yourhavingalarf:
Coming back…From a shift about 5 in the morning many years ago, I collided with a deer. As soon as I realised what had happened, I said to myself ‘that’s £500 gone’.
I was correct almost to the penny.
And that was just compensation to the deers family, how much did the damage to car cost? 
Suedehead:
switchlogic:
Suedehead:
edd1974:
I hate stupid pigeons
Am sure they must be blind or suicidal as lost count of the number of.times had to break as one almost flies into my windscreenSeriously,why would you brake to avoid killing a poxy pigeon ?
Why wouldn’t you?
Because the chances are, that there will be a pillock tailgating me and I would end up with my back doors smashed in.
If it was an animal or a bird of prey I would do my best to avoid it but a pigeon . . no chance
That’s their problem! I’m not gonna kill anything without trying not to just because I’m worried about some idiot human behind me!
switchlogic:
Suedehead:
edd1974:
I hate stupid pigeons
Am sure they must be blind or suicidal as lost count of the number of.times had to break as one almost flies into my windscreenSeriously,why would you brake to avoid killing a poxy pigeon ?
Why wouldn’t you?
Because there vermin, flying rats They ■■■■ everywhere There fair game in my Book
I’m the same, not saying I’d swerve or do an emergency stop or anything like that, but I’ve seen me throttle off and/or blast the horns at pheasants, and the like, I wouldn’t kill anything for the hell if it that’s for sure, put it that way.
The province o manitoba insurance company actually tells you not to swerve or emergency stop for deer or moose etc just hit them square on ,reason being you swerve lose control without taking a piece of it you cant prove it. All animal claims are classed not at fault no loss moneywise or demerits .hard for animal lovers
The Royal Corps of Transport used to say Never swerve for an animal. You start this emergency brakes, full lock and all the rest of it, you never know where you will end up, until you end up. A good clean head on under the vehicle is the best out come for the humans anyway.
Regular problem. Was told if the head is facing away from the road crack on, if head facing the road be wary. If possible aim for back legs not the head and if we hit one and it to ring the police and advise of location
the maoster:
I hit a badger in my own car in the early hours a while back. It took the front corner off despite my violent swervings to avoid it. After checking the damage I was that incensed that in a display of childish petulance and rubber smoke I spun around in the road and headed back to either run it over again or find its family and run them all over but it had gone!
Turns out natural engineering trumps German engineering.
Gone? - I wouldn’t have thought that “Natural Engineering” - extends to Immortality for furry four-legged creatures?
robthedog:
switchlogic:
Suedehead:
edd1974:
I hate stupid pigeons
Am sure they must be blind or suicidal as lost count of the number of.times had to break as one almost flies into my windscreenSeriously,why would you brake to avoid killing a poxy pigeon ?
Why wouldn’t you?
Because there vermin, flying rats They [zb] everywhere There fair game in my Book
Would you brake if one was flying straight at your windscreen?
…Impact velocity down to <30mph might make the difference between a soft thud and feathers everywhere, and you nursing a pair of busted glasses on top of the busted windscreen, not to mention any injury thereof…
