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Originally posted by SmokeyTheBear
Its easy to tell yourself no to swerve , its very hard to actually do it.
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I've had about 3 close calls with small animals, and in all cases my immediate reaction was based on instinct rather than a considered decision. In the heat of the moment I really don't think you have time to do that before your basic motor skills take over.
Two of the animals were just to the right side of my car (drivers side in AU) so all I had to do was swerve slightly, but I thought that a cat that ran laterally across my front was a goner for sure. I had my foot stomped on the brake but I lost sight of him because of the bonnet. A moment later he came back into view, still running, unhurt... the fright probably claimed one of his nine lives though!