Travelling with unrestrained pets in the car can be dangerous, so Honda have created a concept car to make driving safer for both dogs and owners.

The car is called the “Wow” – officially standing for “Wonderful Openhearted Wagon” but also having the association of bow-wow.

There are specially designed seating areas in the car that are safe for dogs and which can be converted to normal, comfortable seating for passengers. Instead of a glove box, it has a compartment that a small to medium size dog can comfortably sit or lie in.

It has wooden floors instead of the normal carpet, as well as easy to clean seats so it doesn’t matter how wet and muddy the dog gets whilst out on its walk.

Rebecca Pearson from Duck2water Car Insurance says car will be a hit with dog owners:

“22% of our customers have dogs. When we asked them how often they took their dog in the car, 70% of them reported that they did at least once a week. With so many dogs – and not just dogs, also cats, goats, sheep and other animals – being chauffered around, there is probably quite a big demand for this kind of car in the UK.”

[PRWEB Nov 12, 2005]