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Originally Posted by toehead93
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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+1 ... I was joking about hitting the gas earlier ... use those Brembos if you got 'em and keep straight ... but swerving and risking overcorrection isn't a good idea, from personal experience. Again, we all understand instinct is to swerve, but for future reference. Glad no one was hurt though.