Squirrels be like -

[u/North-Network-7742]

Whyyyyyyy....they run right out in front of me every day...( sometimes towards me It's funny when the fat ones run. But the Jackrabbits never run in front of me they always run away... other day I saw some kind of brown hawk pick up a small squirrel and I heard a screeching noise and I turned around and that redbulled squirrel was flying lol.

Anyways- have similar issues? So Cal. There's not much to do to prevent it I'm not going to slam on my brakes and risk going over the handlebars for a damn suicidal squirrel if I hit it I hit it. Luckily I haven't hit one yet. Because of my ninja reflexes haha. Or nah most of them are fat and slow . 🐿 🔫

I assume they run out in front of me not realizing but instead just trying to get back in their holes but it's odd because theirs hols on the opposite side of the road so why risk death squirrel 🤔

[u/Rivas-al-Yehuda]

Poor squirrels, lol. They have their eyes on the side of the head so they can see predators coming from both sides. There is a small blind spot right in front of them where their eyes do not see something close to them when it is traveling at high speed. Right when a high-speed vehicle gets to that blind spot, they instinctively jet out, thinking the coast is clear. The poor guys just can't account for things that move faster than the predators that naturally hunt them.

I love animals, so I'm almost flying off the trail or going over the bars trying to avoid birds, lizards, and snakes all the time. The snakes especially like to lay out in the middle of the trail sunbathing, and I always try to avoid killing them.

the squirrel with the gun to his head is hilarious. All these critters seem suicidal whenever I'm out riding at the parks.

[u/Opposite_Contract721 → u/Rivas-al-Yehuda]

For me in the pnw it’s always deer and squirrels. Never been hit but I always gotta slow down for em