I'm an animal....

[sistagurl]

I almost had an accident once trying to swerve and miss a squirrel. After that if an animal struts out in front of me, I grip the wheel and hope he makes it. It's either them or me. And if I can help it, it ain't gone be me..

[BigFoot_BigThumb]

I once ran over an Opossum, and two separate rabbits the same night within a span of 5-minutes in my car.  At first i felt bad, but then I realized that those animals were stupid for running out in front of my ride and my conscience was cleared. 

And I can't tell you how many times as a truck driver I've had deer run out in front of me in the middle of the night.  Fortunately, I've never hit one of those but I've literally missed a couple by mere inches.  If it's up to me to make the choice between taking out Bambi and trying to swerve with a 40,000+lb load.  Guess which one I'm gonna do?

Don't feel bad.  You should have put him in a bag and had somebody make you a funky-fresh Sunday church hat.

[sistagurl]

I once ran over an Opossum, and two separate rabbits the same night within a span of 5-minutes in my car.  At first i felt bad, but then I realized that those animals were stupid for running out in front of my ride and my conscience was cleared. 

And I can't tell you how many times as a truck driver I've had deer run out in front of me in the middle of the night.  Fortunately, I've never hit one of those but I've literally missed a couple by mere inches.  If it's up to me to make the choice between taking out Bambi and trying to swerve with a 40,000+lb load.  Guess which one I'm gonna do?

Don't feel bad.  You should have put him in a bag and had somebody make you a funky-fresh Sunday church hat.

Deer get much respect around here. I've seen people run off in a ditch before they hit a deer, lol. Deer just stand in the road like, "you better go around"... LOL.

[BigFoot_BigThumb]

Deer get much respect around here. I've seen people run off in a ditch before they hit a deer, lol. Deer just stand in the road like, "you better go around"... LOL.

I see.  They let them live so somebody can shoot 'em later.  I remember going through Raleigh-Durham once and traffic came to a standstill because a deer was running around in the middle of 6 lanes of traffic.  Almost caused a bunch of wrecks.  That joker ran across 12 lanes of traffic to the other side. 

[sjonathan02]

Deer get much respect around here. I've seen people run off in a ditch before they hit a deer, lol. Deer just stand in the road like, "you better go around"... LOL.

That's because deer can jack up a car or SUV. A deer will get MUCH respect from me......



































....but I'll mow his tail down if it'll prevent an accident with another vehicle. *shrugs*

[under13]

I usually swerve to avoid hitting an animal. Even a small animal can ruin your bumper, and I will slow down to avoid hitting low flying birds..

If there are a lot of dear in your area, there is a device that you can attach to your car that will keep deer away.

[sistagurl]

That's because deer can jack up a car or SUV. A deer will get MUCH respect from me......







That's it..lol.
People love to hunt them but they will total your vehicle and possibly you too, lol.
I've heard people say they hit a deer and total their vehicle and the deer got up and ran off.
A friend of mine hit a young deer and it tore up the side of her car. She said the deer ran off to
the woods. If she had a gun she would have shot that mug, LOL .



























....but I'll mow his tail down if it'll prevent an accident with another vehicle. *shrugs*

[BigMike07]

KILLER!!

I felt so bad...I'm driving down the highway and this unstable groundhog couldn't decide whether he wanted to cross the street or not so I'm swerving trying to avoid hitting him and I thought I was safe because he decided to cross the street...at the last minute that brown sucker changed his mind and chose to commit suicide  instead

He ran right into the wheel, got stuck and that was the end of his life story...yuck, I was so freaked out, I almost killed myself by swerving



*brings very sad memories about the kitten I killed by accidentally stepping on it ..I'm a murderer [/size

that was funny!

[NJTheBishopAnderson]

Yeah, black bears are pretty common in upper Westchester, where I used to live.  I've actually seen more of them than deer (back home, I mean).  The media used to always say they're not really dangerous, but that doesn't make sense to me.  You swerve to avoid one, you end up in the woods, a ditch, or in the path of another car.  If you hit one, it'd be like hitting another vehicle and that's pretty dangerous.  If you make bodily contact with one, it could probably eat you for snack. That's pretty dangerous. 

The funniest comedian today... Lavelle Crawford!!

BEARS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_AUP0oA5e4

[NJTheBishopAnderson]

And I can't tell you how many times as a truck driver I've had deer run out in front of me in the middle of the night.  Fortunately, I've never hit one of those but I've literally missed a couple by mere inches.  If it's up to me to make the choice between taking out Bambi and trying to swerve with a 40,000+lb load.  Guess which one I'm gonna do?

Don't feel bad.  You should have put him in a bag and had somebody make you a funky-fresh Sunday church hat.

You talking right BFBT!! Once was carrying a load to York, PA headed up I-83 outta B-More about 2-3 in the morning.  Another truck and I was just crusin along pushing it when all of a sudden about 7 or 8 deer come jumping 'cross the median. Well, sad to say only one made it to the other side... first truck hit 'bout two and I mince meat the rest of 'em.  One rolled under my rear tandem and snatched my air lines loose which immediately locked up my trailer brakes and I smoked up that interstate like the mosquito man.  When the Maryland troopers finally showed up, they said it looked like a slaughter house back up the road.

[nessalynn77]

My first kill was a white cat in the middle of the road near my house.  It really traumatized me.  The second was a skunk on I-15, it made me mad... for months.

Yeah, but I don't mess with deer, hittin' those things in a car can kill you.

[BigFoot_BigThumb]

You talking right BFBT!! Once was carrying a load to York, PA headed up I-83 outta B-More about 2-3 in the morning.  Another truck and I was just crusin along pushing it when all of a sudden about 7 or 8 deer come jumping 'cross the median. Well, sad to say only one made it to the other side... first truck hit 'bout two and I mince meat the rest of 'em.  One rolled under my rear tandem and snatched my air lines loose which immediately locked up my trailer brakes and I smoked up that interstate like the mosquito man.  When the Maryland troopers finally showed up, they said it looked like a slaughter house back up the road.

I've ran over some aftermath. but fortunately nothing ever got caught in my tandems or on my dollies.  I've even had a couple of birds get caught on my wind deflector.  I had to really work to get one out because he got wedged in between the gap on a day cab I was driving.  The feathers were hanging down right over the door and I could see them flowing in the wind while I drove.  But I'll take a bird over a deer anyday.


UGH!!!!!!