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How many times have we seen it? You pull up next to someone on the highway, and between the driver and the steering wheel is a little furry face starting back at you.
Sure, it’s cute. But what happens if that dog or cat (or groundhog) suddenly decides it doesn’t like the way you’re looking at it and freaks out, causing the driver to swerve...most likely into your car?
Senate Bill 596 aims to keep animal distractions out of the front seat by making “animal activity” that pulls the driver's attention away from the road, blocks their vision, or interferes with the ability to operate the vehicle illegal.
Of course the alternative is to just teach your dog to drive the car:
...just please make sure they wear their seatbelts.
Speaking of dogs wearing seatbelts, according to AAA, an unrestrained nine-pound dog involved in 50 mile per hour crash will exert 450 pounds of force. Imagine a sumo wrestler hitting the dashboard, or the back of your seat...that’s the equivalent amount of force a small dog would carry.
AAA encourages the use of a restraint system any time someone drives with a pet. Check out their video regarding restraint systems for animals.
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