Are "In Loving Memory" windshield decals a thing in your area?

[pcstang]

Big in SE AL. Not a fan but to each their own. The memorial markers are all over I10 and I75 in FL. HWY 431 to Atlanta is listed as one of the top 10 most dangerous highways and has a lot of the memorial markers.

 

[mummabear]

I have seen a few of them here, I personally don't like them and wouldn't do it but it doesn't bother me that other people do.

There is a local church van that has "I found Hope what did you find" on it, it takes everything I have not to write Nemo with a permanent marker every time I see it

 

[FlightlessDuck]

I see them once in a while in PA. No, I would not put one on my car.

This is what I weas going to say. It's not ubiquitous, but I have seen it.

 

[Kellykins1218]

The whole back window?? I was thinking it was the size of a four person stick family that are popular on rear windshields.

There are several in our town for a guy killed running from the police on his motorcycle. His family has martyred him. They have his name and HUGE angel wings on the back windows of all of their cars.

 

[CarolAnn856]

There are several in our town for a guy killed running from the police on his motorcycle. His family has martyred him. They have his name and HUGE angel wings on the back windows of all of their cars.

The ones I've seen also take up the whole window. Not sure if they're made of the kind of material you can basically see through from inside the car or not. If not, I would think they shouldn't be allowed.

 

[Sydney2977]

From a health promotional perspective they are used in Australia as a visual reminder for not only the drivers of the vehicle but for other people on the roads as well to decrease the amount of road deaths. In 2006 we had the 'Touched by the Road Toll' campaign where they used these:

The latest campaign is 'Towards Zero' and again there are bumper stickers.

If people get upset about roadside memorials then I'd suggest staying away from major highways in Australia, with next of kin permission - the TAC occasionally use the car wrecks as another visual reminder.

Our state has a similar campaign (though yours is much more touching and professionally done) of Target Zero.

Wow, I can't believe I'm sharing this, but my best friend was killed in 2008 when she was hit by a car- she was crossing the road in an undesignated spot, it was dark, the driver wasn't speeding, so no "fault"- but it was still tragic and untimely, especially since she was only 35 and left a husband, children, and lots of family and friends to mourn. We have never used car decals or put up a roadside memorial but I do get emotional when I drive past the location. I choose to visit her grave and talk to and pray with her.

Small roadside memorials are fairly common here, especially on the two-lane back roads. There is one in our town that I think is especially touching and a great reminder for drivers to watch for pedestrians and bikers. There was a local woman who rode to work on her bike everyday and was struck and killed while crossing at a cross walk when a truck wasn't paying attention. There is a beautiful white bicycle with flowers posted at that corner for her.

 

[BigAlsGal]

They are common in the mid west. I think those and roadside memorials are awful. I hope if I choke on a cheeseburger at Burger King they don't make a memorial at the table I keeled over on top of.

 

[DVC-Don]

See a lot in central Florida, some cars have several of them. I did get close to one at the Publix store and it was for a pet. Also a lot of roadside memorials with plastic flowers. No, I would not do it.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I see them in the Midwest, not every day, but yea it is not uncommon at all.

 

[Squirlz]

I used to live in extreme Southwest Michigan...New Buffalo!

Redemak's!

 

[luvsJack]

They are common in the mid west. I think those and roadside memorials are awful. I hope if I choke on a cheeseburger at Burger King they don't make a memorial at the table I keeled over on top of.

Why do you think they are awful?

I wouldn't have the sticker on my car but it does mean something to the person driving the car, obviously.

I used to wonder about the roadside memorials but the cross for bil is very touching. His friend made it out of love for his friend.

There is one close by my home that I wish someone would update. Its on the corner of a fence and originally it was a cross with flowers that were changed out each season but whoever was putting the flowers there stopped and now its faded and messy looking.

There is another one in town with a teddy bear that is wet and faded. But it was for a child and could have belonged to the child so I can get why they left it.

For many, its the place they died or the place they said their last words. Its meanigful to the ones who placed it there. BIL died at the scene and asked the paramedics to look after his dogs and tell his kids he loves them. So that spot is meaningful to everyone. Even his dog wouldn't leave the spot for a long time. (She was with him in the truck).

 

[Caseheidi]

I saw one for the first time here in Oregon. If I remember correctly, the license plate was from a state on the east coast, so maybe it is just now making it out to the Northwest.

Personally I wouldn't do it. The one I saw I thought was one of those kid sport team ones until I read it. Seems to similar to a fun, proud parent thing to do to make it really special as a memorial. Also I would prefer something more personal.

 

[MIGrandma]

I've never seen one, and would not put one on my car. I wouldn't consider them tacky though, nor the roadside memorials either. Everyone grieves differently and if those things give someone comfort who am I to judge them?

 

[tinatark]

My BIL was a firefighter who died in the line of duty. His brother-firefighters had stickers made - the maltese cross with his name, dates of birth and date. They all wear them on their helmets and on the trucks for his station. We all got them and they were on our cars for a pretty long time. I love that he died in 2008 and the guys at his station (and many others) still remember.

 

[DVC-Don]

I just recalled this bit about a roadside memorial near my NY home. The accident happened on a state highway, two car accident, one fatality in front of a residence. A roadside memorial was up the next day, tons of candles a flowers, some plastic. The homeowner left it up on his front lawn for about a month, then took it down. Next day a new one was up on his lawn. He took that one down too. Again, another memorial showed up so he called the police and was told technically the state owned the first 10 feet of the lawn so he could take it down, but could not prevent another from being erected. Now after five + years there is still a cross there, although no candles or flowers now.

 

[TheDisneyNurse]

I live in south FL, and I see them from time to time. Not my car, doesn't affect me at all. I had no idea people were so bothered by them, lol.

 

[diz8297]

I lost my sister suddenly 3 years ago. I don't choose to remember her that way, but if it brings comfort to someone to do so, far be it for me to call it tacky. The grief journey is unending and very personal. What someone chooses to do to get through it is none of my business and far be it for me to judge.

 

[Disney_traveler]

This just in----was running some errands in the city 30 minutes away and saw a new one-----a billboard! Wish I could have taken a pic but I was driving. It was very vague though and no picture. Just basically a "Sally, forever in our hearts". I happened to glance up and did a double take but it went by too fast to remember it all.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Windshield? No. Back glass, yes see quite a few - almost always in honor of someone who died fairly young.

 

[mom2rtk]

Windshield? No. Back glass, yes see quite a few - almost always in honor of someone who died fairly young.

Same around here. Always the back window. Almost always someone lost pretty young.