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Re: [OM] Spare wheels, was Scratch one BMW

Subject: Re: [OM] Spare wheels, was Scratch one BMW
From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 04:52:43 +1300
Chris wrote
>&> I hate to be boring about this, Ken.  But the deer might be able to miss
>&> you if you weren't travelling at such a speed.  
>&> 
>&> I'm sorry that your lovely Beemer has been bashed by a boring buck, but
>&> reading your record leads me to believe that some of it might (just might)
>&> be your fault.

 and

>&> Similarly, although Ken is doing a fair rate in his 4x4s, the chances are
>&> that he will never meet a deer which has not assessed his speed and worked
>&> to avoid him.  But the faster he travels the less likely he is to miss
>&> said animal, were it to appear.  And his experiences with several animal
>&> strikes perhaps is something he should consider when choosing his driving
>&> habits.

Chris, this assumes that the animal knows enough to use an avoidance strategy, 
and even 
recognise the potential danger.

Many animals, once they have decided to do something such as cross the road in 
front of a 
car, just try to go faster than go slower or turn back.

Probably an in-built instinctive behaviour from millennia of escaping from 
predators which 
invoke the flight or fight instinct.

Hesitate, and you are lost. Go faster and you just might escape.

Humans do it too, especially children.

Brian Swale

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