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[Amalthea]

Time to call.

Fixed. The original Turtles wouldn't be shy to tear those drivers a new one.

Anyway, fuck mankind.

 

[Bboy AJ]

I could understand if it was an asshole squirrel but a turtle? Got damn

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

I could understand if it was an asshole squirrel but a turtle? Got damn

What if it was a Squirtle.

 

[Chinner]

they probably thought it was blame space.

 

[Tom_Cody]

I don't mean to shit on the premise of this thread, but I have frequently swerved to try to avoid something and ended up inadvertently hitting it instead (luckily this has never resulted in me hitting an animal).

Maybe I'm just a bad driver, but sometimes it can be hard to have a sense of exactly where your tires are underneath you. I would say it would take pretty great accuracy to hit a turtle.

 

[Hitokage]

I don't mean to shit on the premise of this thread, but I have frequently swerved to try to avoid something and ended up inadvertently hitting it instead (luckily this has never resulted in me hitting an animal).

Maybe I'm just a bad driver, but sometimes it can be hard to have a sense of exactly where your tires are underneath you. I would say it would take pretty great accuracy to hit a turtle.

There's not a lot of second guessing when it comes to running over a turtle. Something like a squirrel could dart the other way suddenly and end up getting run over when you move the tires to avoid it, but a turtle? It'll be where you expect it to.

Also, having a feeling for where your tires are is part of driving in general.

 

[Vermillion]

I find this kind of hilarious, actually.

Strange and unnecessary, but funny in a weird way.

 

[Hitokage]

I find this kind of hilarious, actually.

Strange and unnecessary, but funny in a weird way.

Only if it weren't slowly reducing their total population.

 

[Vermillion]

Only if it weren't slowly reducing their total population.

Yeah. I dunno - sorry, I suppose I'm detached from the whole thing :/

 

[bengraven]

Was hoping for a different story:

"MAN HITS TURTLE, SHELL GETS STUCK IN WHEEL WELL, CAR FLIPS".

 

[Willkiller]

I'd be willing to bet the drivers had no clue it was supposed to be a turtle considering it's size. Probably looked like more of a leaf than anything.

Still strange people would go out of their way to drive over it.

 

[Photosynthesis]

This makes me really sad. I don't understand people like that.

 

[Partial Gamification]

The article is good for it bringing up the discussion of how to design and manage more effective means of wildlife crossing. Reading it as motor-vehicle Terrapene-icide makes me disgusted. To try to end on a better note:

This is TMNT love, not poking fun:

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Notice they cut the Clemson Student's face out of the article?

 

[Neuromancer]

I've stopped my car to pick up a box turtle and carry it over to the other side of the road. How a human being can have so little empathy for a fellow living creature is utterly beyond me.

 

[Red]

In high school, every time I was a passenger in someone's car, and they saw an animal on the road (with the exception of dogs), they would swerve to try and hit it, and laugh about getting points. I don't mean every person, but every male driver. Some of them still do this, but mostly the practice stopped after high school.

 

[DunderHassan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Fp7flAWMA

Tarantuala, the peoples choice.

 

[Az987]

I read this earlier in the week.

It says a lot about some people. I remember when I was a kid my mom would pull over on the side of the road to try and move a turtle that was slowly trying to get to the other side of the road. She even moved a snake once.. well, pushed it with a stick lol.

 

[TheGrue]

Yeah. I dunno - sorry, I suppose I'm detached from the whole thing :/

All those years of Mario games has made you desensitized to violence to turtles!

 

[Muddimar]

Man that's sad I always stop if I see a turtle and help it across the road. I even helped a HUGE snapping turtle across the road once. My friend thought it was a bookbag and dodged it. It was right in the middle of a busy road. Had to grab it by it's huge tail and pull him across to the other side, he was snapping at me n stuff, but I think he appreciated me helping him. Yeah, that's my story.