I can't believe there is a subforum for "roadkill"..lol Yesterday (pre-dawn) I left MoT, Bartlett, NH for home (NE PA) and here is my roadkill total...in my new coupe, no less! VT: dodged 2 squirrels crossing I-91 VT: smashed into a flying crow(?) or grackle(?) MA: dodged 1 speed traps...I was not doing the speed limit, but neither was the motorcycle glued to my rear bumper CT: dodged 1 more squirrel on I-84 CT: dodged 2 speed traps NY: dodged 2 speed traps...one was an unmarked SUV, and the other flagged down the car behind me...?? PA: dodged 1 baby groundhog on I-84 PA: dodged 2 young deer less than one mile from my driveway..that would have been a disaster if I didn't spot them feeding onthe side of the road I'm convinced that my radar signature is very small or else I was just lucky all in all...a good long day (7+ hours of drivetime) with only 1 dead bird pac
Your aim must be off. I would have had a much higher body count with that many viable targets. :devil:
Behind a Clubman on rural Ohio roads this past Saturday. Bunny decides to cross the road, it zigs, the Clubby zags, hits bunny with both front and rear tires. Flips bunny in air...I zigged, missed the corpse. Like I really need another smushed critter in my grill. I've had my fair share already.
I hit a cat January 1. It was dark on a 2 lane country road. It was facing the opposite way on the shoulder so no tale-tail glowing eyes. By the time I saw it there was not time to slow down. It then decided it needed to cross the street right now. I heard the thunk and no doubt it was dead. I feel a bit guilty for not stopping but really what was there to do? Anyway I got to my friends house a few minutes later, I get out and notice a large chunk of my front aero kit is missing. Next day I take a closer look my radiator, condenser, core support, radiator fan are all broken/bent(no leaks). Insurance covered it all. They do say it is better to hit the animal than try and swerve but when you know what kind of damage it could do it's hard to do.
Swerving to miss wildlife only works under certain conditions The road surface should be dry to avoid skidding out The road should be relatively empty as most of my interstates were in rural New England on an early Sunday and you should spot them before they bolt across the road Of course these do not apply if you have Remy Julienne driving skills pac