What's with all the furry airbags in cars lately?

[Orrex]

Oh, my mistake--that's a dog sitting in that person's lap.

WTF are people thinking? Who's going to get the worse end of that head-on collision? The dog'll get squished, but the person's going to have a furry projectile launched through his sternum.

Bonus points if the vehicle is an SUV and the driver is on a cellphone at the time of dog-impact.

[Kerrytravelers]

1. Dogs... kids... why can't people drive without something sitting on them?

I guess that would be too logical.

The animals go in car carriers and the kids get tied to the roof rack. That's how it works in my family!

[Orrex]

2. That's a great way to get chubby kids

Much better to tether them to the rear bumper and force them to keep up.

[Kerrytravelers]

3. Maybe that could be my school's new PE program.

I can tie all my little kids to the back bumper and take a few turns around the neighborhood. We have jump ropes, I could just pull it through their little belt loops. They'd be safe. I'd drive real slow. And for fun, they could sometimes wear roller skates! What fun that would be! And I could listen to Air America while I did the driving! We don't have PE teachrs and I've been looking for a new lesson plan!

[XemaSab]

4. Chubby kids will lessen the force of impact in a crash

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