No Pets On Your Lap
CNN reported on a new law before California legislators. If passed, the law would make it illegal to drive with your pet on your lap. Well there’s no big d’oh! Come one folks, if you’re like me you probably shake your head everytime you see a car fly by you with the driver trying to look over the head of his furry friend. Or, even worse, trying to calm his furry friend down while jumping all over his lap.
This is not brain surgery folks. This simply is not safe. I don’t know what’s worse. The fact that people are so stupid that they don’t know enough to keep their pet off their lap while driving — or — that people are so stupid that legislators need to come up with a law saying it’s illegal to drive with your pet on your lap. Maybe they should just come up with a law that says it’s illegal to be stupid while driving.
Now before you think I’m some kind of a pet hater, let me point out that through the years I’ve had many pet cats, and I currently have a pet dog. He’s my little Samson hot-dog and he loves to ride in the car. But, he also knows he is not allowed to sit on my lap while driving. His place is in the passenger seat enjoying the drive and the scenery. Of course he also has strict orders to leave NO nose prints on the passenger side window in my Mustang. For the most part he’s pretty good at keeping his nose off the window. But, the low bucket seats might have something to do with that too.
Whatever the case may be, Samson does love riding in the car. Most times he simply curls up on the passenger seat and has a little snooze. That’s where the pet belongs. Yes, pets, especially dogs, love to ride in the car with their master. But lets be smart here folks, keep them off your lap!
Just my two cents,
Dr. Rus
