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Woman attacked driver that hit, killed chicken that was crossing the road, per police (local12.com)

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[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You should be aware enough of traffic around you to know if slamming the brakes on presents a significant hazard. (And if you can't react to an animal appearing in the road you're likely driving too fast for the visibility and conditions)

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Luckily I've never had to turn a cat inside out, but they frequently dart out infront of vehicles close enough that slamming on the breaks won't do much even at low speed. I have a friend who's cat died on a stretch of road that had a 30 km/h speed limit.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

One of the best reasons to keep cats indoors, but yeah I said "likely" because exceptions do exist.