Fifteen cats in your car may be a distraction
Okay, listen, we are animal lovers just like everyone else, but this may be a tad too ridiculous for us and, hopefully, many other people. Yes, our hearts go out to the animals featured in the tearful Sarah McLachlan/ASPCA commercial, but Patricia Edwards and her cat-infested automobile is just plain wrong.
The reason we say Edwards’ vehicle was cat-infested is because the woman had fifteen – yes fifteen – cats in her vehicle as she attempted to back out of a parking spot at a convenience store in Pierre, South Dakota. This scenario wouldn’t be a big deal unless, of course, Edwards hadn’t almost backed into a police cruiser in her attempt to see around the furry creatures.
The police officer, who was almost backed into by the feline-loving woman, immediately seized the cats in an effort to stop Edwards from driving with such a distraction.
The courts, thankfully, ruled against Edwards and her cats who were deemed “a distraction and interfered with driver Patricia Edwards’ ability to see where she was going.” A distraction. No shit, Sherlock.
Seriously, can this get any more ridiculous? If it can, we’d love to hear your stories!
Fifteen cats in your car may be a distraction originally appeared on topspeed.com on Sunday, 27 June 2010 18:00 EST.
Video: Chevy’s Dept. 180 performs super slow-mo testing
When it comes to quality control, Chevrolet’s Department 180 leaves no stones unturned, sometimes going to extreme measures to ensure that the vehicle is up to standard when it comes to safety and quality. In this video, Dept. 180 shows us how meticulous they can really be, testing their products by capturing the safety tests in super slo-mo – it’s shot at 900-1,000 frames per second – and piecing them all together to create some pretty awesome footage. Check out the video and see how everything unfolds.
Video: Chevy’s Dept. 180 performs super slow-mo testing originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 17 May 2010 22:00 EST.
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