Got hit by the taco curse :(

Long story short. It was wet out, and a dog ran out in front of my truck. First instinct was to swerve. Ended up fish tailing into a ditch and taking out a sign :/

 

Damn! What's the damage estimate?

Saw a silver 2nd gen lying on it's drivers side in the median on I-25 north of Cheyenne late last night.

 

Sorry to hear about your truck. I'm assuming you're alright?

 

i would've hit the dog

 

that'll buff out lol

 

Man bummer about the truck.. Did you miss the dog or did you still hit it?

I'm a dog lover, but I think unless it's MY dog, I'd run the bitch over.

 

Yeah I'm alright.

Hitting the dog is easier said than done. If anything bigger than a squirrel runs out in front of me, my first instinct is to avoid it. It could have been a kid for all I know. It's hard to process that it's a dog and I should just run it over.

 

Sorry about your truck. I hope you are ok and at least the sign got destroyed.

 

Know what you mean. At least you weren't hurt. Truck looks bad. Goodluck with repairs.

 

ouch man that sux :$.

 

Insurance should take care of this right?

 

Thanks guys.

Yeah, I just gotta pay the $250 deductible.

 

I swerve for no animal

 

easier said than done. i've been in that situation before and even though you KNOW you are not supposed to swerve, you simply react and think about it later. in my case i actually swerved into the left lane to avoid a deer very late one night, had my whole family in the car too, could have been a head on but luckily no one was coming. if i had swerved right it would have been into the woods and hit a tree. i had to clean my shorts after that one and i try to anticipate these types of things now so all i do is brake and not swerve.

to the OP, i'm sorry about your truck, but it's just sheet metal and can be fixed. glad you are OK.

 

The sign, the poor poor sign. Doesn't anyone care about the sign?
Pictures of the sign?

 

I used to think the same until a Moose walked out in front of me!

Shawn

 

Actually,, that is what you are supposed to do. Really.

 

My nephews friend rolled his truck in the desert last week because he was avoiding a coyote (real one, not a smuggler) and I was trying to explain this to him. Its hard to avoid the instant reaction and its a little different on the road but in the desert I swerve for nothing! Pucker up and brace for impact

 

what kind of sign causes that much damage?