I also used to let my cat hide in the back seat until someone reminded me that if the vehicle has to stop suddenly or is involved in a collision, the cat could go flying. It's much safer for them and for you for them to be in a carrier, and the carrier buckled in, or at least wedged in somewhere.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Shit answer.

You cannot control where a loose animal will go in a car. I've dealt with car crashes with dead pets.

And pets are absolutely a driver's distraction.

Fuck off with any driver that allows unsecured pets in their cars.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Where is kitty going?

[–] urheber@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Back home from vacation :3

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nice! How well does your cat travel? I used to frequently stay with my mom for the weekend on some of my days off. It's about a 3 hour drive. I just got my first cat a few weeks ago and he is relatively chill in the car so I'm wondering how much of a good or bad idea it is to take him on a trip like that.

[–] urheber@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago

Well, it's not my cat and this was my first time traveling with her, but she was very calm, and slept in my lap most of the drive :)

Although, if you're driving alone you should probably put him in a carrier.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

"Let's go to fish market."

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Backseat driver