Dogs Left In Running Car Shift It Into Drive, Plow Into A Walmart

[dixiegrrrrl]

A dog owner in West Virginia did what she probably thought was the responsible thing while out with her pets, leaving them in the car with the engine running while she was inside Walmart. However,
in one of the best arguments against automatic transmissions that we’ve ever seen,

the dogs shifted the car and drove it very slowly into the outside of the store.

The vehicle was first spotted by an employee out in front of the store on a break, according to local news station WSAZ. She thought that someone was “messing with her” when she saw the sedan inching toward her. She saw that there was no driver behind the wheel: only two dogs. She got out of the way, letting the car crash into the building.

Since the small dogs couldn’t reach the gas pedal, the crash was at an extremely low speed, and there was very little damage to the car or to the store.

https://consumerist.com/2016/08/01/dogs-left-in-running-car-shift-it-into-drive-plow-into-a-walmart/#more-10249386

[imanamerican63]

1. He can get a job driving the GOP band wagon?

At least he hit something!

[LW1977]

2. In Walmart?

Isn't anything sacred?

[TrogL]

3. Found out today my dog knows how to run the power windows.

He activated them once by accident. I caught him today doing it for real.

Fortunately there's an over-ride.

[mountain grammy]

4. Hysterical!

[Historic NY]

5. What did you do?.......

if only she set the parking brake.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Frankly, I don't see the need to haul the dogs around when I am shopping.

Esp. down here when it is SO damn hot outside.

[Mellomugwump]

17. My dogs just love to go

And enjoy car rides. They're so disappointed when we go somewhere and don't take them. But we don't take them when it's too warm and always park where they're in plain view with the car locked up, and I won't take them to places where there are very big parking lots where it might be easy for somebody to break in. They're small, so,I do get paranoid.

[smirkymonkey]

7. OK, I just find this hysterical!

Glad nobody was hurt, but dogs mowing down WalMart is just too funny!

[dixiegrrrrl]

12. Exactly...

and the comment about auto transmission that made it possible.

Since I don't drive auto tranmissions, I am not clear if there was a hand brake to set?
or if simply leaving the gear in park made it possible to hit 1st gear.....

[Tom Kitten]

14. Cars I've driven

with automatic, you have to have your foot on the brake in order to shift out of park. So maybe the dogs were acting in cahoots?

[csziggy]

8. Were there any ducks around?

Or was the vehicle a Subaru?

[awoke_in_2003]

9. At least they weren't hamsters

https://m.

[intrepidity]

10. Who's a good boy!

Set that parking break next time!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

11. Title sounds like a metaphor for a certain campaign. nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. But at faster speed, I am reading.

Hopeful news on that front is appearing, of trump the Titanic.

[Historic NY]

15. Now with video.....

http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/388713732.html

Pretty hard with a Crown Victoria, my guess she didn't get it into park in the first place.

[lonestarnot]

16. Are the dogs ok?