Becareful When Racing.....
10-Apr-2002, 05:09 AM
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Becareful When Racing.....
What a night................
I was out with my brother and a coupe of his friends, because they were adding some mods... as we were leaving, we sorta raced. Four of us, me in my '01 Civic, my bro in his '01 Celica, his friend in 98 Corolla and 97 Altima... the Corolla and the Celica was racing, and behind was me and the Altima. I saw my brother jam on his brakes, and at the corner of my eye I saw this furry thing moving.... he braked to avoid it. But the Altima didn't see it, and with a loud "CRACK!" the car ran over it. At first I thought it was a dog or something, because it was BIG. We pulled over, and whatever it was, it was moving around. At a closer look, it was a big fat racoon... it was still alive. The traffic behind us didn't slow down, so they kept running over it, but not with the tires... just over it. The Altima was pretty damaged; the underneath engine cover fell out and the front bumper cracked badly. I called the Animal Emergency line to get some help for the poor animal... and we got the hell out of there.
Becareful when you race everyone... you never know when or what is going to pop out in front of you. I'm just glad it was a racoon, and not someone's pet... or even worse, a child.
I was out with my brother and a coupe of his friends, because they were adding some mods... as we were leaving, we sorta raced. Four of us, me in my '01 Civic, my bro in his '01 Celica, his friend in 98 Corolla and 97 Altima... the Corolla and the Celica was racing, and behind was me and the Altima. I saw my brother jam on his brakes, and at the corner of my eye I saw this furry thing moving.... he braked to avoid it. But the Altima didn't see it, and with a loud "CRACK!" the car ran over it. At first I thought it was a dog or something, because it was BIG. We pulled over, and whatever it was, it was moving around. At a closer look, it was a big fat racoon... it was still alive. The traffic behind us didn't slow down, so they kept running over it, but not with the tires... just over it. The Altima was pretty damaged; the underneath engine cover fell out and the front bumper cracked badly. I called the Animal Emergency line to get some help for the poor animal... and we got the hell out of there.
Becareful when you race everyone... you never know when or what is going to pop out in front of you. I'm just glad it was a racoon, and not someone's pet... or even worse, a child.
10-Apr-2002, 09:22 AM
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running over any kinda of "living thing" is no good
i already have a racoon on my list. did some fair damage. paint chipping, plate messed and my grill kinda bent back. the thing just rolled off got up and starting running into an alley way. but i don't think it got very far.
i already have a racoon on my list. did some fair damage. paint chipping, plate messed and my grill kinda bent back. the thing just rolled off got up and starting running into an alley way. but i don't think it got very far.
10-Apr-2002, 02:00 PM
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Hey James is that you? It's Waheed.
Man, I guess it was lucky that it wasn't a kid or something. I'd feel bad if it was a child or somebody's pet, but I have little sympathy for racoons. Those little bastards pulled my garbage all over the driveway in my old place last summer.
They would always pull out the grossest stuff, like chicken parts or left over meat loaf or something
As much as I hate them though, no animal deserves to suffer I guess. Where were you racing anyway? Was it in Hamilton?
Man, I guess it was lucky that it wasn't a kid or something. I'd feel bad if it was a child or somebody's pet, but I have little sympathy for racoons. Those little bastards pulled my garbage all over the driveway in my old place last summer.
They would always pull out the grossest stuff, like chicken parts or left over meat loaf or something
As much as I hate them though, no animal deserves to suffer I guess. Where were you racing anyway? Was it in Hamilton?
10-Apr-2002, 02:11 PM
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I have never hit anything like that but always thought if i would swerve or run them over basically my life vs. it's life if i swerve and kill a person it is definately worse that a racoon but killing a racoon is bad enough.
10-Apr-2002, 03:27 PM
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I remember running over a cat like thing on the 401 @ 120 km/h..
it was last summer when my buddy and I were crusing down the 401.......all of a sudden this white moving object walk out from the grass/guardrail area right into my lane (slow lane).......by the time I saw it and have time to react, I hit it........bamb holy ******* scared me and my gf........my buddy and I stop and got out and he told me that he saw me hit that cat like thing and 2 seconds after a white plastic bag like thing flied out from under my car......and you got that right, I think I crush the cat totally....... and it just flew out from under the car like you ran over a plastic bag...........
surprisingly nothing major was damage.......just the OEM fog lights cover (pass.side) is poped out........no blood, nothing.......not even under the car.......(cuz I check it the day after).........so just keep an eye on the road when driving guys....I just got lucky.......but not the cat.........:cry:
it was last summer when my buddy and I were crusing down the 401.......all of a sudden this white moving object walk out from the grass/guardrail area right into my lane (slow lane).......by the time I saw it and have time to react, I hit it........bamb holy ******* scared me and my gf........my buddy and I stop and got out and he told me that he saw me hit that cat like thing and 2 seconds after a white plastic bag like thing flied out from under my car......and you got that right, I think I crush the cat totally....... and it just flew out from under the car like you ran over a plastic bag...........
surprisingly nothing major was damage.......just the OEM fog lights cover (pass.side) is poped out........no blood, nothing.......not even under the car.......(cuz I check it the day after).........so just keep an eye on the road when driving guys....I just got lucky.......but not the cat.........:cry:
10-Apr-2002, 05:43 PM
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I hit a rabbit one time.
