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On a lesson with a pupil on Tuesday, we’d just driven away from his house in a small village and were heading off down a rural road with a national speed limit.<\/p>\nOn a lesson with a pupil on Tuesday, we’d just driven away from his house in a small village and were heading off down a rural road with a national speed limit.<\/p>\n
We’d just accelerated to about 50mph when a rabbit ran into the road. It did the usual “double take” – ran out, saw us, ran a bit back, then ran back again – then BAM-BAM. Straight under both wheels.<\/p>\n
It was only a baby one, about as big as a cricket ball. After we’d gone over it, it was more the size of a labrador – albeit only in two dimensions.<\/p>\n
Seriously, at least we killed it outright. It went directly under the front and back wheels and we flattened it.<\/p>\n
It was actually the first time I’ve had a road kill on a lesson – and only one of a handful of times I’ve killed anything in my years of driving. I hate doing it, but you get used to it – and a cuddly baby bunny isn’t really much different to a grotty adult one with myxomatosis, or even a pheasant (the stupidest bird on the planet, because why would you walk in the middle of the road so much when you can fly?)<\/p>\n
I often get pupils who can easily overlook an elderly couple stepping on to a zebra crossing, but who will slam on the brakes for a pigeon (aka “flying rat”).<\/p>\n
The pupil this time was OK about it, but he said he didn’t like doing it. On the way back I pointed out that it was now food for a Magpie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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