Would You Stop?

[Barsel]

Driving home this afternoon, a grey squirrel ran out into the road.
I checked there was nothing behind me and I braked so the squirrel was safe, but, I did wonder what I would have done if there had been other vehicles behind me and I think I would still have braked because I couldn't bear to kill any animal.
What if doing that caused someone to go into the back of me, who would be to blame, and what would you have done?

[naomi24]

Yes, I did, smow. It was horrible. I'm always cautious on the dark country roads - animals pop out so suddenly - and that's just what the cat did, Straight under my wheels.

[Bobbisox1]

My friend hit a deer just beside where we live on a country Lane,they had to put the poor thing down, the car was badly damaged and she was traumatised for days afterwards

[10ClarionSt]

In answer to the OP, I would have run over it without any hesitation. Grey Squirrells are vermine and a complete nuisance. If the choice was me avoiding a collision or dangerous situation, or running over an animal, of any kind, there is no question of what I do. The animal loses out.

[bednobs]

"My husband saw someone e deliberately drive into a mother duck and her chicks as they crossed the road."
eek you dont live near me do you naomi - i did that once (not deliberately but it could have looked like it). I just couldnt see what it was in the road, and it honestly looked like a line of rubbish or a bag flapping till i was too close to do anything

[naomi24]

That happens frequently in the country, bobbi. I had a big stag jump over a hedge in front of me once. Fortunately I was able to stop.

[naomi24]

Doubt it, bednobs. My husband said the man did it deliberately. He 'aimed his car', he said. Creature! How anyone could do something like that defies all understanding.

[davebro]

We were on a coach going up to Scotland for a climbing holiday and hit a deer. One of our group was a butcher and he dispatched the animal with his ice axe.

[bednobs]

i once hhit a deer and it ran to the other side of the road, then came back for another hit as i was tring to stop!

[windywillow]

I once saw a man run a chicken over on a country road. The road was deserted, no other vehicles in sight. He did it on purpose. Scumbag.

[tiggerblue10]

I've seen a few pigeons being run over and I was in the car when my mum ran over one too. I was mortified!

I don't like pigeons but I'd never knowingly run any animal over.