Subaru Funding Pet Crash Safety Study - How Does Your Pet Travel?

The Japanese automaker will fund the Center for Pet Safety’s (CPS) testing of pet crates and carriers in crash situations. The study will look at the structural integrity of each crate and carrier along with investigating different crate to vehicle connection options.

CPS says that 54 percent of pet owners travel with their pet, with one in five admitting that their pet travels in their lap.

The partnership between Subaru and CPS has already produced a pet harness crash worthiness test (pictured above), which uncovered major differences in performance from popular pet restraints. Many of the restraints completely failed, leaving a high risk for pets and passengers.
 

MDarringer - 6/5/2015 8:03:39 PM

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In the Flex, my dogs go in the far back with a gate between them and the 2nd seat. If I'm in the Ghibli, they are in the back seat with rolled blankets on the floor between the rear seats and the front seat, but that's been one time when I took them to the vet and my wife had the Flex.

And before anyone gets his Andrew Christians in a knot, I got the opportunity to "trash" a Ghibli for a year. "Trashing" means drive it like its a Camry. Show it no love. It often goes from Bakersfield to Irvine to Palm Springs to Bakersfield once a week. It goes to WinCo. It has car seats in back with messy infant boys.

So far, the Maserati "300" has been wonderful.