DIY Automotive messages book

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Lots of car posts today... John writes -

"Here are instructions (and pre-compiled PDF) for making an automotive message book. It fits in the glove box and has 14 standard large-font messages printed forward and reverse (for reading in mirrors) like "Your tire is flat", "Your high beams are on" or even, simply, "Sorry." I've wanted an in-car LCD for this purpose for years, but there's something appealing about a simple DIY analog solution to the problem.

I've also included my source material to encourage others to modify the booklet to suit their needs." - Link.

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Posted by: wy__ on December 13, 2006 at 3:18 PM

Has anybody made this for cyclists? I live in Brussels, where there are very few cyclists, but we are growing in number and we are almost always faster than the cars... I would soooo much like to have leds on my bike that says this to the cars...

*Please be patient - I am faster than you :-)

!i!i!i
:-)


Posted by: notatoad on December 13, 2006 at 8:45 PM

clearly inspired by the road rage cards from t-shirt hell.


Posted by: joesoko on December 13, 2006 at 9:18 PM

This is great, but i would say something that start road rage!


Posted by: El_Payo on December 13, 2006 at 9:52 PM

In the early '80's there was an analog sign called 'The High Sign' for communicating with other drivers. My Mom had one in our old Volvo station wagon.


Posted by: Johnath on December 14, 2006 at 5:33 AM

notatoad - wow. Wow. Actually I had no idea about the road rage cards. Which is disturbing, since they are really spitting images of each other. I guess I'm *not* the only one who thought it was a good idea. In my defense, I've had my copy in the car since mid-2005, so I really didn't copy them. But still. Wow.


Posted by: TRosenbaum on December 14, 2006 at 10:22 AM

The Big Flipper - My father used to have one of these. ;)


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