Road Kill

Aurora Borealis

Is it just me or the roads I use or is there an increasing number of road kill on Irish roads? Came across a dead fox this morning and it depressed the life out of me.
Would you stop if you knowingly hit an animal on the road?

Wazdakka

Aurora Borealis wrote: »

Would you stop if you knowingly hit an animal on the road?

Depends on the animal and the road..

I would probably stop if i squished some little puppies brains out his ears in a housing estate or on a quiet road,
But I'm not going to stop if I splatter a fox on the N11 or anything..

I mean, why bother?

Steve_o

Depends what road and how hard i hit it... If i smack a cat at 120kph on the M7 then no i wont stop, if i tip one on a country road then yea, i'd get out to see if it was alright!

Edit: Ooops, was too slow so basically the same as Wazdakka....

dr.bollocko

Yeah what are you gonna do? Give it a decent burial?
Its much worse in Australia. Kangaroo carcasses litter the main roads.

Wazdakka

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Kangaroo carcasses litter the main roads.

SKIPPY NOOO!!!!

:eek:

Steve_o

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Kangaroo carcasses litter the main roads.

I guess the car got the jump on him.:pac:

Anybody??


I'll get me coat

dr.bollocko

Steve_o wrote: »

I guess the car got the jump on him.:pac:

Anybody??


I'll get me coat

Oh that's rough.
What's the rarest roadkill though?
Too often I see a little kitty, generally with it's eye resting somewhere on it's chest. That's a hard one to take in.

Steve_o

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Oh that's rough.
What's the rarest roadkill though?
Too often I see a little kitty, generally with it's eye resting somewhere on it's chest. That's a hard one to take in.

I saw a fully grown stag with perfect antlers dead on a road once after an encounter with a jeep... It was sad seeing something so powerful and proud like a stag dead on the road!

javaboy

Steve_o wrote: »

I guess the car got the jump on him.:pac:

Anybody??


I'll get me coat

Room for improvement on that one.

I've never hit an animal yet which is good going considering the menagerie I pass every day. Foxes, rabbits, dogs, pheasants, cats, rats and the odd badger.

I think legally you have to report hitting a dog to the Gardai. I'm not sure where I heard this though.

stovelid

Steve_o wrote: »

I saw a fully grown stag with perfect antlers dead on a road once after an encounter with a jeep... It was sad seeing something so powerful and prooud like a stag dead on the road!

Guy driving in front of me hit a deer in the Phoneix Park once. His car was in bits. The deer too, obviously.

*Kol*

I would stop to check if there was any damage to the car. Some animals could do a lot of damage.

boogle

It makes me really sad when I see dead animals on the road, it doesn't matter what type. Passed a dead hedgehog this morning and felt bad. The only animal I've ever hit was a pigeon. Felt terrible. My sister-in-law hit a tiny kitten a month ago, absolutely smashed it's leg up, bones sticking out and everything. Well she felt awful as the kitten was still alive, so I went with her to the vet and she paid E25 to have it put down and cremated. The vet said that apparently cats can survive trauma a really long time, and that kitten could have lain in that ditch for two days before it died.

So yeah, if I hit something I'd stop to check. If you mangle an animal and it's still alive, you should put it out of its misery, or pay to have it done.

Wazdakka

*Kol* wrote: »

I would stop to check if there was any damage to the car. Some animals could do a lot of damage.

Yea I Absolutely milled into this five year old kid
a Fox once, little bugger came out of nowhere. Luckily Saabs are built like tanks.. Still shattered my reg plate..

Fox.. yea.. thats it


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Steve_o

Wazdakka wrote: »

Yea I Absolutely milled into this five year old kid
a Fox once, little bugger came out of nowhere. Luckily Saabs are built like tanks.. Still shattered my reg plate..

Fox.. yea.. thats it


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Heheh, Lionel Hutz comes to mind... "I ran over his dog once, actually replace dog with son and once with repeatidly"... lol

Mr. Presentable

Country must be rotten with badgers - I seem to see a couple every time I go on a long spin.

spank_inferno

The amount of roadkill seems to spike with their mating seasons as they roam further lookin for some lovin'

More concrete road medians make it harder for animals too
Eg: Glen o'Downs in wicklow, large woodland area intersected by concrete divided road. If it were those wire rope fencing in the middle badgers and hedgehogs could get through at least.

stovelid

spank_inferno wrote: »

The amount of roadkill seems to spike with their mating seasons as they roam further lookin for some lovin'
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Hopefully we might start to see human road-kill outside Coppers and Flannerys, so.

dr.bollocko

stovelid wrote: »

Hopefully we might start to see human road-kill outside Coppers and Flannerys, so.

