Did you know that...

56% of pet owners drive with their pets, but only 16% strap them in.

According to an AAA survey, as many as 17% admitted to letting their pooches sit on their lap, 18% confessed to reaching into backseat to interact with their dogs, and an astonishing 65% revealed that they have engaged in at least one potentially distracting activity while driving with their dog.  

Why restrain your pooch?

Safety, of course - theirs and yours! In U.S. alone, an estimated 30,000 car accidents are caused annually by unrestrained pets. The numbers get even scarier - an unrestrained 10-pound dog in a crash at 50 mph will exert roughly 500 pounds of force, while an unrestrained 80-pound dog in a crash at only 30 mph will exert approximately 2400 pounds of force.

Some states are even starting to implement laws and fines punishing drivers who let their four-legged passengers roam free.

So next time you get behind the wheel, make sure that your pet is as buckled in as you are!