Passengers warned to never ride with feet on car dashboard

MIAMI – Passengers are once again being warned to avoid putting their legs or feet on the dashboard of a vehicle.

While it may allow you to stretch your muscles during a long drive, propping your feet on a car dash could cause severe injury or death in the event of an accident.

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According to the Chattanooga Fire Department, airbags deploy at up to 220 mph, which would "send your knees through your eye sockets."

USA Today reports a Georgia woman still walks with a limp after breaking her ankle, femur, arm and nose during a crash two years ago in which only one foot was on the dashboard.

Audra Tatum says she can't stand for more than 4 hours at a time.

Something You Need to Know While traveling this weekend, I noticed many passengers had their feet on the dashboard of...

Posted by Chattanooga Fire Department on Thursday, August 3, 2017

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