Please do not ROAD KILL TURTLE !

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A friend in Ontario, told me that he saw a turtle walking on the road. He did a u-turn to help her get on the other side.

When he stopped his car, a big Truck passed by and he heard a "scroutch", and the trucker was happy of his shot. Damn he was stupid. These turtles are in DANGER cause of this, the population is declining. They cross the roads because they are finding a place for the nest. So they have lot of eggs inside that were kill at the same time.

Here is what he said
I just need to vent! I was driving home from work today and I noticed a large paint turtle crossing the road(a daily occurance at this time of year). I stopped and turned around to go help the little guy across safely, but as I drove on the shoulder to where the turtle was a pick up truck came by and "CRUNCH!"(that's what I heard because my window was open!). I looked up just in time to see the passenger of the truck looking back laughing!
I just cann't believe people can be so cruel! Turtles aren't like squirrels or chipmunks that just dart out in front of vehicles so you cann't avoid hitting them. Turtles are slow and helpless on land, So Chances are most of the turtle road kills became that way because of cruel and heartless assholes who probably use them as mock speed bumps! What's even worse is most of the turtles at roadside this time of the year are females, loaded with eggs, looking for a nest site and some of those are endangered species! Last year I came across two roadkill Blandings turtles, both full of eggs! IT'S SICK!
I feel somewhat better now! I just wish there was some way we could put a stop to this carnage!
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We see less of these here, they are more in Ontario but still. It's the same thing for all the animals around, not only turtles.

An association that help them !
http://www.kawarthaturtle.org/
 
No kidding man....on my way back from Virginia (doing my Florida road trip) on my way through Albany...I saw a HUGE ass Turtle....I was following a SUV...like a Tahoe....anywho....

I saw him drive over some thing...which I thought was roadkill...he cleared it since he so high up...I was going to do that too...but as I got closer I saw it was huge...and it was moving...a damn turtle trying to cross the road...I had to swerve big time...I would not have cleared it. If I had saw it further ahead of time..my girl would have got out to move it....I think he made it though.....yuck, would not want to run over one of those plus it was huge...like a basketball :eek1:
 
I've hit many animals, Now a turtle would cause some damage, If I could swirve around it I would, But if there is no way of safely moving over. I admit I will run it over.
 
I once hit a squirrel on purpose i figured it would run out the way. Well it didn't. Oh well I hate squirrels anyways. But Turtles there is a shitload of em in my town. We had one here we could stand on and it would walk with us on it. Was ****ing massive. If I hit it with my car it would rip my tire right off.
 
I won't go in the ditch for an animal but if i can stop safely or avoid the animal i won't run over.. Yesterday, i saw a car in opposite road, roadkills maybe 3 or 4 baby ducks which are trying to cross the road behind the "duck mother?"... My GF almost drop a tear...

Once i hit a cat, i was riding at 120kph in a backroad and the cat just jumps in front of my wheels.. poor cat, he didn't have any chances... I heard the disgusting crunchy sound as he passed under my wheels....
 
This is a gross thread. I try to avoid animals if I can do so safely but unfortunately it's not always the case. I hit a deer leaving tremblant a few years back, $2000 worth of damage. I also got a rabbit once, and 2 birds.

A few years ago I was in a car driving through Algonquin Park and we swerved to avoid a Moose, but clipped it's backside. The whole front end of the minivan needed work but the Moose got up, gave us a dirty look and walked away.
 
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