People's attitudes when driving

[Monkeymagic]

Ive just finished a long shift at work. I was driving home along a national speed limit b road in the slashing down rain. In the distance a car was heading towards me with main beam on. I slowed from 50 to say 30 because I saw something silhouetted in his lights.
I instantly realised it was a deer. I braked but saw the animal get clipped by the approaching car. It then panics turns in front of me and bang. I hit the poor thing square on. It was a light hit and didn't do any damage to my a3 except knock the plastic trim out round the front fog. However the poor animal is clearly hurt and it's antlers are stuck in the oncoming cars bumper. I got out and went to the 50 odd year old driver of the mini.
The guy starts screaming at me " it's stuck under my car" I asked if he was okay as he seemed a bit excitable. With this he gets back in his own car and reverses at speed dragging the poor young stag by its antlers. I tried to stop him thinking he hadn't realised what he was doing. He then slammed it in first and drove straight over the poor sod smashing his legs and antlers!!!
I'm a bit of a softy and love animals, people I can take or leave. I then had to stop oncoming traffic so I can drag the animal into the verge so it can die slowly.
I doubt the poor creature would of survived as shock tends to kill them but the mash the poor fecker into the Tarmac in temper is mad.
Don't get me wrong I know it is annoying to have your car damaged in this way but it happens and the animals were here first.

I can only hope that one of the stags antlers punctured this blokes bottom rad hose and he is now stuck on the Side of the road in the rain.

[Mr30psi]

It kills me to see that. I do understand the other mans frustration but honestly I wish in school they taught people how to control their stress, some people just go bonkers under high stree scenarios its mad! In any other light though MAN....


Mad props to you mate for taking it upon yourself todo the right thing, it isnt easy putting yourself out there to help another person especially in the damn rain, or at the least a dying animal props to you! Mate


-kavon(Mr30psi)

[Monkeymagic]

15 years policing has taught me to try to remain calm. However the damage he is likely to have caused driving straight over the animal would be far worse. There was no obvious damage prior to this.

[Mr30psi]

Yeah, youd think people would realize coming in contact with the animal again wont help your situation any. But I will say, if there ever is an animal in your path and your going pretty fast (read*fast enough to not stop before hitting* NOT speed racing*) its best to hit the animal rather than swerve out of the way, in northern united states 250 death are reported roughly every year for people trying to avoid the animal rather than just smacking him...its a situation of picking your poison at that point....But no sense in running over the poor thing!

-kavon(Mr30psi)

[Monkeymagic]

Yeah I bet many a crash has been caused to miss something like a rabbit. Bit different with a stag some are as tall as the car. Still it's better than a rapidly approaching tree etc.....

[Mr30psi]

Yes some of them are big, however I feel they will absorb kinetically more energy than a TREE. Plus I feel the insurer would rule more heavily in your favor with the dear ahahah. Lets pray that doesn't happen so! Knock on wood.


-kavon(Mr30psi)

[Pat D]

It amazes me how some inhumane oxygen parasites think that their life is more important than other animals, and have no problem with causing deliberate suffering to them. I sincerely hope that selfish pig suffers the same way one day.

I have witnessed a very similar situation with a dog where the driver deliberately drove towards it to run it over, and he did with both axles. One driver chased after the ******* and I picked up the poor thing trying to calm it down as it was dragging his rear half body around with a broken back. The poor thing died minutes later in my car, and it was just as horrible handing over a dead dog back to it's owner.

[Louie C]

If your gonna hit em make sure u killem!

[bluequattro]

What a c*~t
I'm not a great animal fan (unless on my plate) but to do that is barbaric
Did you get a reg number? (although what can be done?)
Do you think he panicked as over drink limit and didn't want police involvement?
I understand above points about not swerving to cause less of an accident etc , told my mrs to run cat over rather than swerve into an artic but I think we all have tendency to avoid hitting stuff(apart from deer man in first post)

[Christophski]

People like that bloke should be shot

[Error404]

What a c*~t

Pretty much sums it up for me :corey:
I really hope that driver one day dies slowly in a lot of fear, pain and suffering. I think I'd have gone postal if I'd seen that happen.

[Monkeymagic]

I did wonder if he had had a drink. I was still wearing part uniform and wonder if he panicked seeing that.
No i didn't get a reg i was too busy looking at poor creature being dragged about.
I did see a police car minutes later and they didn't stop when i flashed my lights etc. Bloody rozzersha ha.
Pat d i thought road kill in Australia was just part of a sport out there. I spent couple of weeks on east coast dead stuff everywhere. One guy said don't worry about kangaroos they are just mice up close. Jesus the males are one big muscle would not want to hit that.

[Cottis]

Just read this on my phone and had to get on my PC to write a proper response.

1. The bloke is a complete t*!t and needs educating. Preferably with a dull, blunt object.

2. Please do not leave animals to die slowly. It is inhumane. The police have access to FAC records. My last penny says there would be a local hunter with a humane dispatch licence who would happily attend to put the poor animal out of its misery. Failing that, surely a quick incision to the jugular would be the most humane way to deal with this. Easy for me to say though as I am a regular hunter.

Lastly, if you are ever faced with deer jumping into roads, they frequently will be closely followed by another, especially Roe. I doubt if this was a stag, they are Reds and found really in Scotland or some less natural deer parks. It was most likely a Roebuck or possibly a fallow but they are large and would have been hard to drag a long way. Basically, if you see deer jumping onto a carriageway and it is safe to stop, do so and wait to see what happens in the next few seconds. It could save your car and an animal.

I also have far more respect for animals than humans, especially after reading your story. Sorry that you had to deal with such an incident. Not very nice at all.

Venison is good, low cholestrol meat that tastes amazing. I would go back and get it. If it is still alive, it wont have spoiled too bad. Kill it and butcher it and at least make a decent end to what was a disturbing experience for you. Agreed, some peoples behaviour is awful, crass and they dont deserve to be part of the human race.

[sidrick]

Well said, Cottis.

[Colesy]

What a C**T, hopefully he'll have done some serious damage to his mini...

Reminded me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI8UPHMzZm8

Did you see a deer crossing sign? Should probably have it moved!