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Quite, there isn't a lot you can do when travelling at 50 - 60 mph and the rabbit/pheasant that has been sat on the nearside verge as you approach decides that it wants to run to the otherside of the road when you're 30' or less from it. You might just have time to get a twitch into the steering before impact but thats it.
Pheasants are the worst, they'll often be sauntering across the road, left to right, get half way across the opposite lane, then turn around and run back across in front of you, again far too close for you to do much about it. Yes, I do ease off a bit when I see a pheasant doing that but they just leave it later before doubling back...
Rabbits tend to run straight then do a 90 degree turn into the verge.
Hares just run and not particulary straight. They get confused by lights and/or the vehicle so you just have to stay behind, drop back and wait for it to leave the highway. No guarantee it won't come back out, so give space where it left the highway and stay slow until past. At least Hares have a decent turn of speed so even if you come across one in the "death zone" for most other creatures the combination of them running and you slowing means they can get away with it.
Once had a big rabbit leap up and impact just inside the nearside head lamp dislodging that and smashing that end of the grill on a Discovery II so about 2' above the ground. I caught a glimpse of something a tiny fraction of a second before the bang. As it was quite a loud bang so I stopped to inspect the damage (had to gaffer tape the headlight back in), also to walk back to find what it was...
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Do you do 10 miles a year and drive at 10 MPH?
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The road through our village has just been resurfaced. There are now signs up saying "No road markings".
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He did say "I think.." Maybe he drives something that insulates the driver from effects of impacts.
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When driving 500 miles a week (often more) it's fair to say that the location of my house is irrelevant.
BTW my house is about half a mile from what I would call countryside.
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Who in their right mind would want to watch badger baiting to start with ? :(
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Actually the pigeon I hit was on the motorway. Right on the A pillar. It's guts were splattered down the drivers side van window and all down the side of the van.
Got a rabbit last year. That was still alive but the bloke in the car behind me let his border terrier finish it off.
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2 a week in Brum alone (and 4 a day in England and Wales) suggests you are wrong, or the diddy count is severely underestimated.
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Back in the '90s, a trainee Engineer came into the office, having hit a fox on the motorway. He heard and felt a bump, but did not feel the wheels going over it. He arrived at work and found it impaled on the front towing eye. He did say he'd wondered why he'd seen a few people give him an odd look on the way in!
He was a bit squeamish about getting it off, but luckily for him, one of the shopfloor guy's hobby was taxidermy.
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'tis the season of surface dressing. Lots done around here. Lots of "No Road Markings" signs, still in place after the road markings have been put back. Obviously beyound the capabilties of the road marking team to remove the signs...
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and obviously beyound the capabilities of motorist to see that there aren't any road markings. There's no sign that says "No pink Elephants in the road"
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Not just me then?
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Yup. I had one inside the front grille of my XK8 for about 2 months before I decided to wash the car...
..and one dented te front wing of my brand new defender., I didnt fix it aussuming there would be others, but when I sold it 8 years later it was the only dent on it..
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Volvo.
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hang on. I think I'll make one. That will fox them up at the Fox..
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Mine usually hit the wind screen and go straight over my head and end up a pile of feathers in the road. Dont notmally do any damage
TBH probably the kindest thing to do
I drowned a myxy bunny once. In a deep puddle.
Its an awful disease.
Yup bunnies one tends to hit with the tyres if at all.
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The diddy count *is* severely underestimated...
But I didn't say ONLY diddys do that, but round here, they are the ones picking up stray dogs.
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The hedgehog and the rabbit were talking one day.
H: Why is it I see more of my friends splattered on a motorway than you lot? There are more of you lot too.
R: Technique
H: can you show me?
They go to the motorway.
R: Technique is hippity hoppity pause. Any cars go right over you without touching, as you're in the middle of the lane. Works a treat. You guys just make a dash for it. I'll demonstrate.
Lane 1. Hippity hoppity pause. Hippity hoppity pause.
Lane 2 Hippity hoppity pause. Hippity hoppity pause.
Lane 3.Hippity hoppity squelch.
H: Can't remember when last I saw a Reliant Robin in the fast lane.
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No road markings isn't a problem for locals who know the road. It's strangers who don't know the road that the signage is for. There are several places around here where it looks like you have a good clear view ahead to overtake say a tractor or sheep trailer but in reality there is a little hidden bend that can hide a car coming the other way. Road markings inform drivers that it really wouldn't be a good idea to try and overtake just here even if it looks safe.