Car safety and pets
As a driver I have a bad habit. I don’t usually buckle up right away but a few minutes after I start driving and the car’s warning signal gets louder and more annoying. I finally listen and with an attitude of a teenager I reluctantly buckle up.
I myself am puzzled by this. What brings on the teenager like attitude within me? Why do I take the chances and believe falsely that accidents are less likely to happen in the first kilometer or two of the trip? There is something in most of us that makes as do things that are thrilling and dangerous, no matter how much it doesn’t make sense.
In the 90’s, I worked in a vet clinic in Whistler, British Columbia, a beautiful mountain resort full of thrill seeking folks, who hurl themselves down the double black diamonds runs that are steeper than this letter A.
Before the local bylaws tightened up, Whistlerites were also infamous for letting their dogs roam freely around town especially on powder days. Dogs can walk themselves, especially with 3 feet of fresh powder waiting, right?
Unfortunately many dogs couldn’t and I remember hating the “hit by car” emergency calls.