I feel so bummed out,I ran over a squirrel

[Meule]

It happens, you didn't do it intentionally (I think?), so don't worry about it too much

[Mikey]

I was driving my truck once on semi back road..

I seen a turtle on the road so I stopped to get him off the road.

Damn thing was a snapping turtle and almost bit me.

I kicked him like a football at least 30 feet

[ScottA]

A turtle? how fast was it going?

I know, how do you hit a turtle of all things? I saw it crossing the road on the interstate and tried to strattle it but it wasn't far enough into the road and I hit it with my tire. I remember seeing the shell fly up in the air in the rear view mirror. I felt so bad.

[Hector]

I had turtle soup once...it was not bad.

[toys2cool]

I hit a turtle once.

A turtle? how fast was it going?

[ScottA]

I've hit a deer (that one slammed into the side of my car), a coyote, two cats, numerous squirrels, a skunk, a bird or two, a frog and a duck. I wasn't aiming for any of them, honest! I usually feel sick to the stomach afterwards, it's not fun, especially with the bigger animals.

LOL, I think Dr. Doolittle wants to have a talk with you.

It happens. I hit a turtle once. Wasn't on purpose. I felt pretty bad.

[Hector]

[toys2cool]

Yes you do...they are called sharks.

lol! yeah that's true.That's why i keep my happy *** out of the water

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Damien, hopefully it was a quick death.

Cat, so sorry to hear about your pet cat. How horrible.

Thanks Jessica and Damien...she is 16 years old now, and damn determined to live. The car was an old Ford, one of the heaviest cars on the road. The vet told me to take her home and make her take it easy...no broken bones. Amazing.

[Hector]

That's what sucks,you don't see a lot of animals in Miami other then dogs or cats.

Yes you do...they are called sharks.

[toys2cool]

That's what sucks,you don't see a lot of animals in Miami other then dogs or cats.They the 1 squirrel I see is the one I hit.What the hell are the chances of that?

[tay666]

I knew this guy back in the 80's ....

One morning him and his wife was driving to the diner for breakfast and he swirved to avoid hitting a rabbit ....... The car went off the road and they hit a tree.
He was killed instantly .......... to save a rabbit.

It might be an automatic reaction to try to avoiding hitting an animal, but remember - worse things can happen if you don't.

That is so true.
I live in a fairly rural area. And most around here use the same logic I do.
If it isn't taller than the bumper, then don't even try to swerve.

It may sound cruel. And in some ways it is.
But if the choice is to run over a small furry creature, or put my car into a 4 foot ditch, or a tree .....
Sorry, the fur looses.

We've got many varieties of squirrels running around.
As well as chipmunks, skunks, rabbits, woodchucks, moles, oppossums, and even the occasional fox. That isn't even getting into the domestic animals.

Even with bigger obstacles like large dogs and deer.
You are much better off just slamming on the brakes and hoping, than you are trying to swerve to miss them.

[toys2cool]

I was driving to work a few weeks ago and there was a deer sitting on the side of the road. She had been hit badly but was still alive. I felt awful, as I can't stand road kill, so I went back home, got my pistol, and put her down. Very unpleasant, but she died immediately. I guess there is some resolve in that. Sorry 'bout the squirrel.

wow that must've been super hard to do,I don't know if I'd have it in me to do that even though it's the right thing to do

[SUP-Ronin]

I was driving to work a few weeks ago and there was a deer sitting on the side of the road. She had been hit badly but was still alive. I felt awful, as I can't stand road kill, so I went back home, got my pistol, and put her down. Very unpleasant, but she died immediately. I guess there is some resolve in that. Sorry 'bout the squirrel.

[wayne foundation 07]

We've got squirrels all over the place here in town.A squashed one on the road is sadly a common site.We've got the big fox squirrels,gray ones and black ones too.They've all kinda intermingeled and now theres a rainbow variety pattern ones.