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Most of the larger cities now have regulations prohibiting dogs from just running loose on the streets, and that has helped a whole lot for stopping them being out in the road and getting hit by a car.
Of course, there are always dogs who escape some how when a gate is accidentally left unlatched, or they make a mad dash out of an open door.
In the country, most people are more likely to let their dog wander, so it is actually more of a chance that they will try to cross a road and get hit out in the country than it is in town, where they have to be either fenced in or on a chain.
It is not just dogs that do not sense the danger of automobiles. Most animals seem to be unaware of the danger of an oncoming car, and there are always deer, and other wildlife trying to cross the highway and getting hit by a car.
I totally agree that a person should always have their dogs on a leash when you have them outside and are walking along the side of a road.
Something can easily catch their eye and a dog can dart right out in the road in a split second and be killed before the owner can stop the dog from running out there.
No matter how well trained the dog is, it is always better to play it safe and use a leash.
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