Oaklevel wrote:
dturm wrote:
Oaklevel wrote:
Some states it is perfectly legal, some it is not, some localities have laws against it too.
Most of those states where it's legal require the animal to be secured either by tethering or in a crate.
I didn't read every article referenced, but another thing to consider is the level of carbon monoxide and exhaust that naturally accumulates in a pickup bed due to aerodynamics. Studies have shown dangerous levels to the point that it's a health hazard.
Doug, DVM
Probably so but in Virginia no securing requirements here (other than in a few cities) or probably not in NC...... In Virginia it was legal for children or anyone else to ride unrestrained in a pickup bed still can in a couple cases until a few of years ago. No restrictions on dogs as yet. There was a huge fight to pass the law to have children restrained.
But it is a bad idea to allow a dog or anyone to ride in an open pickup bed unrestrained even though it has been done since pickups were invented.
Yep. When I was playing summer ball. We were taken to the games, no matter how far, in the back of a truck. Only rule. Don't lean on the tailgate. Great memories.
Also for years. My kids, and DW rode in the back of the truck on a mattress, with a truck cap on. They loved it, and since the car wouldn't tow the pup, and that was before extended cabs were offered on normal trucks. It was the only way to do it.
