Wen you dey travel with your dog for car, you fit think say short journey no need plenty wahala. But di reality na say many drivers dey do am anyhow, and dis one fit turn serious danger. Basta one small trip, di dog go change seat, come closer to driver, or just dey move free inside di car. Dis one fit look like no problem for peaceful journey, but any brake, collision, or sharp move go make di wahala become real.
According to di Real Sociedad Canina de España, three out of every four drivers dey transport dia dogs for car for insecure way. Di data come from Fundación RACE and Babyauto, and e show say many people dey use wrong restraint systems or put di animal for places wey no get di right condition. Even worse, seven out of ten drivers either believe say di law no clear or admit say dem no sabi how to carry dia pet.
Forty-two percent of drivers think say di legislation na confusion, while another twenty-seven percent confess say dem no know how to transport dia dog. Dis one make di Real Sociedad Canina de España dey demand better regulation and more information for di public.
Di risk get another level with di four percent of drivers wey still carry dia dog completely loose. If you collide at fifty kilometers per hour, di dog go fly with force wey equal thirty times im own weight. Imagine say dog wey weigh fifteen kilos, e go become like four hundred fifty kilos for dat moment. Dat one fit kill di dog or any person for inside car.
For punishment, if you use wrong restraint, you go pay fine of eighty euros. If di dog dey loose for back seat or no restraint at all, fine dey between one hundred and two hundred euros. But if you carry di dog for your lap, for front seat, or anyhow for inside car, dat one fit be negligence, with fine between two hundred and five hundred euros, plus dem go remove six points from your license.
José Miguel Doval, president of di Real Sociedad Canina de España, talk say animal protection na part of road safety. E say, “Di road safety also need to protect di animals wey dey travel with us.” Dis statement show say di matter no be only about comfort, na about life and death.
Still, many drivers dey confused about di devices dem dey use. Sixty-one percent of owners believe say dia restraint system don get approval. But right now, no specific law dey wey certify di safety of dese systems for uniform way. So even if you think say you dey do di right thing, you fit still dey do am wrong.
Di Reglamento General de Circulación dey require di driver to keep freedom of movement, clear view, and enough attention to ensure road safety. E also say make you place di animals so dat dem no go disturb you while you dey drive. But di law no specify which device go give di proper restraint, so many practical questions still remain about how to carry your dog for any road journey.
