Well, coming home from work today, I was behind a brand new 5 series on a back road. A squirrel darted out in from of the guy driving, he quickly swerved. To his right, was an 8 foot drop, a sewage drain type thing. His front wheel went in, and I saw the car going over the edge. He tried bringing it back around, but couldn't do it. The car DROPPED into the drain, and is now standing completely vertical, on the passenger front and rear doors. The guy immediately climbs out, I pulled over to help him. He started laughing (at this point I'm thinking something is wrong with him) so I sat him down and talked to him. Told him I had my refresher training on SABC today so if anything was wrong I could assess it for him. He said he's fine, but his wife is going to kill him!

So the question. Hit a squirrel, or swerve to miss him? Everyday driving, not paying attention, what would you do?

As far as pics goes, I'm heading out to Belle Haven CC to get a job at the pro shop, I'll snap some along the way...

 

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tell him to come buy a Mercedes from me while snapping photos, they handle better.

 

lol that sucks

im running the animal over.... i had to make this decision once and it was a raccoon! heard the bones and guts get crushed under my car

 

i voted swerve even i know its better just to run over the little thing. its just my natural reaction, i cant help it.

 

ive had a bunny ricochet over my car once. not my z.

 

When you swerve and mess up your vehicle, there is no fault but your own. But when you hit the animal, it's covered by insurance.

 

yeah..i vote roadkill

 

Pics or ban

 

Hit it! And then have my GF that is a veterinarian save it!

edit.. also .."hit it" is my motto

 

Mike no way you would hit it cuz like me we have Fiberglass in our bumper and it would hurt it bad sure yours may be carbon but damage would be done.

 

Too many squirrels as is!

 

speaking of squirrels,i just had a customer drop off their car-they made a nest in the engine.chewed through the cruise wiring harness-chewed through the plug wires and tore the insulation to confettie!its a mess.

 

front end damage or car on its side vertically like the BMW?

 

They got my neighbor twice in a week. I don't leave my car parked outside much anymore.

 

never swerve, people have died to save a small animal. Don't be that guy.

 

I dont know it depends on the situation, but generally people swerve away from 8 foot ditches; was there on coming traffic if he were to swerve the other way! I would probably hit the squirrel if there was no oppurtunity for me to avoid it, otherwise I would try my best to avoid it without putting my car and self in serious trouble...but then again, you have all of 1 sec (max) to think about what to do, so thinkin is pointless, its all up to instinct!

Speaking of hitting animals...I hit a bat last night in the Z!

 

Hit the damn squirrel & then have some road kill stew

 

If it comes down to my car or the squirrel, then *** that squirrel. If I can safely avoid it, I will.

 

Just kill it... The squirrel doesn't even have a name. You eat chicken everyday. There's no difference.

 

LOL i don't know why this was so funny to me "generally people swerve away from 8 ft ditches" but it was and you just caused me to spit coffe all over my desk, out my nose (ouch) and then drop my mug