This is no surprise. It is not the first time a "safety" system...err...wasn't safe. I need no formal tests to figure out that these "restraint" systems will fail miserably...and tragically. Their purpose is to keep the animal from bouncing around in the car, mashing the accelerator pedal, blocking the driver's view of the road, etc.
I agree...the closest thing to "safe" for an animal in a "crash" is a strapped down, full enclosure/crate...preferably at least partly padded with motion absorbancy. I wish there was something better...I fear that the new 'laws' like what NJ passed will proliferate the manufacturing of profitable equipment to the detriment of furbabies. |