GODDAMNITSOMUCH

[SacDuc]

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2010/06/28/14548891.html

[Slide Panda]

 

Sad sad sad.

[duccarlos]

So did the bike rear end the car?

[fastwin]

That's what I was thinking. Really sad. For the family of the girl and father and the woman driver. I'm sure she feels awful. I'm sure the Dad wasn't expecting someone to stop in the middle of the road and he may have not even seen the ducks ahead. Sad.

[He Man]

it was the highway. who stops on the highway dead cold hard on the brakes for ducks? you know theres like 100 cars behind you going at the same speed your going. It was a really really dumb decision on part of the driver. You dont slam the brakes on when you see something, you either suck it up and run it over or go  around it if you know theres no cars around you.

[cokey]

exactly.. hope she serves time..

[NoisyDante]

The same thing happened years ago when I was in highschool, some woman slammed on the brakes to avoid a groundhog, causing a massive pileup involving an 18 wheeler and multiple cars.  Numerous deaths ensued, and I believe she did get prison time.

[Howley]

Who said she slammed on the brakes? Maybe the rider wasn't paying attention. You may be correct but I think you're judging too quickly.

[el_loco]

True, the article did not make mention whether she slammed on the brakes, but it did say that it's unlawful there to stop on a highway, as it is in the States.  And for good reason.  The real sad part of this is that this was an avoidable accident.  The motorcyclist should have been paying better attention, and at the same time the driver of the car should NOT have stopped for the ducks.  Very sad, my heart goes out to the morther.

[Monsterlover]

Big +1 ^^

[DoubleEagle]

I ran over a Squirrel one day.

Felt bad for the rest of the day.

Dolph      

[bmonty72]

I almost bit it the other day....I was coming around a tight blind corner on my way to work.  As I near the apex of the corner, here comes a car going around in the opposite direction.  Then she swerves into my lane to avoid a dead raccoon on the road.  I was able to get the bike up, slow down  and avoid her.  But the rest of the day I was wondering why you would drive into an oncoming lane of traffic, around a blind corner to avoid an already dead animal?

[monster monkey]

Last month I came around a corner on the freeway and nailed a pigeon!

It was like slow motion...thump...I felt like a jerk for the day 

[fastwin]

Try doing that with a full grown male/tom turkey. I'll be taking some Advil right about now.

[sbrguy]

well we all have to make the decision when the choice comes.

1. stop for the dog/cat/squirrel to avoid killing it in the road and feel good about that, but in the process kill and main drivers behind you and live with that for the rest of your life.

or

2. run over and kill the dog/cat/squirrel and feel bad about that and not kill and maim drivers behind you and feel good about not killing some 4 year old and a family.

it seems that many drivers would rather not kill the animal and take out a family in its place.  which is truly pathetic.