dwyandell
New member
Going under a moose isnt gonna work. Your bike may make it, but you won't.
The solution is to not hit them. Whether that means going around them, stopping before you get to them, or not riding at night when moose are freakin impossible to see, MISS them. You can't predict what they are going to do--they arent afraid of things, so they may not run away. . . but they generally move more slowly and purposefully than a deer or horse. And if you happen to be motorcycling through an area and start to see logging trucks carrying a large piece of I-beam the full width of the truck, welded about 3' out in front of the bumper, about 4' off the ground . .. slow down, you're in moose country.
BTW most of the time horses will spook BACK, not forwards. If you come upon a horse standing in the middle of the road (e.g. at night) and you can't stop in time, go in FRONT of them IF you have a choice. Horses generally take a step or two back when something surprises them, and dodging BEHIND a horse standing in the road is likely to get you killed.
The solution is to not hit them. Whether that means going around them, stopping before you get to them, or not riding at night when moose are freakin impossible to see, MISS them. You can't predict what they are going to do--they arent afraid of things, so they may not run away. . . but they generally move more slowly and purposefully than a deer or horse. And if you happen to be motorcycling through an area and start to see logging trucks carrying a large piece of I-beam the full width of the truck, welded about 3' out in front of the bumper, about 4' off the ground . .. slow down, you're in moose country.
BTW most of the time horses will spook BACK, not forwards. If you come upon a horse standing in the middle of the road (e.g. at night) and you can't stop in time, go in FRONT of them IF you have a choice. Horses generally take a step or two back when something surprises them, and dodging BEHIND a horse standing in the road is likely to get you killed.