Dogs in Cars: Why Your Dog Should be Restrained [Part 1]

Dogs in Cars: Why Your Dog Should be Restrained [Part 1]

by Jill Ciminillo, Automotive Editor
Subaru and the Center for Pet Safety conducted a collaborative crash test study to test the effectiveness of pet harnesses marketed with safety claims. (Image courtesy of Subaru and Center for Pet Safety). Image courtesy Fox17 website

Subaru and the Center for Pet Safety conducted a collaborative crash test study to test the effectiveness of pet harnesses marketed with safety claims. (Image courtesy of Subaru and Center for Pet Safety). Image courtesy Fox17 website

Tuesday, August 27, 2019 - 8:10am

NEWSROOM: Subaru of America

CAMPAIGN: Subaru's Love Promise: Pets

CONTENT: Article

Cute or not cute, physics is physics, and a 60-pound dog can quickly become a projectile hurling through space with 2,700 pounds of force.

Which means it could easily be ejected from the vehicle.

As Wolko pointed out, most dogs that get thrown from a vehicle are killed – either from the impact or from an on-coming vehicle.

So, just as you would put your infant in a car seat, you should restrain your dog as well.

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