Would/do you swerve for animals?

I drive through the sticks daily and often swerve for pigeons (clipped one yesterday in Skegness but I think it survived!), pheasants (these have zero road sense!) and less often, rabbits. Did brake for a deer once that cleared the road in one jump! They give you a fright!

Pheasants are good eating as are rabbits !

Sure i read somewhere, that if you kill a pheasant on the road you couldnt stop & have it to eat, but the car behind could, or have i been fed ( no pun intended) a line?

Either way, i'd rather forage for my own food !

It all depends whether the animal knows the Highway Code, if they don't know I swerve, if they do I just sound my horn and give a hand gesture 

Originally Posted by Barney

“It all depends whether the animal knows the Highway Code, if they don't know I swerve, if they do I just sound my horn and give a hand gesture ”

Reminds me of my first insurance broking job - my boss was showing me some claim forms & i swear this is true. Words to the effect .....

How did the accident happen " I was driving down the road when a stag ran out in front of me, i tried to take avoiding action but i hit it damaging my car"

In your opinion whos fault was the accident - "The f***ing stag! He didnt use the zebra crossing!"

Kept meaning to send it to Jasper Carrot who collected such classics.