Braking and performing evasive maneuvers to avoid squirrels on the road is stupid and dangerous, amirite?

What are you doing that you've hit at least a dozen squirrels? In a decade of driving I haven't hit one

by Anonymous 14 hours ago

Obviously not braking for them lmao

by Domingohayes 14 hours ago

I've never had to slam on my brakes or swerve to avoid one. At most I might just slow down a little to give them time to get out of the way

by Anonymous 14 hours ago

Well hopefully it stays that way. Sometimes wildlife just comes out of nowhere before you even have time to react. But the probability of that happening a dozen times is basically 0.

by Domingohayes 14 hours ago

Yeah that's the thing, like I'm sure occasionally they might come out of nowhere but to hit over a dozen squirrels I feel like you'd either need to be intentionally doing it or driving way more than the average person

by Anonymous 13 hours ago

I hit a squirrel for the first time yesterday and I feel so bad about it. I don't think there was anyway I could have avoided it without slamming on my breaks (someone was behind me) or swerving into the opposite direction lane. Even then, it jumped out at the absolute last second. I asked some family and friends and it didn't seem like a normal thing to happen. Which made me feel even worse and that I should have been able to avoid it.

by Anonymous 13 hours ago

It's OK every squirrel that is run over by a car gets a mansion made of acorns in squirrel heaven.

by Domingohayes 12 hours ago

I've only ever ran over 1. You must seek them out or drive for a living

by Ancient-Mention 12 hours ago

A dozen? That's not normal. I've been driving for 30 years and have never run over anything bigger than a frog.

by Mental_Car 12 hours ago

I was taught that if it's small enough to hit, just hit it. People have rolled vehicles swerving for small animals.

by Anonymous 12 hours ago

All y'all need to slow down and leave more space. Maybe it's not a squirrel, maybe one day it's a kid....

by Elegant-Cod 12 hours ago

I'll sacrifice my car and my safety for a child, but not for a squirrel.

by Terrible_Dance_1211 11 hours ago

You missed the entire point. You and everyone else needs to slow down and be more aware of your surroundings. You should be fully aware if there is another car close behind you, and they should be following at a safe enough distance to be able to react on a potentially dangerous situation. There are lots of potential dangers, not just squirrels. If you've ran over hat many in you're life, you're a bad driver.

by Elegant-Cod 11 hours ago

What if the kid was a health insurance executive?

by Arvel30 11 hours ago

If you've hit a dozen squirrels, you're trying to hit them, and I hope you wind up trapped upside down by the side of the road with frozen creek water filling your lungs.

by Anonymous 10 hours ago

Well if I do it won't be because I swerved to avoid a squirrel. Happy holidays, and I hope your have a wonderful life. One suggestion: get help.

by Terrible_Dance_1211 10 hours ago

'Get help' says the squirrel reaper

by Mental_Car 10 hours ago

If you've run over a dozen animals of any kind in 36 years of driving, you're driving too fast. It's only a matter of time before your reckless behavior hurts somebody. Will you aggressively rationalize that on the internet, too?

by Anonymous 10 hours ago

No reason to sacrifice our cars or lives for you then

by Anonymous 10 hours ago

i've avoided hitting anything and have swerved and all that since i was able to drive 30 years ago. i'd rather be a good driver who can avoid rodents while not rolling my car over

by Missouri94 9 hours ago

I'm saying if you're okay with not slamming the brakes for a squirrel then don't to it for a human either, the outcome of your car will be the same, right? Just avoid it altogether

by Anonymous 9 hours ago

Hitting another human is automatically a legal matter, inviting criminal or civil charges. The court system, the police and other people do not care if a rodent is run over.

by Anonymous 9 hours ago

So what is it ok to try and avoid hitting? Rabbit? Cat? Dog? Deer? Why do squirrels not matter?

by Anonymous 9 hours ago

Because animals exist purely to serve humans in the eyes of many, and are worthless if they can't provide anything. So why not run them over, their lives don't matter. Nature doesn't matter, it's just an inconvenience.

by Anonymous 8 hours ago

Sadly, I totally agree ☹️

by Anonymous 8 hours ago

I always feel sad when I run a squirrel over. I try to avoid them, but not very hard. I've probably run over a dozen squirrels in total.

by Anonymous 8 hours ago

but I'd rather be safe than kind. So does the squirrel.

by Free_Two 7 hours ago

i've never killed a squirrel nor have gotten in a car accident. sounds like you didn't need to kill 12 of them

by Missouri94 7 hours ago

I don't think it's excessive to run over that many squirrels. Where I live, squirrels are suicidal and try to cross exactly as a car comes.

by Anonymous 7 hours ago

I actually hate you.

by Anonymous 6 hours ago

Yep. Back in April in Texas on the morning of the solar eclipse I was driving through hill country when a rabbit darted out in front of my car. I didn't swerve at all and obliterated it. I'm not risking my life and the lives of my passengers for a rabbit.

by adolphlesch 6 hours ago

I'm plowing through anything smaller than a Labrador. I do however slam the breaks on for a line up of baby ducks or partridge.

by matteorowe 6 hours ago

No.

by Anonymous 6 hours ago

Btw OP, a dozen is quite a lot, unless you are a delivery driver or something and literally spend almost all your time on the road. Do you live in a squirrel reserve? But seriously have you ever considered taking some Deep psychological tests, you may find the results very interesting.

by Anonymous 5 hours ago

Eres un asesino de ardillas

by Anonymous 5 hours ago

People avoid squirrels??

by General-Result 5 hours ago

My dad always told me not to swerve for anything but another person...

by Anonymous 4 hours ago