I hate getting roadkill :(
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Driving at a brisk pace down some country roads this morning at about 3am, the rabbit from the right ran straight in front of me, and instead of running to the right or left continued straight on.
With some excellent skill and ability, i managed to put the rabbit on the middle of the car. It went underneath, hitting the undertray/front bumper as it went.
I stopped and spun around, to check. It was lying on its side, trying to run away, but instead was just running itself on its side incircles. It either had something broken or was dazed.
I just left it, as i couldnt bring myself to finish it off, and i didnt fancy picking it up. After a few moments it just lay there and didnt move but was still alive. (What would PH have done?)
About 20 minutes later i came back down the same road, and he was gone. Either he was just dazed, and got up and ran off, or Fantastic Mr.Fox got him.
I know they have small brains, but even the smallest braincell should be able to recognise that the big hard grey bit, is where the huge massive metal monsters go past very fast and kill their friends. They could then stay away from the road >_<
On the same journey, i had to anchor-on a further 3 times to dodge more clusters of f
king rabbits. Luckily i didnt hit any.
Only a few weeks earlier i hit a blue-tit on the same road, straight into the windscreen as it crossed from right to left. He didnt survive.
Stay off the road bunnies!
With some excellent skill and ability, i managed to put the rabbit on the middle of the car. It went underneath, hitting the undertray/front bumper as it went.
I stopped and spun around, to check. It was lying on its side, trying to run away, but instead was just running itself on its side incircles. It either had something broken or was dazed.
I just left it, as i couldnt bring myself to finish it off, and i didnt fancy picking it up. After a few moments it just lay there and didnt move but was still alive. (What would PH have done?)
About 20 minutes later i came back down the same road, and he was gone. Either he was just dazed, and got up and ran off, or Fantastic Mr.Fox got him.
I know they have small brains, but even the smallest braincell should be able to recognise that the big hard grey bit, is where the huge massive metal monsters go past very fast and kill their friends. They could then stay away from the road >_<
On the same journey, i had to anchor-on a further 3 times to dodge more clusters of f
king rabbits. Luckily i didnt hit any.Only a few weeks earlier i hit a blue-tit on the same road, straight into the windscreen as it crossed from right to left. He didnt survive.
Stay off the road bunnies!
My commute takes me across rural Gloucestershire along busy B roads, mainly.
I see plenty of dead badgers, especially in spring, and I've often thought how much I'd hate to hit one because a) I like badgers and b) they are pretty big and would surely make a horrible mess of my car.
How come I never seem to see any bits of bumper / trim / radiator grill around the departed ones, then?
Hmmmm - strokes chin in suspicion / search of another explanation....
Anyone shed any light?
I see plenty of dead badgers, especially in spring, and I've often thought how much I'd hate to hit one because a) I like badgers and b) they are pretty big and would surely make a horrible mess of my car.
How come I never seem to see any bits of bumper / trim / radiator grill around the departed ones, then?
Hmmmm - strokes chin in suspicion / search of another explanation....
Anyone shed any light?
Christ I've had a few horrors...
One rabbit removed the entire lower spoiler section and auxhilary lamp from my 205 GTi. The rabbit wasn't just dead, it was in bits.
I had a pheasant destroy the front of my motorbike once - the bike looked like I'd hit a bus or something! Pheasant = destroyed. Lucky it didn't fly out of the hedge a bit higher - i.e at my head height
I had a small deer cause some damage to another car - but I was only doing about 30, so it got up and ran off.
Anyway, I've also hit one or two rabbits at a low-ish speed, so that once I'd stopped and gone back, the poor buggers were still alive but unable to get up - i.e suffering and dying. So I've stamped down hard on their head and despatched them quickly.
Then one day I was telling a mate how I'd had to stamp on two rabbits lately, and how horrible it was - and then he said 'why don't you just get back in the car and run them over? That would do the same thing and kill them just as quickly?'
I had to admit to him - I hadn't thought of that
One rabbit removed the entire lower spoiler section and auxhilary lamp from my 205 GTi. The rabbit wasn't just dead, it was in bits.
I had a pheasant destroy the front of my motorbike once - the bike looked like I'd hit a bus or something! Pheasant = destroyed. Lucky it didn't fly out of the hedge a bit higher - i.e at my head height
I had a small deer cause some damage to another car - but I was only doing about 30, so it got up and ran off.
Anyway, I've also hit one or two rabbits at a low-ish speed, so that once I'd stopped and gone back, the poor buggers were still alive but unable to get up - i.e suffering and dying. So I've stamped down hard on their head and despatched them quickly.
Then one day I was telling a mate how I'd had to stamp on two rabbits lately, and how horrible it was - and then he said 'why don't you just get back in the car and run them over? That would do the same thing and kill them just as quickly?'
