One of my generic fears

[Mental Trousers]

If you're about to hit a sheep more throttle is the only way.

[onearmedbandit]

The accountability is all yours.
We don't invite you cocks into our area to play your little boy racer games,,,so fuck off.

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[SMOKEU]

The accountability is all yours.
We don't invite you cocks into our area to play your little boy racer games,,,so fuck off.

And we don't invite large domesticated animals onto the roads to dump excrement onto said roads, and create a big hazard by blocking traffic.

[Oakie]

I hit a sheep once.

I shit a heap once...

[russd7]

its quite simple really, most councils require the farmer to keep their roadsides clean and clear of grass, easiest way to do this is to graze the land, it is actually a pain in the ass but easier than wrecking mowers hitting trash that dimwits dump on the roadside, very rarely do farmers graze stock on busy roads as it is to risky and with cow prices the way they are not many farmers want to lose animals by having someone hit them. As has already been stated, the obvious thing is to slow down and not spook them, as for liability, if the farmer can prove that the animals were spooked by the vehicle driving or behaving like an idiot then the driver is at fault, and trust me its pretty obvious when animals have been spooked, the same for if some dickhead lets them loose but if they escape due to not being controlled properly then the farmer is at fault and yes one electric wire is sufficient, especially these days with the amount of current that runs through most modern electric fences, as for the comment about animals shitting on the road its quite simple, if you don't like it then stay in your own little insulated world in the city that all the hard up dairy farmers and associated staff and contractors subsidize for you.

[R650R]

Before we go vilifying farmers word is that it was a pet sheep from Camp David (local religious/youth camp). Rider very experienced and a safe competent road user, hope he gets well soon. As for slowing down, sheep are everywhere in this country. Worry more about the goats on Napier Wairoa rd, those savages would probably survive the impact and maul you afterwards!

[Wingnut]

The accountability is all yours.
We don't invite you cocks into our area to play your little boy racer games,,,so fuck off.

WTF are you on about....Its a fucken road!

Cant help but see the irony in your profile name

[Zedder]

I shit a heap once...

Motorcycle safety levy's a heap o' shit.

[Wingnut]

Before we go vilifying farmers word is that it was a pet sheep from Camp David (local religious/youth camp). Rider very experienced and a safe competent road user, hope he gets well soon. As for slowing down, sheep are everywhere in this country. Worry more about the goats on Napier Wairoa rd, those savages would probably survive the impact and maul you afterwards!

Not pointing the finger at anyone. Just saw it on stuff.co.nz and it triggered some thought is all..... There are shitloads of hazards out there, cases like this one are probably few and far between.

[Squiggles]

Seeing how hard up the majority of Dairy Farmers are these days..... So keep an eye out for rouge cows....

Thursday evening two weeks back we came within a couple of feet of collecting a cow that had got out! Ended up spending 15min herding it into a nearby paddock.

[300weatherby]

The accountability is all yours.
We don't invite you cocks into our area to play your little boy racer games,,,so fuck off.

On the way to a drilling job out the back of Tuatapre in a 40 series Landcruiser flatdeck towing a 1.5 ton compressor, sheep runs onto the road. Landcruiser 1, sheep 0. Chucked it on the back and took it with us. The boys were pleased to have fresh meat.

[Berries]

The accountability is all yours.
We don't invite you cocks into our area to play your little boy racer games,,,so fuck off.

First the fireworks, now this. Seeing as you have been having a bad couple of weeks I just wondered whether you were Len Brown?

Better post where 'your area' is so nobody strays there accidentally and uses 'your' road, we don't need another Deliverance incident.

[reggie1198]

There is a corner on the way between whangamata/waihi where a family of wild chickens like to hangout....sometimes they like to hangout ON the road so seeing one of them suckers mid corner whilst ya hanging off the side of your bike is a real undie stainer.
I've narrowly missed one whilst 2up luckily was able to avoid it without riding off the side of the road down the cliff

How do you you think the chicken feels, she's just "plucked" up the courage to answer that age old question, and now she'll never cross the road to find the answer.

[Grubber]

Thursday evening two weeks back we came within a couple of feet of collecting a cow that had got out! Ended up spending 15min herding it into a nearby paddock.

Jeez what a good bastard.
You would be about the only person i know would have taken time to do soemthing like that.
Seriously deserve a medal. Well done!

[awa355]

Yeah, I know what you mean. I hit on a sheep once. Once is enough...

Fixed that for ya Slo. it's a buggar when even sheep turn you down.