“A child dented my bumper this morning.”
Reminds me of those insurance claim attemps “a stationary car reversed into me”.
Can’t imagine that goes down well
A car tried to reverse onto me the other day, at a red light they went forward then popped it into reverse and backed up really quick but luckily stopped before it hit me
Dod they pop it into reverse or was it just them slow shifting a manual and having it roll backwards?
No the reverse lights came on, I panicked and didn’t get to pop off a honk
i mean my dad was rear ended causing him to rear end the person in front. Insurance didn’t believe him before the dashcam footage.
ever notice how this is getting rare?
we used to get a rain of bugs when travelling by car at night on back roads.
There are scientists who actually study bug strikes on vehicles. They use it to measure insect decline, and if you’re wondering, it’s massive. I think one article I read had it as high as 40% over the last 20 years in some areas.
Insects are dying. Especially close to cities. Cars are to blame, but probably even more the human impact on nature, destroying the natural living space.
No, it’s climate change and pesticide. (Also cars but not the biggest factor).
it’s like saying that sport fishermen are to blame for declining fish population. They aren’t technically wrong. but they aren’t right either.
i tought overfishing was the biggest problem. whats actually killing the fish? pollution?
Commercial fishing, pollution, and climate change I believe
It’s fishing, just not sport fishing. It’s like saying that NASCAR is responsible for pollution. Yeah, not technically wrong, but a drop in the bucket comparatively.
remember how white vehicles were always covered with dead bugs? and how people used to put nets on their front bumper?
Ah yes, the infamous car bra.
Not just back roads, it used to be almost everywhere. Even riding your bike you often had bugs smash into your face. It’s really eerie now that it’s not a thing anymore.
15 years ago i couldn’t go for a run without getting a bunch of cluster flies in my teeth and eyes. now, i hardly see them anymore. and not just because i don’t run as often.
We’re paving over open space as fast as possible
It’s the same with birds.
Growing up I used to get woken up by the sounds of thousands of birds tweeting and chirping.
Now I’m lucky to hear a bird that isn’t a crow
It’s all my fault. I accidentally hit an entire swarm of bees with my car in the 90s and it’s all gone downhill from there. Hell of a thing to clean off.
Improved car aerodynamics I guess
Moreso the bug apocalypse.
Yeah that does seem more likely
You say that like you think everyone has newer cars. It’s absolutely not about that. It’s our destruction of the climate, which has killed off the majority of insects.
And less bugs around
That was my first thought as well, it seems to be borh
I did a quick search after the other replies came in, scientific consensus seems to be "more research required to be scientific about it, but looks like there are way less bugs about’
Same philosophy:
Same person
Didn’t notice. So they guy has one joke he repeats in different versions?
What about shark infested houses?
This basically describes the first scene in The Boys
The consequences of unprotected handholding
She got what she deserved, pedestrians shouldn’t be on the street where the cars and speedsters are /s
What’s the last thing that goes through the head of a bug hitting a windshield at 70 mph?
…
Its butt.
“The tree got closer and closer and hit my car.”
What’s the last thing to go through a fly’s mind as it hits the windshield?
It’s ass.
same fot cyclists here when they are run over. “cyclist touched car and dies” instead of “wanker in a car murdered a cyclist”.
Well, the bug was moving 67,000 mph relative to the sun.
Today in bug news, 456,854 more deaths on America’s roads
On a bad day I can do that by myself in 15 minutes
The bug was probably thinking - do I smell shit? Man I could go for some shit right now. ----- why?!
What’s the last thing that goes through a bugs mind when it hits a windshield? Its asshole.
While we’re on this very topic, isnt it technically his mind that goes through his asshole?
I think that depends on your definitions of “mind”, “hole”, and “going”
Great title, that was perfect
Wait, let me tune into the bug channel… Crackling “we are gathered here today to commemorate Gary who threw himself fearless into the onslaught the bipedals have wrought upon us with their spiders of steel and glass. Even though he failed on his quest to stop the slaughter of millions by the metal madness unleashed.by.the bipedal demons, his sacrifice will shine as a beacon of hope that one day we might be able to spread our wings again”
No, they do tell the very same thing.
Makes me think… How many vegans refuse to drive?
I’m ngl. The amount of carcasses I see along the road everyday heading to work has made me want to stop driving for years now.
I’m not even vegan but seeing all those rotting animals decorating ditches day in and day out fills me with rage.
And knowing some stupid fucks go out of their way to hit animals makes my blood boil.
From my experience, the animals are more the stupid ones that jump out in front of the car unexpectedly. I once tried to dodge a raccoon but every time I swerved a direction, it followed me and then jumped towards my car last second :/
It kind of sucks infrastructurally for sure. I dunno. I’ve had the thought that at least if I could go over and harvest some of it then that might at least make it a little less stomach-churning, ironically, but that’s kind of my weird instinct.
I don’t care about most bugs.
But the very real and high risk of hurting a beloved animal did play into my choice to be an escooter/biker.
Killing people is also super high up there, but it’s just less likely.
I’d guess, all of them.
It’s easy to get all sympathetic with a mammal that has a face, but insects? Have you seen an insects face? No thanks.
Cute animal = aww don’t kill it so we can live
Insect = they can all die for all I care
- vegans, probably.
… And don’t at me about how many there are or anything. Or that they don’t suffer like mammals do… The biomass of cows alone outweighs humans, and I’m sure chickens aren’t far behind. I’m also certain that there’s been studies showing that insects react to stimulus, and we have just as much information about their experience of pain as we do for animals. Quiet.
To be fair, a lot of vegans have made that choice because of how animals suffer in factory farms. That’s valid and I won’t debate it; but you’re probably not crying over dead bugs. So this really isn’t aimed at you. You’re good. Your reasons are valid. I’m not a vegan but I can recognise that the treatment of animals in factory farming needs to be improved. At the same time, I have accepted that Bessie tastes really good in spite of how she was treated. I made my choice. I live with that.
