Near Miss!

**LJ sxi-nav** · 12th June 2007, 14:47

Driving to work this morning, doing 60 and drive round a bend to be met by...

...a bunny! who is slowly hopping across the road. I can't swerve as there is traffic on the other side. Can't brake as there is traffic behind! I thought "This is going to be messy, I'll HAVE to wash the car now!".

Anyway, the bunny is in the middle of my lane and...

Nothing

I had managed to get my car clean over the bunny, looked in the mirror to see the bunny hopping along, and the car behind me swerve around it now it was closer to the edge of the road.

I'm sure some of the other vectra's here with lowered suspension and/or front spoilers would not have made it, glad mine is (currently) unmodified and had enough ground clearance!

**Duncan** · 12th June 2007, 14:48

Originally Posted by LJ sxi-nav

....glad mine is (currently) unmodified and had enough ground clearance!

As is the bunny!!

**yorkshireborn** · 12th June 2007, 15:03

we have kamazi pheasants around our end, they wait for u to get about 2 meters before them then try to run across road.

**baz2003uk** · 12th June 2007, 15:13

Originally Posted by yorkshireborn

we have kamazi pheasants around our end, they wait for u to get about 2 meters before them then try to run across road.

thats no way to talk about the local kids LOL

**yorkshireborn** · 12th June 2007, 15:22

Originally Posted by baz2003uk

thats no way to talk about the local kids LOL

if only they just stand there and wait for u to pass then throw half n house brick at u.

**Big Sig** · 12th June 2007, 16:38

Your right about the front splitters and bunny's, unfortunately mine was a bit low and hit it...... I saw it tumbling in the road. Don't know if it was ok or not....

**chrisgettings** · 12th June 2007, 18:36

iv done a crow with my front bumper

i know the bird was dead his body had diffrent postcodes on when i stoped

just had the car back

**plasma** · 12th June 2007, 18:47

i got a pidgeon once and when i looked in my rear view mirror he was on his back still spinning around.. felt guilty all the way home..

almost wiped out/got wiped out by bambi coming home from MTC's one evening.. stupid stag ran straight out in front of me and i bipped me horn.. and thought 'king thing should have looked before ya ran out' then thought 'doh' animals dont have road sense lol.. although his mate crossed about 2 seconds afterwards as i was looking in me rear view still cursing..

**soulman** · 12th June 2007, 19:42

well i had a near miss on the roundabout at the top of my road about 20 mins ago.................this was a peasant driving a mondeo the wrong way round the roundabout.....

**pyro_maniac** · 12th June 2007, 19:46

i have lost count how many bunnys i have squished (by accident, i dont make it my hobby, honest) when i have been working
only done one pigeon though, made a mess the inconsiderate ******