Why are farmers allowed to let phesants live in the road?!

[Slobberchops]

Dozy bds cause lots of damage.

I once drove a rented Citroen van on the M1 and rear-ended a duck. True story.

[vikingaero]

If you hit a pheasant you might need the services of an Ambiwlans...

[MarkRSi]

Last one I hit was when I was overtaking someone, shot out in front of the car I was passing and there was no chance of avoiding it. Either I could have braked, reducing the speed of impact but having an awkward situation of being stuck on the wrong side of the road or kept my foot in. I did the latter and knocked the fecker back into the path of the overtaken car



Yes, obviously the fault of the farmers... [yorkshire]fookin' farmers[/yorkshire]...

[James19181]

Slobberchops said:

I once drove a rented Citroen van on the M1 and rear-ended a duck

Is that two separate events?

[Slobberchops]

James19181 said:

Slobberchops said:

I once drove a rented Citroen van on the M1 and rear-ended a duck

Is that two separate events?

The duck isn't in a position to comment.

[bobtail4x4]

Cor luv a duck?

[dci]

James19181 said:

Is that two separate events?

Genuinely hilarious

[Vixpy1]

Slobberchops said:

Dozy bds cause lots of damage.

I once drove a rented Citroen van on the M1 and rear-ended a duck. True story.

I once rear ended a Rat. The police pulled me over , they don't like it when your rat arsed

(C, Red dwarf)

[Baryonyx]

walm said:

blueg33 said:

Don't hit them - I hardly potter, I drive an Evora as a daily. Most of the time on a fast A road pheasants won't be there, but if you pay attention you avoid them.

You're confusing luck with skill.
I haven't hit one I can remember but that is purely down to some fortunate timing, nothing to do with observation.
We have trees right up to the edge of most of our local A-roads so a pheasant can easily run out under your left tyre before you have time to think - WTF!

You are correct, skill can mitigate pheasant strikes but luck is involved too. Knowing where they might cross, using your crossview to try and spot them early, holding back on the throttle when you're getting that 'sixth sense' telling you something is up...

But you can't avoid them all. Being feckless creatures, they will take flight from cover straight in front of traffic doing in excess of 60mph. Obviously if you're a slow driver, you're less likely to have a coming together. Deer are much the same. You take the reasonable steps to avoid a collision but ultimately, they're wild animals and will think nothing of crossing the road, whether you're there or not.

[GoneAnon]

blueg33 said:

In the 15 years I have lived here I haven't hit a single pheasant, partridge, deer, hare, badger, fox, buzzard, owl, blackbird, jay, magpie, crow etc. (these are all on the roads every day)

I'm sure you could, if you would try just alittle bit harder. Honestly, it isn't that difficult.

[Justin Case]

In the surprisingly rural Northern fringe of the Black Country they have at least solved the problem of deer (unfortuantely the article broke the embargo by an hour )

http://brownhillsbob.com/2015/03/31/new-road-safet...

Surely the combined brainpower of PH could come up with an equavalent solution for pheasants?