yup ive hit a LARGE rottweiler, with my old hyundai, and it went airborne, i landed and stopped. dog got up and limped off. and somehow the f%$king thing survived 

Been riding for a few years, hit 2 animals, well hit one, one hit me. I hit a cat the size of a small terrier (really big cat as far as cats go), saw it comming just sat up off the seat of the bike, leaned back a bit, front wheel hit up and over rear too, kinda like dirtbiking only over a kitty. Didnt stick around to check the vitals on the cat. Second incident, driving down hwy 198 out here in visalia, i got kamakazied by a bat at about 10 p.m around 65 mph. Damn thing blew up on my shoulder, and it hurt like a son of a Buddha Loves You, but was fine (just bruised).

Oddly enough, when I was still riding my GS, I ran over about 6 big ol' furry spiders (cant spell tarrantulas to save my life). Big enough to feel em while riding up a very narrow twisty road behind MK1inCali.

Ive hit quite a few animals in my trucks, no way in hell am i swerving to either endager my life, my passengers life, or the lives of innocent bystanders and motorists. I say hit em, they shouldnt be in the road. Obviously guage the hit if you can, the bigger the more its gonna suck.

i've hit a ground hog and a skunk on my moto.  Both were killed and the skunk sprayed while dieing, i got off of work for that one    Both did the suicide run down the side of the road and decided to head to the middle of the road for safety right as i was passing.  Didn't phase me except for the smell of the previously mentioned pole cat   

   

As previously mentioned ive run over a badger and two rabbits on the moto. Ive also been hit by animals like people mentioned. Came round a blind corner on one of the backroads near where i live only to find a congragation of pheasants in the middle of the road. Not the smartest things at the best of times and only with a moto about to run them right over they took of in every direction possible in unison, feathers everywhere, they flew into each other one flew into my leg the other hit me in the head. I managed to get thru them leaving only a cloud of feathers and alot of pheasants sqwaking - dont think any died tho.

dog / cat / rat = no swerve

horse / cow / elephant / mastadon = swerve, pray, and wish

i've hit dogs, one kid on a bike (glancing blow, he was fine, horrified me), numerous cats, birds, one pedestrian that stepped off a curb in front me (horrified again) and only braked for the humans.

didn't feel bad at all about hitting the animals, their owners were just idiots that let them run.

hitting another human has to be one of the worst feelings i can imagine. (both were fine)

swerving has resulted in a few people i've known dying. it's not something i'd recommend.


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on the bike hitting a leave can mean a wreck, i'll swerve if it's possible. definitely do what the MSF teaches, which reminds me I haven't done any accident avoidance practice in a while....

Quote from: ohgood on August 07, 2008, 06:46:26 AM
dog / cat / rat = no swerve

horse / cow / elephant / mastadon = swerve, pray, and wish

Thats pretty much the rule I follow, even though there are some mastadon size dogs that run loose around my area 

Old Mr Wilson/Revere2-  Don't you think its time to pull that big meaty black dildo out of your ass?

that you AJ?  , anyhoo, i went for a ride yesterday at around midnight, goin down road, got hit by a winged creature, 2" below arm, ( still slightly numb) and 5 minutes later, got hit on helmet by a GINORMOUS winged insect, seeing through bug guts at 60 mph is quite entertaining. thank god i knew the road WELL

Quote from: Revere2 on July 31, 2008, 02:14:29 PM
continued.................

YES. It is ok to hit an animal in the road if you think your vehicle can "take it". BUT................."women" are NOT inclined to do this. They will wreck a McLaren to avoid hitting a damn squirrel. THAT is only ONE of the reasons that they should NEVER be allowed to hold high office ever or to go into battle. I know they can squeeze a trigger just as good as a guy but they do NOT think like us and are way too
emotional and it gets in the way of doing business as it should be done. And THAT is only one of the things going wrong with this country. Feminism is only one of the many tools of the Elitists.

Please Gawd, Let him be Joking.

oh jeez with him u never know

I could actually give you a list of names of females I HAVE been in combat with, and would gladly take again, given the choice of them or some of the guys in my current unit.

Quote from: Big Lou on August 10, 2008, 03:40:08 PM
I could actually give you a list of names of females I HAVE been in combat with, and would gladly take again, given the choice of them or some of the guys in my current unit.

yup an angry female with a weapon, would be a formiddable sight