“A child dented my bumper this morning.”
Reminds me of those insurance claim attemps “a stationary car reversed into me”.
Can’t imagine that goes down well
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There are scientists who actually study bug strikes on vehicles. They use it to measure insect decline, and if you’re wondering, it’s massive. I think one article I read had it as high as 40% over the last 20 years in some areas.
Not just back roads, it used to be almost everywhere. Even riding your bike you often had bugs smash into your face. It’s really eerie now that it’s not a thing anymore.
15 years ago i couldn’t go for a run without getting a bunch of cluster flies in my teeth and eyes. now, i hardly see them anymore. and not just because i don’t run as often.
We’re paving over open space as fast as possible
It’s all my fault. I accidentally hit an entire swarm of bees with my car in the 90s and it’s all gone downhill from there. Hell of a thing to clean off.
It’s the same with birds.
Growing up I used to get woken up by the sounds of thousands of birds tweeting and chirping.
Now I’m lucky to hear a bird that isn’t a crow
Same philosophy:
Same person
Didn’t notice. So they guy has one joke he repeats in different versions?
What about shark infested houses?
This basically describes the first scene in The Boys
The consequences of unprotected handholding
“The tree got closer and closer and hit my car.”
What’s the last thing that goes through the head of a bug hitting a windshield at 70 mph?
…
Its butt.
What’s the last thing to go through a fly’s mind as it hits the windshield?
It’s ass.
same fot cyclists here when they are run over. “cyclist touched car and dies” instead of “wanker in a car murdered a cyclist”.
The bug was probably thinking - do I smell shit? Man I could go for some shit right now. ----- why?!
Today in bug news, 456,854 more deaths on America’s roads
On a bad day I can do that by myself in 15 minutes
What’s the last thing that goes through a bugs mind when it hits a windshield? Its asshole.
While we’re on this very topic, isnt it technically his mind that goes through his asshole?
I think that depends on your definitions of “mind”, “hole”, and “going”
Great title, that was perfect
Makes me think… How many vegans refuse to drive?
I don’t care about most bugs.
But the very real and high risk of hurting a beloved animal did play into my choice to be an escooter/biker.
Killing people is also super high up there, but it’s just less likely.
I’m ngl. The amount of carcasses I see along the road everyday heading to work has made me want to stop driving for years now.
I’m not even vegan but seeing all those rotting animals decorating ditches day in and day out fills me with rage.
And knowing some stupid fucks go out of their way to hit animals makes my blood boil.
From my experience, the animals are more the stupid ones that jump out in front of the car unexpectedly. I once tried to dodge a raccoon but every time I swerved a direction, it followed me and then jumped towards my car last second :/
It kind of sucks infrastructurally for sure. I dunno. I’ve had the thought that at least if I could go over and harvest some of it then that might at least make it a little less stomach-churning, ironically, but that’s kind of my weird instinct.
speed is relative to the observer
