{"id":205,"date":"2010-11-03T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T11:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/driving-while-petting-deadly-dog-distractions\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:11:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:11:20","slug":"driving-while-petting-deadly-dog-distractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/driving-while-petting-deadly-dog-distractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving While Petting: Deadly Dog Distractions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/legal-articles\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Legal Articles<\/a> | November 3, 2010<\/p>\n<p>The dangers of driving while texting and talking on a cell phone have become hot button issues across the U.S., but a recent study by the Automobile Association of America (AAA) has highlighted another dangerous example of distracted driving &#8211; having a pet inside your vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>According to the AAA&#8217;s online survey of 1,000 dog owners, <strong>21 percent say they let their dog sit on their lap while they drive<\/strong>, while more than 50 percent admit to petting their dog while driving. Seven percent said they fed their dog while driving, and another 5 percent actually played with their favorite pooch!<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/driving-while-petting-deadly-dog-distractions\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Driving While Petting: Deadly Dog Distractions\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal Articles | November 3, 2010 The dangers of driving while texting and talking on a cell phone have become hot button issues across the U.S., but a recent study by the Automobile Association of America (AAA) has highlighted another dangerous example of distracted driving &#8211; having a pet inside your vehicle. 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