More drivers are taking along canine and feline friends as they head out on the road, enough that auto-insurance companies are finding that pet distractions have become nearly as big a traffic hazard as cellphone conversations.
Pets that are unrestrained in cars or trucks cause crashes when they take the drivers' attention away from the road, said Pat Elliott, spokeswoman for Allstate Insurance in Phoenix.
Statistically, the numbers of serious crashes are still small, but recent studies show about 1 percent of all auto accidents are directly caused by pet distractions, about equal to the number of crashes blamed on cellphones, Elliott said.
What is the deal here? One measly percent? This country is starting to be ruled by gangs of politically correct, weasely busybodies. LEAVE PEOPLE ALONE! You just can't regulate everything, or we'll become a dictatorship over time. Enough is enough. I'm fed up with those who want to turn the US into a Nanny State!
Pets that are unrestrained in cars or trucks cause crashes when they take the drivers' attention away from the road, said Pat Elliott, spokeswoman for Allstate Insurance in Phoenix.
Statistically, the numbers of serious crashes are still small, but recent studies show about 1 percent of all auto accidents are directly caused by pet distractions, about equal to the number of crashes blamed on cellphones, Elliott said.
What is the deal here? One measly percent? This country is starting to be ruled by gangs of politically correct, weasely busybodies. LEAVE PEOPLE ALONE! You just can't regulate everything, or we'll become a dictatorship over time. Enough is enough. I'm fed up with those who want to turn the US into a Nanny State!
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