Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Sunday, March 09, 2008
That's two.
I've run over two squirrels with my car.
I hit the first one several years ago. It was sitting in the middle of the lane on a two-lane side street. Most squirrels sense the car's vibrations well in advance and run out of the way. This one just sat there. There was oncoming traffic so I couldn't swerve, and besides, I thought the squirrel would get out of the way. There was traffic behind me so stopping hard was not an option. My front bumper knocked it out.
I hit the second one today. It was zigzagging in my (the left) lane, which was on a four-lane street that sits on the entrance to a freeway. There was a median on my left, and traffic on my right and behind me, so swerving or stopping was again not an option. This one was clearly spooked by all the traffic swirling around and could not decide where to go. I felt a bump as my front right tire dispatched it.
I've never managed to run over a bird. They get away in time. Why can't the squirrels?
I hit the first one several years ago. It was sitting in the middle of the lane on a two-lane side street. Most squirrels sense the car's vibrations well in advance and run out of the way. This one just sat there. There was oncoming traffic so I couldn't swerve, and besides, I thought the squirrel would get out of the way. There was traffic behind me so stopping hard was not an option. My front bumper knocked it out.
I hit the second one today. It was zigzagging in my (the left) lane, which was on a four-lane street that sits on the entrance to a freeway. There was a median on my left, and traffic on my right and behind me, so swerving or stopping was again not an option. This one was clearly spooked by all the traffic swirling around and could not decide where to go. I felt a bump as my front right tire dispatched it.
I've never managed to run over a bird. They get away in time. Why can't the squirrels?
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