Flowers, Arrows and Falling Leaves

No, I've not taken to writing poetry.  Believe it or not, I'm talking about car decals.  We noticed that there were many cars with the same decals so eventually we asked someone what they all meant. 

Come to find out they are required by law and are an indication of the age and/or experience of the driver. 

The arrow you see below indicates that the driver has been driving for less than a year.

"child/baby in car" stickers are also really popular here

And the stylized flower you see in the upper left corner of the van below indicates that the driver is over....70 years old, I think?  How's that for age discrimination?

Funny story....in the photo below you'll also notice some stickers that look like pink and yellow raindrops (turned sideways on this car).  You see those a lot too.  Those used to be the decal for the elderly and it was supposed to be a stylized falling leaf.  But the old folks got upset that they were being called dead leaves so they changed it to the flower.

this dude doesn't seem to mind though, and  he's
covering all his bases