A Florida dog put a car into reverse and drove it in circles for nearly an hour

[Demovictory9]

A Florida dog put a car into reverse and drove it in circles for nearly an hour

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/22/us/florida-dog-drives-circles-trnd/index.html

Anne Sabol's cul-de-sac in Port St. Lucie, Florida, is fairly quiet.

Well, it was, until a dog hopped in its owner's running car, kicked it in reverse, drove in circles for an hour and smashed a neighbor's mailbox before safely exiting the vehicle without so much as a scratch.
But Sabol didn't know who was behind the wheel when she first spotted the car, whirling around the block like an inept student driver might.
"At first I thought I saw somebody backing up, but then they kept going, and I'm like, 'OK, what're they doing?'" she told CNN affiliate WPBF.
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Then the cops came. And then the fire department. Authorities watched from a distance as the driving dog did donuts.

Finally, the vehicle hit a mailbox and some garbage cans, then slowed down.

Port St. Lucie police opened the door, and Sabol watched as a large black Labrador retriever hop out of the driver's seat.
"'OK, this is turning weird,'" she remembered thinking.

It turns out, the dog's owner, who asked to remain anonymous, had left his car running in the street when the dog changed gears and didn't stop driving for almost an hour, Port St. Lucie police said.

The community escaped injury save for the mailbox, which the dog's owner promised to fix.

As for the pup, it's impossible to know its thoughts behind the wheel. Did it jump at the chance for a joyride and a fleeting taste of freedom? Or was this all a harrowing accident as the dog felt all control slip through its paws?

[emmaverybo]

1. I feel so sorry for poor doggie. Why wasn't he stopped sooner? I don't think riding in a car in

circles is fun for dogs. Or is it?

[safeinOhio]

2. How can a dog

step on the break pedal and shift into gear? I guess it is possible, just can't see how.

[customerserviceguy]

4. Probably a center console

shift lever, on some models of cars, it doesn't take a lot of pressure to move them from park to reverse.

[safeinOhio]

5. All require brake pedal depress

to shift out of park. Possible though.

[customerserviceguy]

6. The bottom line is

never leave your car running while you are not actively attending it behind the wheel, especially with a child or a critter in it.

[safeinOhio]

7. I lived in Detroit for 30 some years.

Just habit to lock it up and take the key. In the rural area I live in now, most don't.

[customerserviceguy]

3. When your tail chases you

the best you can hope for is a barking ticket.

[Laffy Kat]

8. You win.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Florida Dog!

It had to happen eventually.

[Dagstead Bumwood]

10. Subaru commercial:

You're doing it wrong.