To think that's it's bloody dangerous to have a dog "loose" in a moving car?

[MamaMaiasaura]

Just really what the title says. Driving behind a ford ka and dog bounding around back seat and between driver and front passenger seat. Crap driver too. So AIBU?

When I was a child we never restrained the dog in the car

Mind you cars didn't have seatbelts in the back either and lots of people never used the ones in the front

How times have changed

Yes Annoying. I remember when the seatbelt law was introduced in 1983.

Oh, yes, the wind tunnel effect. What you need for that is an open back pick-up truck like people use here. I see lot's of dogs with their ears and tongues whipping the backs of their heads. Most are clearly restrained (tied with a bit of rope) but not all.

Yanbu.

I had a very small car accident 6yrs ago. Had to do an emergency stop from about 20 mph and the soft toy on my back shelf SHOT to the front of the car. Since then I am strict about clutter and things not being packed away in my car.

Heaven knows what damage a dog would do.

I think the best is never to have any body/animal in a car as they are all potential dangers and risk their lives and riritate me.

Far better thay all walk and only I get in my car.

YANBU - I'm a dog owner two big fluffy ones an it's crazy to have them loose what ever size they are death traps in an accident.

I'm siding with the other posters I think it maybe illegal?

I have been watching some of 'It's Me or the Dog' with Victoria Stilwell in the morning. It seems that a common problem is that dog owners often treat their dogs as humans/babies/children. That might be why some insist that the dog travels in the car like a child.

Hi Exitpursued by a bear

I noticed in another post that you recommended using the Olive Branch for kitchen units. Did they do a kitchen for you was thinking of using them

Thanks Juls73

I guess he'd die happy and windy-eared

I remember seeing a cat on the parcel shelf on the motor, now that was frightening all claws splayed and teeth barred.

*motorway

Phew. Thought i would get roasted

But by the same token you wouldn't put your children in a crate in the boot. Animals are animals and children are children.

sb depends on child

yes, good point Mama.

For a smallish dog, a crate wedged on the back seat works well.

Crate in 'boot' works for estates and uncovered hatchbacks...surely no-one puts an animal in an actual boot?

No I did say no boots unless it's a hatchback.

I once encountered a car hogging the middle lane of the M25 at 50mph.

The driver was being distracted by the cat that was sat on her head.

My boot is open, 4X4 stylee. I did try to squeeeeeeeze them into a tiny little city car's boot, but the big'un is just too big[evil grin]

I meant the dogs, not the DD's[even bigger evil grin]

YANBU
Both my dogs wear dog seat belts that buckle into the normal seatbelt system. I think loose dogs in cars are dangerous for many reasons. The ILs think I am a bit mad for this though...SIL did comment a while back that I am the family health and safety officer. Fine!

The best one I saw was driving into Berkhamsted. Old style Volvo estate in front of me, boot door was wide open, lots of blankets/sheets and ladders in boot. Sitting on top of the blankets was a JRT type dog. Loose, no lead, harness nothing bouncing around. I'm not kidding, I was sh1tting myself thinking - the dog's going to fall out of the boot and I'm going to run it over. I thought maybe the driver forgot his boot was open...: (

You should never had a do loose in your car in any circumstances because in an accident it could become the loose object that kills you. Ditto a box of tissues on your parcel shelf!

nobody has ever been seriously injured by a flying box of tissues... ever!

and this was dispelled on Mythbusters too.. it would not happen!