Manure and other Farm related road hazards

[dcarver]

Skeptics all.

You never know unless you try to make things better!

 

[rickysnickers]

If you hit livestock on the roadway then you bought it, but you don't get to keep it. We are surrounded by a cattle and bison ranch. A couple hit and killed four bison while driving a Jeep Liberty past our land, Vehicle totaled (no one hurt surprsingly) and they had to pay the rancher $2,500 a head for the bison. It was cold so the rancher had the bison to the processor within a few hours and got paid again.

Sorry but that's just wrong! If some rancher wants to let his cattle out, then it should be on him/her if one get taken out, not the poor sap that hit it. Nor should he get paid. Fence your property pal!

 

[FJRay]

In areas where it posted open range the animals rule. In 1968 I got to pay for a horse outside Phoenix because it was open range. I had the car sold because I was going to the war. It was a nice 64 Galaxie 427 4 speed car. Sold it for a loss and had to pay 500.00 for the horse.

 

[dcarver]

...and Ray, don't EVEN think about hitting a horse in Baja.

DAMHIK...

 

[bwv]

I can almost understand the "you hit my cow, you pay" stuff... i mean.. it is a little rediculous.. It is thier fault for the most part..as people dont expect a cow or horse in the roadway.. but... that could be someones child walking along the road.. or someones mom ... or wife.(of course..none of them would shit in the road) you gotta drive careful at all times.. and cows dont usually lunge in front of a car like say a deer, or rabbit, or turkey bird might... and they are harder to miss.

 

[JamesW]

Here in central Oregon they still drive the cattle down the roads. You either wait or slowly make your way through. I've dodged shit for many miles. What you don't miss is a bitch to get off the exhaust once it bakes on. I've seen patrol cars dodging it like the rest of us so I guess it's legal.[Do not forget the smell and clouds of flies/quote]