You know if they are still twitching that counts as consent.

Black Swan

Aurora Borealis wrote: »

Came across a dead fox this morning and it depressed the life out of me.

Me too! I just love Foxes!

beerbaron

spank_inferno wrote: »

The amount of roadkill seems to spike with their mating seasons as they roam further lookin for some lovin'

More concrete road medians make it harder for animals too
Eg: Glen o'Downs in wicklow, large woodland area intersected by concrete divided road. If it were those wire rope fencing in the middle badgers and hedgehogs could get through.

Or an underpass at least.

Clare Bear

Yeah seeing a lot more lately. I always feel sad seeing them, no matter what animal it is. And loads more crows recently, must be some big crow suicide pact going on. The only thing I've ever hit was a badger but he was actually fine, made such a bang that I thought he was well squashed and the car was in bits but he ran off in to a field and looked fine. Little dent to my car though. Badgers are strong. I hope to God I never hit a dog or cat, I'd feel awful

The \/\/anderer

Steve_o wrote: »

Heheh, Lionel Hutz comes to mind... "I ran over his dog once, actually replace dog with son and once with repeatidly"... lol

pfft. Nothing worse than a mis-quoted simpsons quote.

I think you meant:

Hutz: Now don't you worry, Mrs. Simpson, I - uh-oh. We've drawn Judge Snyder.
Marge: Is that bad?
Hutz: Well, he's kind of had it in for me, since I accidently ran over his dog. Actually, replace `accidently' with `repeatedly', and replace `dog' with `son'.

javaboy

The \/\/anderer wrote: »

pfft. Nothing worse than a mis-quoted simpsons quote.

I think you meant:

Your version is also incorrect. Tut tut. Pedantry only works if you get it right.

The \/\/anderer

go on so....

Honey-ec

I've definitely noticed a big increase in roadkill this year compared to previous summers, and I agree, it can be very depressing/upsetting, particularly if it's something that you wouldn't see around a lot, like a deer or badger.

Thankfully, I've never run over anything, but sparrows have flown into my windscreen on two separate occasions.

Actually no wait, I have run over something, but on purpose - a blackbird flew under the van directly in front of me a few months back and got spat out the back of it, pretty mangled but still flopping about on the road. I ran over him on purpose to put him out of his misery.

Factoid: If you hit a deer in the Phoenix Park, you've to pay compensation to the State.

javaboy

The \/\/anderer wrote: »

go on so....

And feed myself to the pedants? I don't think so. I prefer to smugly stand back and poke fun without actually putting my own credibility on the line.

Rayven199

I hate road kill!! It makes me sick every time I see it
I would probably cry If I hit something (involuntary reaction!) but I love animals so hate seeing them dead.
Haven’t hit anything yet, but I think it happens to everyone!

Oh and if you hit a dog, apparently you are required by law to stop as it is a licensed animal!

The \/\/anderer

I'll leave this one be for fear of going too far off topic (I verified that quote on 2 different websites!! But i did have a feeling the real quote was a bit different)


On topic, the only thing i've ever hit with my car was a seagull. Flew straight into my windscreen. I think he was ok though! So was my windscreen :-)

MOH

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Oh that's rough.
What's the rarest roadkill though?
Too often I see a little kitty, generally with it's eye resting somewhere on it's chest. That's a hard one to take in.

Try more lubricant.



I've definitely noticed over the last few weeks that on any trip I'm out on a country road, there's going to be at least 3 instances of roadkill for any 15 minute journey.

minxie

MOH wrote: »

Try more lubricant.



I've definitely noticed over the last few weeks that on any trip I'm out on a country road, there's going to be at least 3 instances of roadkill for any 15 minute journey.

badgers and foxes being top takers....:(
did run over a dog once ... he lived:)

Aurora Borealis

Aurora Borealis wrote: »

Came across a dead fox this morning.

Pervert :mad:

boogle wrote: »

So yeah, if I hit something I'd stop to check. If you mangle an animal and it's still alive, you should put it out of its misery, or pay to have it done.

That's why i carry a baseball bat in the boot. Although, i broke my last one and had to improvise while i waited for a new one to be posted over from the states. Hit a dog while the bat was in the post. Had to make do with a snooker ball in a sock.