Many farmers are far too lax about keeping their animals off the road. Knackered fences, broken gates and electric tape will not stop most animals.
Not for the first time this year (40 days in), I encountered a cow wandering about a 100K road today.
Not for the first time, after knocking on a couple of doors, I got a the "not our problem" type response .
Not for the first time, I rung the local cop shop and their lack of interest was staggering.
Now I've seen locals hospitalised and their cars written off by hitting calves so the results of encountering a full sized cow on a motorbike don't bear thinking about. I reckon for most kiwi motorcyclists, hitting livestock is far more likely than hitting cheesewire.
Shouldn't MAG be bleating about this? Campaigning for a ban on putting livestock behind an electric tape on 100 k roads would be a start.
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