| Re: My boy got hurt Riding in the truck!
In NY it is against the law for anything breathing - people or dogs, etc. - to ride in the open back of a pickup. It is illegal to drive your truck without a cover when it isn't being used to haul things too. I think that is a good law.
One day I was driving home from work and in front of me a pickup pulled from the side road and onto the road in front of me. The traffic slowed down as there was a train crossing, and lo and behold this old lab came limping along and jumped into the truck. It had fallen out somewhere back when I didn't see. I called the police and followed the truck into a shopping center. The police were on their way when the guys got back in the truck and headed for a busy highway. Last I saw the cops were in pursuit.
You cannot ever be sure what will cause a dog to jump or if you stopping short will throw it onto the roadway, etc. |