"I was driving along, (doing the posted speed limit) and and paying close attention to the traffic, when....."
BAM! Little white rabbit... it splattered all over my car (Ford Escort... yuck!) and it took a pressure washer to get it all off. It was disgusting.
It kinda looked something like this:
http://www.sikpigs.net/images/easter.jpg
"I was driving along, (doing the posted speed limit) and and paying close attention to the traffic, when....."
BAM! Little white rabbit... it splattered all over my car (Ford Escort... yuck!) and it took a pressure washer to get it all off. It was disgusting.
It kinda looked something like this:
http://www.sikpigs.net/images/easter.jpg
11-Apr-2002, 02:57 AM
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Hey Waheed
Yeah man, it was in Hamilton, not too far from your house actually. You know the car wash right past Taco Bell? We were coming out of there, and it happened...
The guy that hit it was pretty shooken up. His face was ghost white all night long. He hit it so hard, that my brother who was in front of him, saw the racoon roll PAST him.......... but it was still alive and crawling later. Amazing.
We took off to Toronto to get some grubs and returned to the scene of the crime around 4:00am, and the SPCA had come and cleaned everything up. I just hope it got hit again by the traffic and was put out of its misery quickly. Nothing worse than a painful death.
Yeah man, it was in Hamilton, not too far from your house actually. You know the car wash right past Taco Bell? We were coming out of there, and it happened...
The guy that hit it was pretty shooken up. His face was ghost white all night long. He hit it so hard, that my brother who was in front of him, saw the racoon roll PAST him.......... but it was still alive and crawling later. Amazing.
We took off to Toronto to get some grubs and returned to the scene of the crime around 4:00am, and the SPCA had come and cleaned everything up. I just hope it got hit again by the traffic and was put out of its misery quickly. Nothing worse than a painful death.
11-Apr-2002, 07:29 PM
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Actually, I have hit an animal once...
It was back in 1997, just after new years. I was out in Campbelford driving my friends Jeep Grand Cherokee (and man, I am not an SUV person, but those trucks are luxurious). Anyway, we were pulling onto the road back to his house just before midnight, and I see something moving on the side of the road.
As I got closer, the little moving thing darted in front of me, and then started running in front of me trying to get away. It looked like a really fat white something, trying its hardest to run. I couldn't avoid it in time and the passenger side front tire rolled over it.
And then the merciless traction control kicked in and it was the grossest feeling, like a bump, pop, and a squish, followed by the wheel fighting for traction, and then it was over
Anyone who really likes cute little animals better stop reading right here....
The thing I rolled over was a white cat. It was somebody's pet because it had a collar on it. Even worse, I think it was pregnant because its stomach was REALLY big. And it wasn't like fat, because it's legs and head was skinny. The worste part was the sound. Man, I had blocked that memory out of my mind, but this racoon story reminded me of it.
The moral, don't drive SUVs
It was back in 1997, just after new years. I was out in Campbelford driving my friends Jeep Grand Cherokee (and man, I am not an SUV person, but those trucks are luxurious). Anyway, we were pulling onto the road back to his house just before midnight, and I see something moving on the side of the road.
As I got closer, the little moving thing darted in front of me, and then started running in front of me trying to get away. It looked like a really fat white something, trying its hardest to run. I couldn't avoid it in time and the passenger side front tire rolled over it.
And then the merciless traction control kicked in and it was the grossest feeling, like a bump, pop, and a squish, followed by the wheel fighting for traction, and then it was over
Anyone who really likes cute little animals better stop reading right here....
The thing I rolled over was a white cat. It was somebody's pet because it had a collar on it. Even worse, I think it was pregnant because its stomach was REALLY big. And it wasn't like fat, because it's legs and head was skinny. The worste part was the sound. Man, I had blocked that memory out of my mind, but this racoon story reminded me of it.
The moral, don't drive SUVs
12-Apr-2002, 02:03 AM
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WHAT THE ****!!
I cruised by Confederation Park this afternoon (you know, "the beach") and on the way back out, while I was doing 70km/h on that long stretch, this seagull DARTED out in front of me!
I had to pull an emergency manuver... tires squaked (the Firestones were no help) and the car understeered a bit, but I corrected it in time to barely miss the on coming traffic.
What the **** is it with the ******* animals, they have a death wish or something??
I cruised by Confederation Park this afternoon (you know, "the beach") and on the way back out, while I was doing 70km/h on that long stretch, this seagull DARTED out in front of me!
I had to pull an emergency manuver... tires squaked (the Firestones were no help) and the car understeered a bit, but I corrected it in time to barely miss the on coming traffic.
What the **** is it with the ******* animals, they have a death wish or something??
12-Apr-2002, 02:13 AM
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The worst thing i ever hit was on the way to sudbury one i had ny hand out the window smacked a bee at 140 km/r and it landed on my lap.
yes it was still alive but he had met his match i bitch slapped a bee at 140clicks hehe. i just grabbed it and threw it out of the window.
yes it was still alive but he had met his match i bitch slapped a bee at 140clicks hehe. i just grabbed it and threw it out of the window.
12-Apr-2002, 09:05 AM
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this seagull DARTED out in front of me!
, hitting a pack of them with a car (feathers everywhere) 
, throwing fries at them at McDonald's 
... the stories go on and on.... 
