You鈥檇 think some things could go without saying, like for instance, don鈥檛 drive 161 kilometres an hour with a bulldog on your lap.

Turns out, it needs saying.

BC Highway Patrol caught someone doing exactly that when, at around 12:30 p.m. on May 14, police were set up for speed checks on Highway 1 near Popkum. An officer saw a white Ferrari changing lanes several times while going really fast. The officer, Cst. Blair Fuller, clocked the car at 161 kilometres per hour in a 100 kph zone, and pulled it over.

Walking over to grab license and registration from a male driver in his 30s, Fuller saw a bulldog sitting on the man鈥檚 lap.

鈥淒riving any vehicle at this rate of speed with or without an animal on your lap is dangerous for all involved,鈥� he told the man. 鈥淒riving with a pet on your lap can interfere with your ability to safely control the vehicle.鈥�

The Ferrari was impounded and the driver now faces several charges under the B.C. Motor Vehicle Act (MVA).

BC Highway Patrol reminds motorists that May is High-Risk Driving Awareness month, with police agencies across the province stepping up enforcement of dangerous driving behaviours.

eric.welsh@theprogress.com
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