[Britster]

After being involved in an accident in June of this year where my car was totaled and Jackson was with me, I am so thankful he was okay. Had he been on my lap when the air bag popped out, he would have been dead very quickly. I'm sure of it. He was in the back seat when the accident happened but I have purchased a car seat that he's been in ever since. I admit, I let him sit in the back free if we're driving for short distances (and I shouldn't even do that) but I never allow him on my lap anymore even if he tries. It's not worth it to me anymore after experiencing such a terrible thing.

An unrestrained 10-pound dog will exert about 500 pounds of force in a collision at 50 mph, and in a collision at only 30 mph, an 80-pound dog will exert roughly 2,400 pounds of force.