WOAH close encounter with squerel

[Merzbow]

LOL, I was flyin down the street adoing like 80 and i see this squerel on the side of the road i knew it was gonna run in front of mebut i wasnt thinking about it...and sure enough it did, but thanks to the Vibes outstanding brakes i manage to slow it down just enough for the squerel's tail to barely get outa the way. But I looked undermy car to see if the squerel didnt make it out and got tangled and mangled in my underbody kit s wiring but lucky enough that little ******* didnt lol. -=Paul=-

[drunkenmaxx]

i have to say, even though it may sound cruel, i would have just smashed the (removed). first of all, no rodent is worth risking the well being of an almighty vibe. second of all, i would have to chuckle a bit after he became part of the pavement. SPLAT!!! followed by my devlish grin and an evil giggle. hoohoohoohahahaha

[Sputnik]

There seems to be a common theme here today that running over animals is funny. I love squirrels, rodents or not. I think they're cute.

[Vibe]

If anyone hasn't told you that you are indeed a twisted and immature individual. Please let me be the first to make that suggestion. James Stewart, Jr.

[Sputnik]

Yes sometimes it is safer to hit the animal... but to post how it is funny to run over an animal? Thats too much.

[Sputnik]

I read an article in the newspaper once about how these two guys on a ski-doo chased a fox up and down the ice until it was so tired, it could no longer outrun the ski-doo.... at that point the drivers of the ski-doo ran over it several times. It makes me sick to my stomach just typing it. So seeing something posted about killing an animal and enjoying it bothers me.

[Merzbow]

I like foxes and snowmobiling, that pisses me off that they do that...I was wondering why it said in the liscense manual not to chase animals, I didn't think people were actually stupid eonugh to chase them!!!!!! And by the way it wasn't me that said it was funny lol, and I did hit the brakes and beeped at it to give it a fair chance before i plowed it over. -=Paul=-

[Sputnik]

quote:And by the way it wasn't me that said it was funny lol, and I did hit the brakes and beeped at it to give it a fair chance before i plowed it over. -=Paul=-Yup I know it wasn't you.

[Merzbow]

ok just verifying it

[joatmon]

What I have heard, maybe a myth, is that if your are in an accident because of an animal, it's easier to get the insurance claim processed if you hit the animal. Makes it easier to prove that there was cause for the accident, instead of just stupidly driving off the road, and inventing some story about swerving to miss an animal. If you do brake for an animal, make sure you know how close the guy behind you is. Would be stupid to brake for a squirrel and have the guy behind you have to run off the road to miss you.I wouldn't react to avoid a squirrel or bird nearly as much as I would to avoid a cat or dog that's most likely someone's pet. Deer are different though, because of the amount of damage hitting a deer can do to your car. Once I had to slam on my brakes and slowed enough that neither the deer or car was damaged when I did hit the deer, but the semi behind me who wasn't paying attention nearly rear ended me. Another time I slowed for a doe crossing the road and a big buck ran into the side of my car, but again, no damage.There's a great car insurance commercial where this squirrel runs out onto the road as a car approaches, the car swerves off the road off camera, lots of skid and crash sounds, then the squirrel runs back over to a buddy squirrel and they slap each other high fives.

[fuel4soul]

Never never never think a car is more important than something else's life, You can get another car, That aniaml can't get a new life. It could also have babies somewhere. I will total any car I have swerving from animals. I am an animal lover and anyone who swerves to hit them oir is cruel, I would severly smash into their car on PURPOSE! Never is it FUNNY or OK and anyone who thinks so I am glad your mother didn't think that way when you were young and let you run around in the street. If you have kids, How would you like for someone to run them over and laugh about it and then go and boast to others? C'mon people grow up. "Your real cool if you run an animal over.." I have a baby possum and possums are one of the many roadkills, I would total a car into a tree before hitting a raccoon, possum, dog, cat or anything of the sort. Sorry for the anger but it's personal to me.

[fuel4soul]

Maybe yes, maybe not. Swerved from raccoon one time in my Prelude (Glad that thing was totaled, Biggest POS I have ever owned!) and hit a tree so hard in the front it spun me around three times so fast it felt like the tiltawhirl or teacups at a carnival or amusement park and landed upside down at the base of a pond in about 2 ft of water. Walked away shaken and wet, That's all. Don't regret it, the Honda was a piece anyway, Never will I own another one.

[joatmon]

Not me, I've got that human centric perspective on life, and feel that my well being is more important than lesser animals. Not from any religious belief that Man is above animals, just my own survival, my life is more important to me than a squirrels, an opossums, to be honest, even more important to me than yours. No apologies for my attitude. I agree that it aint right to go out of your way to run an animal over. However, to have risked your own life for that racoon was irresponsible. Which would your parents prefer, a dead racoon or a dead son? What if you pulled a Christopher Reeve in that accident? Is that (removed) really worth that much to you?

[fuel4soul]

What if it was a small child? Is that child worth that much to you? Or can you just run it over too?

[fuel4soul]

Yes it was in the front side, not head on. I did slide though.It's like the famous quote of these forums, "To each his own" I guess it's "my own" way to deal with things, It's a natural reaction for me, When there is an animal my reaction is to swerve no matter what the surroundings. I don't have time to think about how things will turn out if you have three different options to do in a matter of a second. One time a dog was in the street in front of me and at the last second I saw it, swerved into oncoming traffic which they swerved from me and hopped the curb. I felt bad but I had no time to think. It's a split second reaction for me.

