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Hit a Squirrel or Swerve to miss it?
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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...
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...
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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.
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Originally Posted by NX2KDET
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.
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Originally Posted by HKS-Z
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.
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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!
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Originally Posted by VTMustard
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!
Speaking of hitting animals...I hit a bat last night in the Z!
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