What could happen if you run over a rat?

arleitiss

Hey, I know this may sound weird, but could something happen to tyre if I run over a huge rat? I was driving today on a small road near fields and huge rat like 30cm in length ran onto road, it ran across quickly but I was just wondering if you run it over, would you stop? or would car go skid? I am interested to know what would happen, though I have no interest to try it out.

Jimbob 83

Ratatouille

challengemaster

Dead rat.

Finnt

It would die

Thatnastyboy

arleitiss wrote: »

Hey, I know this may sound weird, but could something happen to tyre if I run over a huge rat? I was driving today on a small road near fields and huge rat like 30cm in length ran onto road, it ran across quickly but I was just wondering if you run it over, would you stop? or would car go skid? I am interested to know what would happen, though I have no interest to try it out.

Ehm, i'd aim for it firstly, manys the rat has fealth the wrath of my firestones

I wouldnt stop,

It wouldnt skid because you'd still have three good points of contact with the road and the rat would only be under the one for a part of a second, unless you lock on the brakes or steer wildly..

arleitiss

Well could the thing not damage your wheels?

well get out and see what it was

if it was a rat get in car and drive on

Thatnastyboy

arleitiss wrote: »

Well could the thing not damage your wheels?

Nope, the tyre and suspension absorb much more than a soft rat every time you drive on the road

cats.life

it will turn into a mat , same if you run over a cat. all their insides will be outside.

Matt Simis

arleitiss wrote: »

Well could the thing not damage your wheels?

How exactly?
Hedgehogs on the other hand are like landmines, Ive seen them tear wheels off trucks... :pac:

AmberAmber

that was something i did wonder about my self ! but never asked so i do enjoy many of the answers and comments !
I guess i would go take my car to the car wash dont want to be getting wheels disease !!! it does exist go google it !!
no pun intended realy !:D

Where To

Aim for everthing except badgers, that's my motto.*





*Except dogs and most people obviously.

ShadowHearth

Matt Simis wrote: »

How exactly?
Hedgehogs on the other hand are like landmines, Ive seen them tear wheels off trucks... :pac:

Fecking turtles are worse! It's like hitting a brick wall!!!

YouTookMyName

Flat Rat.

spank_inferno

bryaner

Or maybe some of the rat might get stuck above in the spring and your motor will smell like a gut truck for a while..

Big Nasty

I'm on numerous motoring forums but funnily enough post and read this one more often than most. Even still it baffles me the questions that will come up here. :pac:

Victor Meldrew

Anything below a sheep will not cause you any harm, and little to the car. above that, it is all about angle and place of impact.

I hid a Deer with a 2001 Astra Wing, A pillar then over the roof. small dent in wing, paintwork a bit scuffed on the roof.

vandriver

I drove over an old lady's dog with no ill effects to my car.

flanzer

If it was Roland Rat, you might have a slight problem. Or Splinter from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles too

bmstuff

Worse case scenario it is naturally aspirated by your engine...

!!! BLOODY CONTENT BELOW !!!

bryaner

flanzer wrote: »

If it was Roland Rat, you might have a slight problem. Or Splinter from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles too

Ha ha never thought of Splinter he'd kung foo the sh!t outa you..

Stheno

I hit a rabbit once.

It died.

The car was fine.

It did make an almighty thump as I hit it, I was driving at 80k kph in the dark and it came out of nowhere.

foxinsox

There will be orphans?

Or a single parent family?



I hit a crow once....

Once was enough...

Picking guts and feathers out of front of car is not fun!

Boots2006

you might get the tail out.

colm_mcm

As long as its not carrying a knife you'll be fine.

Kristopherus

Stheno wrote: »

I hit a rabbit once.

It died.

The car was fine.

It did make an almighty thump as I hit it, I was driving at 80k kph in the dark and it came out of nowhere.

That was a hare you hit:D.

akura

bmstuff wrote: »

Worse case scenario it is naturally aspirated by your engine...

!!! BLOODY CONTENT BELOW !!!

What the hell was that?

colm_mcm

akura wrote: »

What the hell was that?

That was a deer.

Jimbob 83

akura wrote: »

What the hell was that?

Failed Motor technician intern #3464568

dodderangler

Your fcuked mate!
That rat would've bitten on the wheel first
Your wheel is gonna grow hairs then the car will start growing hairs on it next thing you know there's a giant rat in your garden
With 200hp and a bad R-attitude

Daved_XB

akura wrote: »

What the hell was that?

That was a deer that was hit by a Z4 BMW... Lots of folks on the interweb used to suggest that that was a Kangaroo... But I lived in Australia for 15 years & have hit a big red Roo once in my Landrover, which was fitted with a big Roo bar... Trust me there would be nothing left of a Z4 if it hit a Roo

dgt

I once hit a hare at 70mph. Broke my bumper! :mad:

Stheno

Kristopherus wrote: »

That was a hare you hit:D.

How do you know?

Were you there?

It was a fuppin rabbit!

supernova84

Hairy Japanese Bastards

PickledLime

AmberAmber wrote: »

that was something i did wonder about my self ! but never asked so i do enjoy many of the answers and comments !
I guess i would go take my car to the car wash dont want to be getting wheels disease !!! it does exist go google it !!
no pun intended realy !:D

It's actually called 'Veil's Disease', but i did chortle a bit!

Mister Jingles

I don't think i've every laughed at a thread title before the way I laughed at this one before reading the thread itself

Anan1

Daved_XB wrote: »

That was a deer that was hit by a Z4 BMW... Lots of folks on the interweb used to suggest that that was a Kangaroo... But I lived in Australia for 15 years & have hit a big red Roo once in my Landrover, which was fitted with a big Roo bar... Trust me there would be nothing left of a Z4 if it hit a Roo

Are you sure that's a Z4? Looks like an E90 320d to me.

TrailerBob

^^^ NERD!!!:D

As for the rat.... I can't believe this has lasted 3 pages... But here goes

I drove over a duck once... I mean clean over it.. Luckily for daffy he wasn't as tall as the ground clearance of a landcruiser

dermiek

This thread is strange. There's something wrong with it.

I smell a rat.

carbon nanotube

arleitiss wrote: »

Hey, I know this may sound weird, but could something happen to tyre if I run over a huge rat? I was driving today on a small road near fields and huge rat like 30cm in length ran onto road, it ran across quickly but I was just wondering if you run it over, would you stop? or would car go skid? I am interested to know what would happen, though I have no interest to try it out.

It would morph into a mega rat, and make its way into your bed room at night, and eat you slowly and quietly before going to your fridge for a beer.

colm_mcm

And on that note....