Swerving to avoid animals on road

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Tue 21 Aug 2007 13:17  Back Top End
Swerving to avoid animals on road - LHM
The recent 'wild deer' posts have reminded me of several 'close shaves' involving oncoming drivers swerving violently onto 'my' side of the road to avoid pheasants, cats, dogs etc.

I've been able to anticipate their actions and slowing/positioning as appropriate, but I wonder how many collisions are caused by drivers over-reacting in trying to avoid causing 'roadkill'?

For my own part, I do what I can to miss dithering pheasants (with an 'h'!) et al, but never at the risk of losing control. I remember being severely admonished by my other half for flattening a cat on the approach to a blind bend - obviously she thought that a potential head-on smash was the better option :-(

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Swerving to avoid animals on road  LHM Tue 21 Aug 2007 13:17
Swerving to avoid animals on road  normd2 Tue 21 Aug 2007 13:29
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Lud Tue 21 Aug 2007 13:29
Swerving to avoid animals on road  SpamCan61 {P} Tue 21 Aug 2007 13:30
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Cliff Pope Tue 21 Aug 2007 13:43
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Altea Ego Tue 21 Aug 2007 13:48
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Lud Tue 21 Aug 2007 14:02
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Brian Tryzers Tue 21 Aug 2007 14:08
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Dwight Van Driver Tue 21 Aug 2007 15:22
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Cliff Pope Tue 21 Aug 2007 15:35
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Altea Ego Tue 21 Aug 2007 15:34
Swerving to avoid animals on road  DP Tue 21 Aug 2007 16:43
Swerving to avoid animals on road  SpamCan61 {P} Tue 21 Aug 2007 16:55
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Altea Ego Tue 21 Aug 2007 17:01
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Lud Tue 21 Aug 2007 17:21
Swerving to avoid animals on road  movilogo Tue 21 Aug 2007 17:42
Swerving to avoid animals on road  tyro Tue 21 Aug 2007 21:30
Swerving to avoid animals on road  nb857 Tue 21 Aug 2007 23:40
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Lud Thu 23 Aug 2007 13:56
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Sim-O Wed 5 Sep 2007 17:27
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Clanger Tue 21 Aug 2007 22:04
Swerving to avoid animals on road  scotty Fri 24 Aug 2007 11:24
Swerving to avoid animals on road  milkyjoe Tue 21 Aug 2007 22:23
Swerving to avoid animals on road  SpamCan61 {P} Wed 22 Aug 2007 10:29
Swerving to avoid animals on road  andymc {P} Wed 22 Aug 2007 11:05
Swerving to avoid animals on road  stevied Thu 23 Aug 2007 09:27
Swerving to avoid animals on road  madf Thu 23 Aug 2007 10:15
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Chris S Thu 23 Aug 2007 14:15
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Lud Thu 23 Aug 2007 14:28
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Martin Devon Thu 23 Aug 2007 20:25
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Brian Tryzers Thu 23 Aug 2007 21:11
Swerving to avoid animals on road  GregSwain Thu 23 Aug 2007 21:29
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Lud Wed 5 Sep 2007 14:19
Swerving to avoid animals on road  henry k Fri 24 Aug 2007 01:04
Swerving to avoid animals on road  henry k Tue 4 Sep 2007 23:48
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Kevin Thu 23 Aug 2007 22:23
Swerving to avoid animals on road  PoloGirl Thu 23 Aug 2007 23:09
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Hamsafar Fri 24 Aug 2007 00:03
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Lud Fri 24 Aug 2007 01:05
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Lud Fri 24 Aug 2007 01:04
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Mad Maxy Wed 5 Sep 2007 12:09
Swerving to avoid animals on road  DSLRed Fri 24 Aug 2007 01:49
Swerving to avoid animals on road  billy25 Fri 24 Aug 2007 02:33
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Mapmaker Fri 24 Aug 2007 10:48
Swerving to avoid animals on road  wotspur Wed 5 Sep 2007 00:32
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Pugugly {P} Wed 5 Sep 2007 18:25
Swerving to avoid animals on road  Mad Maxy Wed 5 Sep 2007 12:16
Swerving to avoid animals on road  slowdown avenue Wed 5 Sep 2007 00:39
Swerving to avoid animals on road  oilrag Wed 5 Sep 2007 09:18
Swerving to avoid animals on road  rogue-trooper Wed 5 Sep 2007 12:14
Swerving to avoid animals on road  madf Wed 5 Sep 2007 13:08
Swerving to avoid animals on road  billy25 Wed 5 Sep 2007 15:20