The car is "green" but the pavement remains red if the dog hits the pavement

Taking advantage of the rare sunny afternoon, you packed up Sheldon and Sheila the Shih Tzus for a spin through downtown. You popped in your Sky Cries Mary disc in the CD player, and loaded the pups in the Prius. You rolled down the passenger window so the Shih Tzus could sniff the fumes from the gas-using cars. Sheldon and Sheila stood on their back legs and leaned out of the Prius as you rolled down Madison Street and crossed First Avenue around 2:30 pm.

What the hell were you thinking?

Regardless of how "green" your car is, remember that if one of the frou-frou dogs falls out of the hybrid its blood on the pavement is bright red. Even if Sheila survived the traumatic injuries of falling from a moving vehicle, the canine runs the risk of being crushed by a bus or one of the Ducks.

Roll up the window a shade. It wasn't that hot today.