Crashed my Clio yesterday :(

[aog_sean]

Crashed after swerving to miss a animal. Luckily both of us only had cuts no major injuries

 

[Christopher]

Jesus!

Unless the animal was an elephant that was on fire, I'd have just hit it.

 

[Revels]

Ouch! Proper job there mate.

At least you're okay.

Someone will come along and tell you that you should have hit the animal and you'd be better off. Whilst the latter is probably true (unless there's rhinos on your local roads) you can't help that your instinct is to swerve.

 

[Munson]

Crikey. Glad no one was hurt. What kind of animal was it?

 

[Silent_Scone]

Await the T-Cut jokes too.

Looks like you had a lucky escape!

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

f**k me that's heldup well :L glad everyone is okay!! What did you dodge??

 

[Matt W]

Unlucky. At least you're ok. My mrs stopped on a duel carriageway for a sparrow last week...

 

[aog_sean]

We were both very lucky seat belts deffo save lives

 

[Sir_Dave]

Lucky to get out of that one unscathed!!

As above though, whilst the gut instinct says to swerve, unless its a horse/cow/elephant, its usually better to just take out the animal.

 

[Budgie]

Good effort, that!

 

[aog_sean]

Only flipped once but if there was someone in the back they'd be gone

 

[Goodj]

Good effort, that!

Evasive action at it's most extreme!

 

[KFRRS94]

Was there an unfortunately placed ramp at the side of the road or something?

I joke ofcourse, glad everyone's okay!

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

Looks like you have snow tyres on :S

 

[Matt W]

Snow tyres!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Good effort.

I'd say 7/10 with a bonus point for style.

Glad you're both alright.

I agree on the rear of the Clio - A and B pillars always hold up well, the C seems to be made of fromagé in these things.

 

[ScarySquirrel]

Blimey! Lucky you weren't impaled by a tree branch or something!

 

[-J-]

Good effort!

Glad all were ok.

 

[DanielJames]

Glad you're okay

It's easy for people to say what they would have done but in that split second when you're going to hit something, I guarantee most of you will swerve

 

[Peteappo]

bloody hell mate sorry to hear you crash where abouts was it at looks like eston

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

It's easy for people to say what they would have done but in that split second when you're going to hit something, I guarantee most of you will swerve

I accelerate towards birds. Pigeons are slow fat feathery rats with wings.

I lift off for squirrels/cats and I'd do my damnest not to hit a badger (they're made from oak BTW, solid little b******s) but that's about it. Never swerve. You won't win.

 

[Xanda73]

No airbags in this?

 

[Munson]

Swerving is ok as long as you miss everything.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

No airbags in this?

Airbags will only go off if needed, i.e.: a sudden stop.

Swerving is ok as long as you miss everything.

Or just before the restart after a safety car.

 

[Trophy144]

bloody hell mate sorry to hear you crash where abouts was it at looks like eston

do all the trees in Eston look like that??

 

[Lal B3N]

Unlucky, least everyone is ok though, just a car at the end of the day. It can be replaced.

Surprised no one has tried to say your lying and you were being a tool yet. Time yet I guess lol.

 

[Goodj]

Swerving is ok as long as you miss everything.

Or just before the restart after a safety car.

I don't believe, in these circumstance, cuz racecar is being pleaded.

Mind, as the Aussie V8 comm. team like to point out "safety caa breeds safety caa"

 

[arg_carra]

Offt! Glad everyones ok!
People say just to hit the animal, but yeah natural instinct is always to swerve.
I ran over a rabbit once, you still feel really guilty for a while after.

 

[aog_sean]

i do wish id hit it now but lesson learnt

 

[BenG1993]

What animal were you avoiding? I hit a baby deer once, it went everywhere, unfortunately it ran out to late to even think about not hitting it! poor thing

 

[MartinR]

Bloody hell

 

[andywa]

I've just seen the pics of Rhys (in Clio media on EA meet) who hit a dear over the week end. Looks like he came off better by hitting it. Glad your both allright. Like people have said who knows what we would do in the same situation.

 

[hodgy21]

I thumped a muntjac in a Volvo 360 and it barely left a scratch! I did have to finish it off with a big rock by the side of the road with a massive queue of traffic looking on.

 

[.GAZ.]

FFS!

 

[.GAZ.]

Should've done that tbh.

 

[Goodj]

I thumped a muntjac in a Volvo 360 and it barely left a scratch!

I took out a muntjak with the Toledo.

Didn't look too bad until you got underneath it and found how an antler had as good as speared the sump

 

[Munson]

Should've done that tbh.

Pmsl at carrying on. Heroic.

 

[Silent_Scone]

lol I remember that. God rest his soul!

 

[Vish]

Blimey, good job done there! Good to hear the animal is alive.

Renault should be proud of the safety of these clios. Glad you're ok mate.

Hero McRae there!

 

[@Spoonie]

Not sure about risking your own life (and others) to avoid an animal.