Well, when comparing dog car harnesses to children's car seats, it makes sense that all harnesses would fail testing. Children's car seats securely fasten the child into the seat - without allowing for much body movement.
Pet car harnesses, however, are a mere tether - which upon impact with anything would cause the dog's body to be thrown about. And, if tethered by a collar instead of a shoulder harness, the dog could potentially be decapitated.
Until an actual car-seat for dogs is invented that entirely straps a dog in place without allowing body movement, then this is a continued problem.
A pet harness is still better than nothing & prevents a dog from hurling through a windshield.
IMHO, the study is a little bit misleading because it compares dog car harnesses to the standards set for children's car seats. There is no meaningful comparison between the two.
Tracey |