[joatmon]

quote:What if it was a small child? Is that child worth that much to you? Or can you just run it over too?Of course I would do what I could to avoid striking another human with my vehicle. I would run over a thousand possums happily if it kept me from hitting a person. I would not, however, swerve into oncoming traffic or into a tree to avoid a racoon. Seems to me that you have been lucky. Be grateful. Also seems to me that for the short time you have been driving, you have a large number of stories about how you risked your life to swerve away from striking something with your car. If it is really that important to you, then perhaps maybe you need to evaluate your driving habits, and see if there might be any changes that could reduce the likelihood of your needing to take emergency action so often. It's great that you put such high value on life. I just hope you put enough on your own.

[fuel4soul]

It's not anything I can help, To me, an animal is more important to me than a car. I hope you don't have pets.

[joatmon]

It seems like you feel that anyone who is not as zealous as you is heartless, but I think you know differently. To me some animals are more important than a car, and some are less important. I understand that you feel differently. I really like to eat meat, will be roasted animal flesh for dinner tonight at my house. You are probably a vegan. That's fine. But when you get behind that wheel, you have a responsibility to other drivers on the road and to people that care about you to not unecessarily endanger yourself and other people. If you find that you can not meet this responsibility without compromising your principles, then either change your principles or stay off the road. I've lost some good friends to bad drivers, and I get pretty angry with people who drive irresponsibly. If someone swerves into oncoming traffic to avoid a squirrel and does a head on with my son, they'd be better off not surviving the crash.

[drunkenmaxx]

hell of a way to put that joatmon!

[drunkenmaxx]

hahaha! what about the sound a catfish makes as you keep him out of the water? it's like he's pleading with you "no! don't cut my head off and eat me!!", then *WACK* it's lights out for the fishy. rack one up for the top of the food chain

[fuel4soul]

well, It's they way I think, don't like it, too bad - move to Antartica away from people who think differently from you.

[ragingfish]

Hey man, I feel the same way about animals...but I've opted to keep my mouth shut...and merzbow, question. Who taught you to spell, just curious? squerel?Doesn't give me much confidence in the Clinton Twp. school system...

[ragingfish]

The irony!

[ragingfish]

lol. you wish. hehe....

[Merzbow]

I love animals, mostly anything that looks like a cat or a wolf such as foxes racoons and such....but they way I look at things, animals aren't really alive such as deer, they act solely on instinct and no intellegence whereas dogs and cats look normally and can sense a car coming. But I would never risk my life for an animal unless it was a cat or dog (someones pet) Plus I care more about cars than anything in the world except my family of course, but cars are my life so therefore i wouldn't risk my baby. -=Paul=-

[joatmon]

Probably some level where each person has a cutoff for what animals are worth trying to not run over. Mostly it's been mammals discussed here, but what about birds, reptiles, insects? Anybody here swerve to avoid bugs? Maybe when fuel4soul runs me off the road I'll get reincarnated as a possum so drunkenvibe can run me over and laugh.

[Merzbow]

(removed) thats amazing thats the funniest thing ive heard all week

[fuel4soul]

I'd be the one laughing. Really everyone does have a line that don't like to cross, You really can't swerve from bugs and stuff likethat, and some animals jump out so fast it's too late. But as in response to the main point, Nobody should run an animal over ON purpose. Even people who see an animal and don't bother to avoid cause something might happen to their car. If you do hit the animal being careless, I hope your fenders break. I hope you will never have to choose over an animal or human in the road!

[drunkenmaxx]

well, to be totally fair to the bugs, i think you should just stop driving so you don't hit them. it's not fair that just because they are not furry and cute that you don't mind hitting them! i think the bugs should protest for equal rights

[drunkenmaxx]

quote:Maybe when fuel4soul runs me off the road I'll get reincarnated as a possum so drunkenvibe can run me over and laugh. if that happens, you'd better not make me spill my beer!

[joatmon]

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[fuel4soul]

hmm me too....

[Sputnik]

hmm my brother as well...

[Merzbow]

lol nice cartoon, I have a story to add to the "dodging of animals" topic... yesterday my friend Scott was coming home at night, and this racoon ran into the road... he swerves to avoid hitting it and flys into a ditch losing control of his '95 (dirtbike sounding) Probe....SIDENOTE(The car has a widened wheel base and little baby 15 inch thousand spoke wheels with the corvette blade in the middle....I am glad it got totaled but anyways....) So he gets back on the road, and the car is still fish tailing until finally he loses complete control and gets sent into a telephone pole on the side of the road, completely demolishing the rear half of his car. So I still dont think an animal is worth that unless its a cat or dog -=Paul=-

[MadBill]

I brake for critters if I can do so safely, but NO swerving at above a walking pace!PS: Is anyone really enough of an idiot to hit a turtle by accident, or are they all deliberate victims?

[drunkenmaxx]

whatever you do, don't run over leonardo and the gang, splinter wouldn't know what to do without them! besides, then the evil shredder could take over the world!!

[joatmon]

old thread bump for a new incidenthttp://www.muskogeephoenix.com....htmlQuote »Gore woman injured in one-vehicle accidentFORT GIBSON — A Gore woman was injured late Tuesday after she swerved to miss a skunk and lost control of the car she was driving.According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Nakisha Carter, 24, was transported by helicopter to Saint John Medical Center in Tulsa, where she was treated for arm injuries. Carter was pinned inside the 2005 Pontiac Vibe she was driving for about 45 minutes before she was freed by Fort Gibson fire and rescue workers.The OHP report states Carter was eastbound on U.S. 62 about three miles east of town when she swerved to miss the animal. Her car began to broadslide before rolling onto its top.The accident was reported at 11:40 p.m. Tuesday. Carter was wearing a seat belt.