Yet I'm not convinced a crate would be much better. The dog would still be hurled pretty hard against it. Those metal ones could turn into skewers, and the plastic ones could probably shatter easily. Also, if the crate gets banged up enough, it could be hard to open. Cutting a dog out of a harness, if need be, wouldn't be too hard. Cutting a dog out of a crate...that would be a little harder.
I don't know. There's risks both ways unfortunately. It just sucks all around, I think
I guess we just have to do the best we can.
There is a crash tested proved crate but it's like $2000... and that ain't happening.
Here's one I found for $200:
Large Dog Crate
I was in an accident with Jackson two years ago where my car was totaled. He was in the back and not attached to anything. I am so thankful he was not on my lap, and he wasn't injured. I almost wonder if he had been hooked up if he would have actually gotten hurt, after watching these videos. I almost feel like more damage would have been done.