I had to admit to him - I hadn't thought of that
The Megapode said:
My commute takes me across rural Gloucestershire along busy B roads, mainly.
I see plenty of dead badgers, especially in spring, and I've often thought how much I'd hate to hit one because a) I like badgers and b) they are pretty big and would surely make a horrible mess of my car.
How come I never seem to see any bits of bumper / trim / radiator grill around the departed ones, then?
Hmmmm - strokes chin in suspicion / search of another explanation....
Anyone shed any light?
A common tale is that they have been (illegally) poisoned/trapped/shot by farmers and dumped by the road. Same goes for foxes dumped by huntsmen. Not saying I believe either!I see plenty of dead badgers, especially in spring, and I've often thought how much I'd hate to hit one because a) I like badgers and b) they are pretty big and would surely make a horrible mess of my car.
How come I never seem to see any bits of bumper / trim / radiator grill around the departed ones, then?
Hmmmm - strokes chin in suspicion / search of another explanation....
Anyone shed any light?
We hit a buzzard once. It flew out from a fence at the side of the road, hit the passenger side of the windscreen mainly, but the wing stretched over to the drivers side, bloody big bird! I looked back, it looked a bit stunned, then just sorted itself out and flew off. Not yet killed an animal, slowed down for Deer a few times. Lots of near misses with Mice...we try and get those, the little bds. Not yet hit another bird either, just the Buzzard. My stepdad said he had an owl fly into his passenger door when he was on his way to work.
ds. Not yet hit another bird either, just the Buzzard. My stepdad said he had an owl fly into his passenger door when he was on his way to work. Living up in the Scottish Highlands, and driving mostly on B roads, I have hit a fair few creatures.
Lots of rabbits, worst one being a massive hare the day I bought the MK3 Mondeo. I was going 60 ish and it just appeared! Long, straight, clear road, and it just ran out! I hit the thing before I even had a chance to react. Pulled into a local shop car park to inspect the damage and everyone was staring and pointing at the car. Oh st thinks I. Get out, to see a small trail of blood and the front end of the car was entirely red! Thankfully no damage.
Hit a few phesants, the highlight being in my Astra in the winter. Slammed on the brakes (small village in the middle of nowhere, so roads hadn't been gritted), and the wheels locked up (no ABS) and I hit the bloody thing. Having not hit one before, I got out to assess the situation. Out of nowhere, a local appeared and before I could say anything he says "I will have that for my dinner" and picks it up and chucks it over his hedge!
Also in the Astra I nearly hit a deer, it was a bloody big one so that would have been bad. Just managed to avoid it though but it was a bloody scary few seconds!
Lots of rabbits, worst one being a massive hare the day I bought the MK3 Mondeo. I was going 60 ish and it just appeared! Long, straight, clear road, and it just ran out! I hit the thing before I even had a chance to react. Pulled into a local shop car park to inspect the damage and everyone was staring and pointing at the car. Oh s
t thinks I. Get out, to see a small trail of blood and the front end of the car was entirely red! Thankfully no damage. Hit a few phesants, the highlight being in my Astra in the winter. Slammed on the brakes (small village in the middle of nowhere, so roads hadn't been gritted), and the wheels locked up (no ABS) and I hit the bloody thing. Having not hit one before, I got out to assess the situation. Out of nowhere, a local appeared and before I could say anything he says "I will have that for my dinner" and picks it up and chucks it over his hedge!
Also in the Astra I nearly hit a deer, it was a bloody big one so that would have been bad. Just managed to avoid it though but it was a bloody scary few seconds!
Stop getting sentimental over vermin, you bunch of soft arses.
The last hare I got rattled under the car and exited the back in pieces...
All over the Mini that was tailgating me.
I'd been trying to get the daft lass to pass me, but she just stayed glued to my arse end...
Until the offal hit...then she backed off.
Oh, how we laughed...
The last hare I got rattled under the car and exited the back in pieces...
All over the Mini that was tailgating me.
I'd been trying to get the daft lass to pass me, but she just stayed glued to my arse end...
Until the offal hit...then she backed off.
Oh, how we laughed...
Hit a deer at about 50mph in my old transit. At first damage didn't seem more than a crack numberplate and split rad. When changing the rad it became apparant the impact had twisted the front chassis rails.
Hit a flying pigeon in the replacement transit at about 60mph. Hell of a bang and showed the car behind in feathers. Only damage was a missing numberplate and a massive smudge of st next to where it used to be. Feathers quite literraly shat himself before he bit the dust.
Hit a flying pigeon in the replacement transit at about 60mph. Hell of a bang and showed the car behind in feathers. Only damage was a missing numberplate and a massive smudge of s
t next to where it used to be. Feathers quite literraly shat himself before he bit the dust.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff