Oh yeah. It never ends well when an animal is enclosed in a confined space they don’t want to be in. Take a cat and throw it in the car for instance.There are pics/videos out that show the aftermath of bears accidently closing themselves inside vehicles. Let's just say they seem to understand exterior door handles better than interior... and their methods of egress rely more on brute force than finesse!
Summerthyme
Of course, I do have a pic of my Maine coon riding to Mickey D’s just hanging over the back seat. That ended after he had the dreaded surgery. Then the $1500 one after. He was at the vet awhile after that one. We would go to visit and after a few days he had taken over the back office at the vet.
Rides in carrier fine, but is thankfully scared of cars now. Wisdom.