oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Tried to go out on trike but weather still dodgy with heavy showers.
Went down the "main" road to check out the surface on a road which a possible off road trike route. Looks possible.
About 6 miles out a transit type van is dumped off road with the front passenger side severely damaged. No debris lying around and this is not the first time I have seen similar about the same area. Probably deer which suddenly leap out after dark as they do not normally come down to low ground in daytime. They do tend to be a menace on a fast stretch and I have had a narrow escape a few times.
Son used to commute 25 miles each way to work and in winter all in darkness. He hit several but not hard enough to disable his van fortunately.
He did seem to be a deer magnet and once thumped one on some English motorway somewhere just north of Birmingham. Bounced the carcass on to the opposite carraigeway and covered a van going south with blood. No damage to his large pickup or the other vehicle apart from blood everywhere.
My wildlife pal has a story about him terrorising a couple of passing cyclists when looking for a wounded deer and brandishing his rife as he slid involuntarily on his back down a wet steep slope towards the road.
Went down the "main" road to check out the surface on a road which a possible off road trike route. Looks possible.
About 6 miles out a transit type van is dumped off road with the front passenger side severely damaged. No debris lying around and this is not the first time I have seen similar about the same area. Probably deer which suddenly leap out after dark as they do not normally come down to low ground in daytime. They do tend to be a menace on a fast stretch and I have had a narrow escape a few times.
Son used to commute 25 miles each way to work and in winter all in darkness. He hit several but not hard enough to disable his van fortunately.
He did seem to be a deer magnet and once thumped one on some English motorway somewhere just north of Birmingham. Bounced the carcass on to the opposite carraigeway and covered a van going south with blood. No damage to his large pickup or the other vehicle apart from blood everywhere.
My wildlife pal has a story about him terrorising a couple of passing cyclists when looking for a wounded deer and brandishing his rife as he slid involuntarily on his back down a wet steep slope towards the road.
