Damnit, this is one Nanny State type law we need, too.

These idiots are always cruising around on two-lane residential roads at 5mph below the speed limit, never using their turn signals, wobbling from side-to-side in the lane ...

And it's usually some old pussy-whipped retiree taking his wife's yipping crotch rat out for some fresh air. The wonder is that these "men" never come home empty handed and say, "Oh, sorry dear, he just jumped out."

Still illegal in California, though.

Ain't having full-time legislators who spend all day trying to think of new laws grand?

Eh, sounds good to me. Go AAAHnold!

It's about FSM-damned time. I hate seeing these idiots cruising around with some farking rat-dog in their laps. They're almost as big a menace as drunk drivers. Not to mention that I'm an animal lover and would hate to see the damage to a dog getting squashed between an air bag and some fat lady's titties (tee-hee!).

It's hard to keep the lap dogs out of the lap, they are magnetized to it. Its when you try to peel them off of you that you nearly careen into a line of schoolchildren waiting to get on the bus.
If they aren't in your lap they are under your break pedal. Works like a nutcracker...
At any rate, I always wondered if it would be better, or worse, than an airbag... I say let em drive with 'em until we see some fatalities. Poodle shaped indentations in the chest cavity makes me giggle.

And next week. You can drive with your kid in your lap.
Even though many areas laws state, that you can not have someone(something?) in between you and the steering wheel.

/Aw. The days of daddy letting the kids drive the car, while sitting on his lap.
//SMASH.......

Wait, he vetoed the bill? God damn it! Guess I should pay more attention to the headline. I still hate farkers that drive with pets in their laps. If these people were actually animal lovers, they would know how dangerous this was to their pets.

kmmontandon: Damnit, this is one Nanny State type law we need, too.

These idiots are always cruising around on two-lane residential roads at 5mph below the speed limit, never using their turn signals, wobbling from side-to-side in the lane ...

And it's usually some old pussy-whipped retiree taking his wife's yipping crotch rat out for some fresh air. The wonder is that these "men" never come home empty handed and say, "Oh, sorry dear, he just jumped out."

Whaaaambulence!!

Libtard with there pet in their lap glass parking lot

/turban

Fine with me, but if you hit my car, I get to strangle your lap-rat in front of your retarded gaping face. Deal?

I've never seen this phenomenon. He probably vetoed it because it'd be too hard to explain banning that but not cell phones, which, I'm guessing, is a much bigger problem.

Such a dog would almost certainly die in an airbag deployment, when it might have survived somewhere else in the vehicle.

I'm guessing it would increase the risk of injury to the driver, as well.

Of course, I've never had a yappy little mutt small enough to sit on my lap. Nor have I ever had a dog so anxiety-ridden that I couldn't leave it alone for a while. So maybe I just don't understand the problem.

Mugato: I've never seen this phenomenon.

I see them all the time. They usually have 2 or 3 'ribbons' and an old Bush/Cheney sticker on the car.

Do you have custom windows that screen out morons?

Leash.

Back Seat.

Problem Solved.

MC O'Brien: Still illegal in California, though.

Sad....considering the main reason is fear that the little fuzzies will escape and breed uncontrollably. Funny concept since they're all "fixed" before leaving the breeding farms. AND they're not the same as the black-footed ferret.... which is what Cali is really worried about....

Ferrets, descented and bathed occasionally, are awesome pets. They're like dogs, but much more energy and extra cuddly.

kmmontandon: These idiots are always cruising around on two-lane residential roads at 5mph below the speed limit, never using their turn signals, wobbling from side-to-side in the lane ...

Each of the things you mentioned (aside from "below the (maximum) speed limit") are illegal and should be prosecuted. There are also folks who have a critter on their laps who drive well.

I'm Ron Burgundy?

Your cat wants seat belts.

Paris Hilton devastated.

But why does the pet have to be on their lap? In an accident, the animal will go flying, get squished by the air bag, or crushed under twisting metal.

Just like children, they need to be restrained... or left home.

