By newly passed, newly grassed - 06/12/2014 17:04 - United Kingdom - Birmingham

Today, while driving home, I swerved to avoid turning a duck and her babies into roadkill. Another car was coming around a sharp bend at the time and swerved to avoid hitting me. In the end, we both ran our cars off the road, and he took out several ducks in the process. FML
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shelbystang 2

It may sound irrational but you are actually spose to just hit the ducks and not swerve so you don't end up hurting someone else. Your efforts were valiant though.

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brookiesawr 11

as bad as it sounds. you're not suppose to swerve out of the way for animals. happened to me on the freeway. mama duck and 8babies were crossing.. :( hit a baby duck. no matter how bad I wanted to miss them.

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madazphotography 11

So if a cow of horse walked out in front you would hit them. I don't think so you would try to avoid it!

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qilinnaamossh 11

you're really gonna compare running over a cow with running over a duck. Think of the damage hitting a cow can cause to you and your car, now think of the damage hitting a duck will cause

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DropTheDaggerxx 31

@44 There's a big difference between ducks and cows or horses. A duck will do little to no damage to your vehicle or its occupants of it's hit, a cow or horse WILL put you in extreme danger if hit. It's just a general rule of thumb to not swerve to avoid most small animals.

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PSYqualiac 17

44 the solution is slow down as best you can. If you. can't, then you swerve. In some cases, you're ****** either way.

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sturschaedel 27

Rule of thump: if the animal is lower than your hood: don't swerve. If it's taller than that: get out of the way. If you hit cows, horses, game or other animals that size it's very likely that they go crashing through your windshield and hit you on the head.

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marigoldcobain 21

44, in Canada, there's a law that you can't swerve to protect animals under 10 kilograms. Otherwise, you're supposed to stop SLOWLY if traffic's kind of slow.

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WCARlover 34

I was always told in driver's ed not to swerve for anything smaller than what could damage my vehicle or me but that doesn't stop me from doing it every time still...so I completely understand :( hope neither of you guys were hurt! After reading this fml I might start listening to my instructor though...

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SuperMew 22

I was always told, unless you can stop without hurting yourself or others, you are not suppose to swerve. You could have killed yourself and someone else.

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onlychildFTW 33

Yes, like the other driver who was forced off the road because of OP. YDI OP for being an idiot and causing extensive damage and possible major injuries. If I was the other guy Id do everything in my power to make OP pay for everything because of the crash.

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blubje 17

Ooh poor duckeys. Would have done it too probably. Although i usually just wait instead of swerving. Hope you and the people in the other car didn't get hurt and your cars are fine.

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thatguy240 27

You could have just stopped and waited for them to cross.

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PSYqualiac 17

That assumes that OP's speed was slow enough to stop. Slowing down to have more time to think doesn't hurt though.

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nekminnet 13

Harsh as it sounds NEVER swerve to miss small wildlife. You could have killed the other driver for the sake of a duckling

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PSYqualiac 17

34, So you put wildlife over human life? Remember that you think that next time someone has to make a choice involving you. Maybe what they were going to do for you or give you should go to a moose instead. Bullwinkle would love it I'm sure.

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ImmortalYu 11

you should have stopped and look at the road

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