Kangaroo hit car

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xinel

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Travelling down the south west highway at 5am at 100 - 110km/h a kangaroo hit my girlfriends car while I was driving. Luckily I was the only one in the car, busted up the side of the car pretty good. Knocked off the window guard and the right hand side mirror - we have right hand drive cars here in Australia. Messed up the front right hand side of the car. Was a large kangaroo I was pretty lucky nothing else happened as it hit right in front of me I saw its head and body roll right over the car in front of me. Stopped the car by the side of the road to make sure no-one else had gotten hurt as there was a road train next to me going the other way and a few cars behind me. Nobody stopped, so I drove home 40 minutes away. I live in the country so nothings open and no phones, all the petrol stations around here don't open untill 8am. Didn't have my mobile on me, first time in ages I haven't. I'm pretty sure she's got comprehensive insurance. Anyways my girlfriends gonna kill me :(
 
That's a bummer, man:( I can honestly say that I have never had a kangaroo jump out in front of me while driving. However, I did have a suicidal white tail deer try to put her head in the lap of my wife while we were doing 40 mph back when I had an old Jeep with no doors. I had to jut over in the other lane before the dopy doe turned and pranced back into the woods. Could have been bad for everyone involved.
Good luck getting the car fixed.

Jake
 
Some of the deer in Montana are genetically pushed by their genes to jump in front of cars on the highway.

Glad you weren't hurt.



munk
 
Had a buddy decapitate a white tail in his Ford 100 when we were out hunting, the head landed in his front seat. Department of Natural Resources saw it and told him to take it home if he wanted it. It was the quickest deer he ever tagged. Michigan deer can be as bad as some suicide bombers.
 
Yeah mate seen a few suicidal roos, A few years back one of my mates hit one at about 150ks an hour (in a Pontiac Fiero), the car was a total write off, the funny thing was he was driving the car to Brisbane for his dad who imports them and performs the steering conversions, he had converted this one and his son was delivering it. Trust me his Dad was none too happy!
 
The important thing is, you're OK. Car's just a car.

Heard 'roo meat's no good to eat- they grind it for pet food. True?


Mike
 
Roo meat tastes terrible I'm suprised the dogs and cats eat it. If anyones interested I hit the roo in a ford falcon EL, was very lucky it didn't do more damage as it was a fairly large mungrel.
 
Saw a about an 80lb Black Tail Doe run across 6 lanes of cross town traffic this morning. Boy, those puppies can MOVE when they want to:eek: .

Once, on some Jeep trails north of Point Reyes, my then future wife & I spooked another herd of Black Tails on a switchback above us. a young spike jumped off the hillside, into the bed of my new 4x4 pickup, in one bound, leaped on down the slope. Nary a scratch.
 
Saw a about an 80lb Black Tail Doe run across 6 lanes of cross town traffic this morning. Boy, those puppies can MOVE when they want to .- Abiniko


Early one morning in San Bernardino, Ca, just before work traffic, I saw a completely naked woman run across the opposing lanes of the freeway, hop the divider, race through the lanes in front of my truck, and go over the fence at the border of the road.

I wonder who was faster; the Black Tail Doe or the Blonde?



munk
 
munk said:
Early one morning in San Bernardino, Ca, just before work traffic, I saw a completely naked woman run across the opposing lanes of the freeway, hop the divider, race through the lanes in front of my truck, and go over the fence at the border of the road.

I wonder who was faster; the Black Tail Doe or the Blonde?
munk
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Well, neither were in the Right Place at The Right Time and both admirably removed themselves from same...:eek:

That doe had some moves on her that would have made a Chargers Running Back blush...

Naked blond on the freeway? California Uber Alles :cool: :D

Xinel: Sorrows about your ride. glad you're OK . Freaking Kangaroos bigger than deer. Did he bounce or did he thud?
 
my ex wife jumped out in front of my car once, but i missed her both times. guess the sights were off a click, the ol' gal can really move when she has the incentive.
 
HAHAHA kronckew

Abaniko: He hit with an almighty thud then rolled down the side of the car. Saw his head roll over right in front of me. Took it to the mechanic/panel repair insurance guy today. He's going to replace both right hand side doors, front right hand side fender, back panel near boot, right hand side mirror, bonet, windscreen (scratched to hell), front right hand side headlights/indicators and the plastic guard on the driver side door. All in all its going to take him 2 weeks which I'm very happy about.
 
Yep - Roo's will wreck you day real quick. Friend and I were traveling on a back road and we saw a really big dead wombat. Friends comment was along the lines of..." Those things will wreck your car". We go around the bend and theres this dead Mack truck..." no kidding," says I.
 
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