I could just imagine the accident scene:

"Oh noez! Paris Hilton's dog is dead!!! GOD IS DEAD! *lament*"

Riiight...I'm wondering where the tragedy is?

These people don't realize their dogs will be killed in an event of an accident.

They sell harnesses and seat belts for dogs. If they really care about their pets, they would invest in the $20 to keep them safe.

/have seen a few dogs come in after a "fender-bender", severely injured.

Vermilionphoenix: These people don't realize their dogs will be killed in an event of an accident.

They sell harnesses and seat belts for dogs. If they really care about their pets, they would invest in the $20 to keep them safe.

/have seen a few dogs come in after a "fender-bender", severely injured.

Exactly! Real animal lovers know this and won't ride around with their pet on their lap while driving. If they get in an accident and that airbag goes off your pet will more than likely be killed, if not then severely injured.

I drive through Beverly Hills to get to work and I've seen it so many times, some dumb rich broad in her Bentley at a stop light tounge-kissing Fufu and paying more attention to the dog than the road.

Indeed

Thus we can conclude that celebrities who do not harness their animals are...well

epic-fail airheads blondes wearing high-heels? :)

wrayvynn: It's hard to keep the lap dogs out of the lap, they are magnetized to it.

Try using less peanut butter.

I drive with my rat in my lap on longer trips(10+ hours). Does that count?

/asking the anti-animal in lap while driving crowd

Scruffinator: I drive with my rat in my lap on longer trips(10+ hours). Does that count?

/asking the anti-animal in lap while driving crowd

Yes it does. I walk my goat through Manhattan, also. People stare at me strangely, but I just tell them I'm trying to imitate celebrities who drive with animals, thinking they're actually people. :D

All right, I don't actually do this. I don't even live in Manhattan. Oh well. :( "The horror! The horror!"

Whether you think the law is a good idea or not...

I don't think the Gov gets his role here. In California the Governor's only job is to stop laws that have a problem. If the people (the legislature) want a law, even a trivial one, he signs it unless he has a problem with it.

He can't veto something because it isn't important enough. Note he didn't say there was a problem with it. Maybe the legislature could be writing more important legislation but just because there are more important things doesn't mean he gets to stop doing his job.

/stop letting actors run governments
//maybe he just wants to keep driving with Maria in his lap?

Brown Jenkems: wrayvynn: It's hard to keep the lap dogs out of the lap, they are magnetized to it.

Try using less peanut butter.

Thanks I can always use advice from an expert in these matters.

/I lol'ed btw

Get Lost: Even though many areas laws state, that you can not have someone(something?) in between you and the steering wheel.

Indeed

wrayvynn: Brown Jenkems: wrayvynn: It's hard to keep the lap dogs out of the lap, they are magnetized to it.

Try using less peanut butter.

Thanks I can always use advice from an expert in these matters.

/I lol'ed btw

No problem. I didn't spend all of that time doing research for nothing.

/me too

This is really stupid, and comes on the heels of a texting ban and hand-held cell phone ban. In my mind all of these should be considered reckless driving if the cop can observe that it impairs the drivers ability to drive safely. I am guessing that the cops are calling for these laws so it is easier to argue their case - otherwise the judge has to make a determination and that leads to inconsistency. I think it is unfortunate, but I will be happy to see people driving irresponsibly get nailed - finally.

Another pointless law made to make some lawmaker look like he's doing something useful.

How about one law, "Don't drive in an unsafe manner."

There you go, simple.

/F--king lawyers

With the cell phone ban that went into effect in July in CA, it seems as though we can just shove a cell phone up our lapdog's ass and talk then. Here Fido... have I got a surprise for you.

Puke: Another pointless law made to make some lawmaker look like he's doing something useful.

How about one law, "Don't drive in an unsafe manner."

There you go, simple.

/F--king lawyers

Sorry. That's overbroad.

I person with a lap dog actually let me get out getting a ticket when I rear ended someone.

