte.

I must admit that these have never caused me to ponder my own mortality – honestly, I find them tacky. I can’t imagine putting one of these on the back window of my car, no matter who died. Well, maybe if my rich uncle Louie died and left me $150k with the stipulation that I purchase a car with the money…then I could probably see the point.

Another angle to this that I wonder about is if this is some kind of defense mechanism – it’s saying, “look, I’ve got other problems. Take your road rage somewhere else.” Kind of the like the “Baby on Board” stickers are supposed to make other drivers more cautious.

I dunno…maybe these people are just expressing their grief in the only way they know how. I just don’t get the thought process behind it all.