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    Quote Originally Posted by Plasnart View Post
    But ravens (or crows if you wish) are as smart as anything. They hardly ever get hit by cars while feeding on roadkill. They really do have road smarts.
    Yeah - but they post a lookout.............. "CAAR, CAAR! "

    Trouble is they still get cleaned up by trucks and motorbikes.

    As far as roos go, the best way to avoid hitting them is not to have tar melting lights pointing at the road.
    How it works .........
    You're a roo eating nice green shoots in the culvert beside the HWY.
    You hear a noise, look up and "BAM" you're blinded by the spotties
    You panic, and the first impulse is to run - but the only place you can see to run to, is a well lit open area with a line running down the middle.
    The next "BAM" is followed by a driver cursing the "stupid" roo, and the panel damage.

    For 20+ years my brother and I have run "raker lights"
    Rakers are spread beam driving lights that point out onto the sides of the road at about 20 degrees from straight ahead.
    How it works...........
    The driver sees some roos eating nice green shoots in the culvert beside the HWY
    The roo hears a noise, looks up and is partly dazzled by the lights.
    The roo panics and runs for cover in the visible and illuminated area on the side of the road
    As the driver nears and slows (because the Rakers have let them see the roo) the roo hears the noise get closer - so runs further away off in the illuminated area to the side of the road.
    The roo doesn't get mangled, the car doesn't get damaged, and the driver is thankfull for their cheap insurance of a set of raker lights.

    Last roo I hit was in the late 80's - just before I fitted rakers. Every vehicle in the shed has a set. (even the wife's MX5)
    Also works for wombats, wallabies, and cattle.
    Goats, sheep and emu .......... = less effective, but helps.
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    They can’t go backwards though…


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    Quote Originally Posted by Arfa Brayne View Post
    Yeah - but they post a lookout.............. "CAAR, CAAR! "

    Trouble is they still get cleaned up by trucks and motorbikes.

    As far as roos go, the best way to avoid hitting them is not to have tar melting lights pointing at the road.
    How it works .........
    You're a roo eating nice green shoots in the culvert beside the HWY.
    You hear a noise, look up and "BAM" you're blinded by the spotties
    You panic, and the first impulse is to run - but the only place you can see to run to, is a well lit open area with a line running down the middle.
    The next "BAM" is followed by a driver cursing the "stupid" roo, and the panel damage.

    For 20+ years my brother and I have run "raker lights"
    Rakers are spread beam driving lights that point out onto the sides of the road at about 20 degrees from straight ahead.
    How it works...........
    The driver sees some roos eating nice green shoots in the culvert beside the HWY
    The roo hears a noise, looks up and is partly dazzled by the lights.
    The roo panics and runs for cover in the visible and illuminated area on the side of the road
    As the driver nears and slows (because the Rakers have let them see the roo) the roo hears the noise get closer - so runs further away off in the illuminated area to the side of the road.
    The roo doesn't get mangled, the car doesn't get damaged, and the driver is thankfull for their cheap insurance of a set of raker lights.

    Last roo I hit was in the late 80's - just before I fitted rakers. Every vehicle in the shed has a set. (even the wife's MX5)
    Also works for wombats, wallabies, and cattle.
    Goats, sheep and emu .......... = less effective, but helps.
    Interesting post Arfa, makes sense.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Arfa Brayne View Post
    Yeah - but they post a lookout.............. "CAAR, CAAR! "

    Trouble is they still get cleaned up by trucks and motorbikes.

    As far as roos go, the best way to avoid hitting them is not to have tar melting lights pointing at the road.
    How it works .........
    You're a roo eating nice green shoots in the culvert beside the HWY.
    You hear a noise, look up and "BAM" you're blinded by the spotties
    You panic, and the first impulse is to run - but the only place you can see to run to, is a well lit open area with a line running down the middle.
    The next "BAM" is followed by a driver cursing the "stupid" roo, and the panel damage.

    For 20+ years my brother and I have run "raker lights"
    Rakers are spread beam driving lights that point out onto the sides of the road at about 20 degrees from straight ahead.
    How it works...........
    The driver sees some roos eating nice green shoots in the culvert beside the HWY
    The roo hears a noise, looks up and is partly dazzled by the lights.
    The roo panics and runs for cover in the visible and illuminated area on the side of the road
    As the driver nears and slows (because the Rakers have let them see the roo) the roo hears the noise get closer - so runs further away off in the illuminated area to the side of the road.
    The roo doesn't get mangled, the car doesn't get damaged, and the driver is thankfull for their cheap insurance of a set of raker lights.

    Last roo I hit was in the late 80's - just before I fitted rakers. Every vehicle in the shed has a set. (even the wife's MX5)
    Also works for wombats, wallabies, and cattle.
    Goats, sheep and emu .......... = less effective, but helps.
    I think that you give Roo's too much credit....
    Be the person that your dog thinks you are!!

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    Sounds Like Top Aussie Advice, not only proven once, twice, but three times thrice, nicely….listen


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    Quote Originally Posted by Coldcomfort View Post
    Close call this morning. It was dark o'clock and stupid old skippy ran directly into the front of my car. No damage but it made think that our coat of arms mascots are two of the dumbest creatures on the planet.
    Hey, animals don't adapt (or evolve) as quickly as humans do! Actually, this animal might just be sick and disoriented.

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