07-17-2016, 05:45 AM
I squashed a squirrel today. He darted across the road and met his fate, and my Bridgestone, as I rode over him. Poor guy. Bad timing on his part.
Several miles later I caught up to a Porsche Boxster and followed him for a spell. Then it happened again -- a suicidal squirrel darted out from the shoulder and found himself under the Porsche's rear tire, getting himself flattened in a shriek of fur, blood, and bones.
And a few years ago, I found a dead bird lodged up inside the fairing of one of my other bikes. I didn't even know I hit him.
Best not to stop or swerve to avoid small road critters. Deer and moose, of course, are a different story. Last week, there was a three-car accident in Minnesota after a driver stopped on the interstate to allow a run of ducks to cross the freeway. He was rear-ended, and then another car plowed into them.
Several miles later I caught up to a Porsche Boxster and followed him for a spell. Then it happened again -- a suicidal squirrel darted out from the shoulder and found himself under the Porsche's rear tire, getting himself flattened in a shriek of fur, blood, and bones.
And a few years ago, I found a dead bird lodged up inside the fairing of one of my other bikes. I didn't even know I hit him.
Best not to stop or swerve to avoid small road critters. Deer and moose, of course, are a different story. Last week, there was a three-car accident in Minnesota after a driver stopped on the interstate to allow a run of ducks to cross the freeway. He was rear-ended, and then another car plowed into them.