So far on my list:

1 Deer
1 Fox
2 Cats
1 Dog
~3 squirrels
1 bird

Only thing I hit that really did some damage was the Deer. I rather kill animals than make a mistake and put my life or others on the road danger. There are plenty of animals out there so I dont mind. They are God's given gift for us to eat anyway

 

run the squirrel over and call it a day.

 

omg gooey you need a brush guard or a plow or something.. I ran over a squirrels tail one time and saw him jumping really high in my rear view mirror. I'm not gonna swerve for a bird, or a squirrel, or a rabbit... pretty much small critters less than 5 lbs... i'll even hit a deer because there are too many of them... i might hit a cat depending on what kindof mood i'm in, But i would definately crash trying to avoid a dog.

 

Squirrel = run over. Moose = swerve.

There's a crossover point somewhere between the two.

 

I voted swerve but if im in a situation where im gonna possibly *** the car up.......wel im gonna crush that little rodent.

 

My good friends father was killed in a crash swerving to avoid an obstacle in the road. I remember it well and the state trooper said the rule of thumb is:

If it's smaller than you hit it. If it's bigger swerve.

 

dont hit a moose.
http://www.pianoladynancy.com/funnypics_toons/moose.htm

 

I got out and talked to the guy when I drove back by. My camera died on me . I gave him my email address, so if he wants to email me some pics, he can.

 

at the last skyline drive meet in the fall my buddies 240sx was hit by a raccoon on 66. we had to stop and zip tie his bumper up... theres pics on here somewhere of it.

 

I remember when that happened, and the raccoon got up and walked away!!!

 

small bird flew out in front of me on route 29 North bound and dont those things fly out of the way??!?!?!

NO...bird guts all over my left head light. less than 1 hour later, same thing on the right head light.

gravity must be getting to them???

 

its only a squirrel... get on with it..

 

I swerve to a point, the point of damging the car or endangering others. I sleep better at night. Just something nasty about looking in the rear view and seeing the tail twitching in the air.

 

Driving into a ditch or the hit the squirrel, driving into a ditch or hit the squirrel. My vote is ROADKILL for the squirrel.

 

1 difference. Taste.

 

There were pics on here a year or two ago of someone hitting a deer; the blood and guts got caught up by the huge lip of his rims, a nice misty coating of entrails

I vote hit. Be forewarned though: raccoons have the potential of dealing your car some major damage. Back in Wisconsin I saw 2 or 3 cars totaled by those guy. Not sure how, but yeah...

 

good thing nothing happened to me with that raccoon

 

i hit a raccoon with another car before...big thud and i saw the thing rolling in the street. when i pulled over to check out the car, the coon got up and walked away. tough guys

 

there is a Squirrel born every day..........

- j

 

If I can, I definitely try to avoid it. I love animals.