Is it technically illegal to have dogs sitting in your lap while driving?
If it is legal, it shouldn't be.
Had a lady cut me off yesterday. Just driving along, on a straight stretch of 45 mph roadway, and she absolutely cuts me off for no apparent reason. I'm assuming she just didn't see me in her blind spot.
So I pull up next to her at the next stoplight (Yes she cut me off, then switched lanes about a 1/4 mile up the road, you can't make this stuff up) and she has about a 40 lb. dog going wild in her lap, looking out the window at me... Light turns green, dog stays in her lap, spazzing out, and through all that, she has to drive. Get to the next light, same exact thing. Dog is completely hyper, on her lap, and she thinks it's safe to drive like that? Also has 2 kids in car seats in the backseat, so not only endangering all those around her, but also her own kids if/when she causes an accident.
I know people are extremely attached to their dogs, but c'mon. It's bad enough we have to play dodgeball from all the idiots on their phones while driving, so we simply do not need any other distractions behind the wheel.
I see dogs on drivers laps a lot, and it really bugs me.