Odd moose collision

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

It doesn't make it clear though! She must have been going at some speed to make an animal that size and weight do a somersault in the air and rip a roof off. I just find that hard to believe but I suppose there is no other explanation. If the antlers caught the roof then I guess it could happen...

i don't think she would have had to have been hammering it tbh, there's a lot of energy in a car when it's moving and if it hits something heavy like another car or a moose it's got to go somewhere, i'd say you could rip the roof like that doing 30-40mph quite easily, just look at buses that have hit low bridges, half the roof gets peeled back

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

i don't think she would have had to have been hammering it tbh, there's a lot of energy in a car when it's moving and if it hits something heavy like another car or a moose it's got to go somewhere, i'd say you could rip the roof like that doing 30-40mph quite easily, just look at buses that have hit low bridges, half the roof gets peeled back

Tis true

[rowdy]

Yes it is true, bad example though double decker bus roofs are made of cheese.

[ophic]

i'm sure i read somewhere about a moose or deer being hit by a train and ending up dangling from some nearby telephone wires. They must fly particularly well.

is all to do with the height of the moose. they are huuuuge! if you hit one in a car you are more likely to just take its legs out, so the body will go through the car which is exactly the same problem with camels (doncherknow?)

heard about someone on a bmw bike hitting one and it just cut a nice windscreen shaped hole out of it.

they are also dumb! picture the scene. school bus has just loaded up with kids and a bull moose is blocking its path. toots its horn at said moose. moose takes umbridge to this, lowers its head and charges the bus...

[dizzyblonde]

GAWD, they could have at least sawn it in half, they got more of a chance with a flippin car

Joking aside I think I'll stick with how to chop a deer in half with a bike, hitting a moose would be like hitting a brick wall, ten inches thick

I try to avoid riding outside the City at night, if the moose dont get you, the deer, elk, bison, bears or cougars will. One thing with the moose is that their eyes dont reflect light so you dont see them until you hit them. If its an adult you may be lucky and go under it.
My instructor had a saying that if you couldnt eat it in one meal swerve!