WHen the officer went to talk to the driver with the dog, the dog practically leaped out to attack him

Good for Arnie. Like we need more farking laws, when there are plenty of traffic laws that already cover dangerous driving. I was behind someone the other day with a hyperactive lap dog, and the guy hit the shoulder two or three times in the 2 minutes I was behind him. Pull him over and charge him with careless driving, not a $35 ticket for having a pet in his lap. I used to drive with my cat on my lap when I went to visit my folks, and he would settle down and fall asleep for the whole trip, so he was no more danger to my driving than a 10lb bag of flour. Versus when I put him in a cage he would be pacing and yowling for the whole 3 hours... far more distracting to me.

One less stupid little law in the world. Story needs a hero tag.

squeez cheez: This is really stupid, and comes on the heels of a texting ban and hand-held cell phone ban. In my mind all of these should be considered reckless driving if the cop can observe that it impairs the drivers ability to drive safely. I am guessing that the cops are calling for these laws so it is easier to argue their case - otherwise the judge has to make a determination and that leads to inconsistency. I think it is unfortunate, but I will be happy to see people driving irresponsibly get nailed - finally.

If you think it's okay to drive while using a cellphone with a cat in your lap, you shouldn't really be allowed to use a car.

The only valid use for a lapdog is for coyote hunting.

Get Lost: And next week. You can drive with your kid in your lap.
Even though many areas laws state, that you can not have someone(something?) in between you and the steering wheel.

/Aw. The days of daddy letting the kids drive the car, while sitting on his lap.
//SMASH.......

I dunno...Kids at least don't lean out the window with their paws on the steering wheel with their ears flapping and tongue lolling in the breeze. And a kid will usually crawl into the back seat when you snap, "Mommy can't see!" whereas Fido will lick your face when you're trying to merge onto the 10 between two semi's driving 90 mph and an SUV full of soccer brats going 15 because soccer mom is yapping on her cell phone.

srtpointman: It's about FSM-damned time. I hate seeing these idiots cruising around with some farking rat-dog in their laps. They're almost as big a menace as drunk drivers. Not to mention that I'm an animal lover and would hate to see the damage to a dog getting squashed between an air bag and some fat lady's titties (tee-hee!).

Stay home today and you won't have to deal with it.

Brown Jenkems: wrayvynn: Brown Jenkems: wrayvynn: It's hard to keep the lap dogs out of the lap, they are magnetized to it.

Try using less peanut butter.

Thanks I can always use advice from an expert in these matters.

/I lol'ed btw

No problem. I didn't spend all of that time doing research for nothing.

/me too

Nothing like a friendly exchange of insults between strangers to brighten ones day. ;)

Before I landed full time employment I used to be a sign spinner and used to see all kinds of people driving with these lap dogs practically hanging out the window. I really used to fear for the dogs as they could fall out the window at any moment. One bump in the road and fluffy was a grease spot on the road.

My first adult dog was a Pomeranian, he was a wonderful dog, not the stereotypical Pom but he was wired for sound as a co-worker of mine put it and wound bounce around the inside of the car while I was trying to drive. He almost made we swerve a couple of times. I was working at a pet store at the time and came in biatching about one of those times. The owner suggested next time he tried to crawl in my lap to basically smack him with my arm into the passenger seat because it was safer than having an accident and having him go through the windshield. Next time he did that to me I gave him flying lesson.

Was the last time he ever tried to crawl into my lap while driving. Problem solved.

Solution: Put the animal into an animal carrier while you're driving, and put the carrier in the back seat. Turn up the stereo if they start barking. Simple, efficient, elegant, and you aren't endangering your life, your pets life, or all the other people who share the road with you. Oh, and have the cops pull over people and fine them if they're driving with animals in their laps, it's as much of a distraction as a cell phone. They're pets, not people, and they don't have to share every waking moment with you.

hudef: Your cat wants seat belts.

I honestly think that's just about the creepiest picture I've ever seen.

"Yes, train my attack kitten, my child-like Asian bride."