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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, while driving, I put on my hazards and slowed to a stop to let a family of geese cross the street. The pick-up truck behind me however, decided to change lanes and speed off, running over at least half of them. FML
Today, I swerved out of the way to avoid hitting a squirrel, and in the process hit another squirrel. FML
Today, as I was driving home from work, a bird decided to commit suicide by flying in front of my car. The shock caused me to slam on the brakes, totaling three other cars in the process. FML
Today, I saw a turtle on the road so I swerved, and hit a tree. The people behind me then hit the turtle. FML
Today, while driving home I saw a few deer running beside me. I stopped to let them go in front. Instead, one face-plants, ramming into the side of my new car. FML
Today, I was driving down the road when a dog suddenly ran across the street. In attempt to spare its life, I swerved to the side of the road and rear-ended another car. The car I hit belonged the family who owned the dog. Now I have to pay them because I saved their dog's life. FML
Today, I was driving my new car home when I came around a sharp turn to see a groundhog in the road. I kindly stopped and allowed it to cross when all of the sudden a car slammed into the back of mine. Then, another car went flying around us. That car hit and killed the groundhog. FML
Today, I swerved off the road and hit a tree in order to avoid hitting a dog that came out of nowhere. Don't worry, I didn't hit him. The person behind me did, though. FML
Today, as I was driving, a bird swooped down, right in front of my car. I didn't have enough time to react, and so I had to listen to my wife cry the rest of the way home. She kept talking about how it bounced off the windshield and how it probably had a family. FML
Today, I swerved to miss hitting a kitten, over-corrected, hit and killed the cat, and totaled my truck by hitting a parked car. 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.
YepThatsMeee 23
No, they both died.
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Comments (94)
AstroTurfMatador 11
Well, **** a duck!
Ihavegas 22
by the looks of the comments it like everyone has become an expert driving instructor. op hope you and the driver are ok, sounds like you were driving near/ on a country lane/ B-road. shit like this happens, but dont let this put you off driving.
that_one_guy423 11
Just hit them next time. Saving them to put your life in possible danger just isn't worth it
elixaaaaa 13
You're lucky no one was killed! What a moron!
kuzie 13
You're not supposed to swerve to avoid animals, unless they're large enough to damage your car. And why would you swerve as you're coming up to a sharp bend? Recipe for disaster.
doumtabarnack 12
A woman in my province is facing criminal negligence charges because she did exactly what you did. She killed a man and his 8 year old daughter in the process. You gotta revise your priorities.
onyourleft 10
Everyone's saying YDI, but nobody seems to have stopped to think that maybe it was a knee jerk reaction to swerve. Most people, upon seeing something in the road, want to avoid it. Hope everyone here recovers quickly.
nodai 13
It's cold to say, but there'll always be more ducks. If it's a choice between killing ducks and (assumedly) a lot of money in car repairs and insurance payments, kill the ducks.
Eri_Midori 7
I think you had great intentions trying to spare a mother and her children trying to cross the road, keep that in mind while doing car repairs if there are any! :)
casste 6
This is why people need to think a little harder. Would you rather kill a duck or end up in jail for killing a person? Sorry it sounds mean, but seriously. You'd feel a lot worse if you killed a human rather than a duck..