“Click it or ticket,” extended

by Walter Olson on June 5, 2012

You didn’t think it was going to stop with humans, did you? The fines in New Jersey for driving with pets not restrained by harnesses or carriers are a lot bigger than the fines for driving with unbelted people [John Cichowski, "Not buckling up your pet in the car can mean big fines," NorthJersey.com] (& Alkon)

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1 John Burgess 06.05.12 at 1:18 pm

I’m in desperate need of seat belts for my parrot, snake, and goldfish. I have to drive to Trenton on Friday!

[I figure the Staties won't notice my pet slime mold.]

2 boblipton 06.05.12 at 1:22 pm

The fines are bigger because your hamster is a more valuable member of society than you are.

Bob

3 Chris Hoey 06.05.12 at 2:23 pm

My daughter was toying with the idea of relocating to the Garden State. This asininity made up her mind to avoid it.

4 Les Weil 06.05.12 at 6:50 pm

I suspect this is solely about revenue.

5 William Kern 06.05.12 at 9:35 pm

Oh good, I was just about to mention how police don’t have enough reasons to pull people over.

6 captnhal 06.06.12 at 8:27 am

Does this apply to the drug sniffing and other dogs the police use? If not, why not?

7 Small Government Guy 06.06.12 at 11:28 am

Are there any engineers in the house? I’m looking at the tether and harness, and it seems to me to be very efficient method of snapping the dog’s neck like a twig in even a fairly low speed accident.

Am I right?

8 gitarcarver 06.06.12 at 5:23 pm

Does this apply to the drug sniffing and other dogs the police use? If not, why not?

The same reason that police can leave their cars running unattended, but you cannot. The same reason why police can talk on radios and work on laptops while driving but you cannot speak on a cell phone. The same reason why you get a ticket for speeding and the families of police do not.

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