HONDA DESIGNS A NEW CAR
THE FIRST PET FRIENDLY CAR
Honda Motor Co. has designed a car that's friendly for dogs — part of the Japanese automaker's ongoing effort to create vehicles that are easy to use and comfortable to ride in.
The W.O.W. Concept, which stands for "wonderful openhearted wagon," shown to reporters recently, is an exhibition model with no plans for commercial sale that will be exhibited at the Tokyo auto show later this month.
A special crate for dogs in the glove apartment allows owners to interact with their pets while driving. A bigger crate pops up from the floor in the back seat area and can be folded back into the floor when it's not needed. For even bigger dogs, just buckle them up with a special seat belt to the floor.
The big danger for pets riding along in cars is that they get thrown out during a crash. About a fifth of Japanese households have a dog, and demand is growing for cars that cater to man's best friend, according to Honda.
The W.O.W comes with removable, washable, rollout flooring and has wide sliding doors to keep dogs happy.
"We created this vehicle from the point of view of a dog, but it turned out to be a gentler vehicle for the elderly, children and other family members," said Honda designer Katsuhito Nakamura.
I'm happy for pet lovers everywhere but how about making a kid friendly car.
I'm speaking of kids 6 to 10yrs.
Anyone who has ever had to strap a child into a vehicle knows that the current seat belts are not the most comfortable things for a child and it is impossible to get the full safety benefits from them. The strap that is suppose to go across the the shoulder hits them across face and those sliding doors could get a finger caught in them if they try to hold on to the frame to soon while getting out. How is this car kid friendly, we can't stick them in those little boxes.
Honda Motor Co. has designed a car that's friendly for dogs — part of the Japanese automaker's ongoing effort to create vehicles that are easy to use and comfortable to ride in.
The W.O.W. Concept, which stands for "wonderful openhearted wagon," shown to reporters recently, is an exhibition model with no plans for commercial sale that will be exhibited at the Tokyo auto show later this month.
A special crate for dogs in the glove apartment allows owners to interact with their pets while driving. A bigger crate pops up from the floor in the back seat area and can be folded back into the floor when it's not needed. For even bigger dogs, just buckle them up with a special seat belt to the floor.
The big danger for pets riding along in cars is that they get thrown out during a crash. About a fifth of Japanese households have a dog, and demand is growing for cars that cater to man's best friend, according to Honda.
The W.O.W comes with removable, washable, rollout flooring and has wide sliding doors to keep dogs happy.
"We created this vehicle from the point of view of a dog, but it turned out to be a gentler vehicle for the elderly, children and other family members," said Honda designer Katsuhito Nakamura.
I'm happy for pet lovers everywhere but how about making a kid friendly car.
I'm speaking of kids 6 to 10yrs.
Anyone who has ever had to strap a child into a vehicle knows that the current seat belts are not the most comfortable things for a child and it is impossible to get the full safety benefits from them. The strap that is suppose to go across the the shoulder hits them across face and those sliding doors could get a finger caught in them if they try to hold on to the frame to soon while getting out. How is this car kid friendly, we can't stick them in those little boxes.
posted by EXSENO at 6:33 AM
7 Comments:
wow.... i will definitely keep an eye on those cars... :D
oh my God, can we even more ridiculous with our pets?
I thought sending dogs and cats to a pet psychologist was bad enough, now you wanna put the pet into perfect pet comfort too?
Why should the Japaneese even care about a dog or a cat, for christ sakes, they eat the dayum things.
Oh, they want us americans to become more stupid with our pets.....they haven't forgotten the Hiroshima incident nor the Nagasaki incident?
Mojoala Out!
i love that car!
My mom will have to buy it for Baby and Jolene!
I apologize for the rant, but when I see materialistic $hit like this while being fully aware of the plight of some many people that don't even have car to drive or much less good food and water to eat and drink....
Well I don't blame you Mojo, they are paying more attention to safety for animals then for children.
Mojoala Out! lol, good one
I don't see what the fuss is. If I had a kid, I would just strap them to the roof. That's kid safe right? Hey, my dog likes to ride shotgun hanging out the window so the kid will come second. Just kidding, well not really. ;)
Plus, don't worry because I'm 99% sure this car will never come out of "concept" or "prototype" stage. I've seen cars with far cooler, better and more useful ideas fall short and never be seen in the showroom.
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