Beaverton Woman given ticket for having dog on lap

[Nate Dogg]

BEAVERTON – A woman was pulled over and given a $160 ticket for having her dog on her lap while driving in Beaverton Thursday.
Diane Martin was driving her husband to pick up his car that was being serviced in when she was pulled over for having her 9 lb. silky terrier ‘Barney’ on her lap. She said the officer who pulled her over said it was unsafe and gave her the ticket.
"I think it's ridiculous. I think it's ridiculous and ‘Barney’ does too. He likes to have fresh air once in awhile and he likes to look out the window, and by golly, if he needs to get on somebody's lap to do it, but it's not always my lap. I'm a safe driver. I abide by the rules,” Martin said.
But, KGW looked into it, and according to state law ORS 815.270, a person cannot operate a vehicle where something obstructs the driver, interferes with control of the driving mechanism and prevents the free, unhampered operation of the vehicle by the driver.
Martin said she wasn't distracted and plans to fight her citation in court later this month.

I believe your oregon drivers license manual doesn't say you can have a dog, pet, or child on your lap while you drive.
She deserves a ticket.
How hard is it to strap the dog to a childs seat in the backseat with the window down for fresh air?
Maybe I should call 911 and follow the person with a dog in the front seat the next time for me to give them a ticket. LOL
http://www.kgw.com/news/Beaverton-woman-gets-ticket-for-driving-with-dog-in-lap-209868921.html

 

[jlprk]

The Northwest is too civilized for this, but in California on the freeway you see a girlfriend or date doing her business down on the male driver's lap while he drives.

 

[MARIS61]

Tear her license into tiny little pieces. Her refusal to even accept that she has thoughtlessly endangered lives by her moronic behavior makes her no better than a drunk driver.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Yes, she deserved the ticket!

 

[Further]

The Northwest is too civilized for this, but in California on the freeway you see a girlfriend or date doing her business down on the male driver's lap while he drives.

I've had that here in Oregon. It was fun till the flashing lights went on behind me. I pulled over but the cop just kept driving, he was not pulling me over, just on a call. But you guys know what being startled can do the member, I was done for a bit. Never did it again while driving.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

The Northwest is too civilized for this, but in California on the freeway you see a girlfriend or date doing her business down on the male driver's lap while he drives.

I hope she doesn't get cancer.

 

[MARIS61]

It's just more obvious in CA because they all drive convertibles.