Car permit · Vehicle equipment
What is the safest way to carry an animal in the cargo bed of a pickup truck?
Correct answer: Tie it securely or use a crate fastened to the truck.
Answer options
- ACount on the tailgate being closed and latched
- BCount on bed walls that are 18 inches high or more
- CTie it securely or use a crate fastened to the truck Correct
Why
An animal that is tied from both sides or kept in a crate fastened to the truck cannot fall, jump or be thrown out during a sudden stop or turn. Bed walls of 18 inches and a closed tailgate do little to keep an animal from leaping over the side.
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Topic: Vehicle equipment License: Car permit
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