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Dogs riding in the backs of pickups

What do you think when you see that?

A) "How cute." B) "Isn't that actually illegal in Washington?" C) "It's probably not all that safe but I know the dogs love it." D) "The driver must not be especially familiar with the concept of sudden stops and the laws of physics." E) "Freedom, freedom, freedom, blah, blah, blah." F) "Last time I expressed reservations about that practice and noted the unenforced statute prohibiting it, the person to whom I was speaking got all up in arms about how there's no law saying kids can't ride back there. I didn't bother to mention that most children don't see a squirrel in the distance and bolt out of the truck while it's zipping down the road." G) "I have been doing that with our dogs for years and nothing bad has ever happened." H) "It's the spirit of the West." I) "Don't really approve of that in city traffic. Out in the country, OK." J) "Im sure those people really love their dogs. I hope they don't have to learn the hard way that there are big risks for the pets." K) Other.



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