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Rule #1 as any cop in Flordia will tell you is never swerve for an animal. Hit the brakes and drive straight. If you stop in time...hurray for the little critter, if not..oh well. I had a friend who swerved for an endangered giant land tortoise and ending up rolling the car into a ditch. Luckily she was fine but the Sheriff told her it is much safer to hit the animal. Most of the worst car wrecks police see, like rollovers, are caused from people swerving too hard. Also, if you brake hard enough, miss the bird, and get rear ended you're not at fault. The jerk tailgating you is going to get sited for causing the accident, at least in Florida because it is a 'no-fault' state.
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