Brevard bicyclist killed in crash with turtle

News 6 ^ | November 30, 2016

[pax_et_bonum]

Lol!

[euram]

The picture accompanying the story isn’t that of a box turtle. If you place a box turtle into water that is more than a few inches deep, the box turtle can actually drown. They are land creatures, and are poor swimmers.

[mbarker12474]

It may not have been a true turtle. Perhaps it was one of these:

[Mr. Douglas]

Final Destination XIIV

[showme_the_Glory]

Slow and steady usually wins.

[Salamander]

I like turtles..

[mbarker12474]

Did anybody think to interview the turtle?

[Mr. Douglas]

Every time I see a box turtle in the road, I stop and bring it in my car and take it home, where I release it. I have 32 acres. I’m hoping to start a box turtle attraction as long as they all stay nearby.

We’ll see how it works out.

(I’m kidding)

[Salamander]

Idiot liberals were constantly putting Gopher Tortoises into the water.

[WayneS]

The good thing about box turtles is that they can be stacked neatly in your garage.

[Salamander]

You’re not supposed to remove them from their ancestral territory.

Pick them up and take them to the side they were heading for, instead.

They have very specific paths they take to vernal pools during mating season, and if they are taken from that general area, they’ll just try to get back there and probably end up on the road, again.

[Moonman62]

Nothing good happens after midnight.

[refermech]

Holy hardshell batman!

[WayneS]

My daughter clipped a turtle in a similar manner when I was teaching her how to drive. It didn’t hit another vehicle but I watched in the mirror as it reached a truly impressive altitude at the top of its arc.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Only semi related bicycle song I know but this one takes place at 4AM.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEpD9RH-Wds

[nutmeg]

Yikes... just happened to see this.

[WayneS]

What is the lesson we can learn from this tragedy?

That's easy.

Never, but NEVER ride a motorized bicycle.

Ever.

[who knows what evil?]

Not worried...I have rescued numerous turtles crossing the interstate/rural roads over the course of my life...I am confident I will get a pass when it gets ugly. :-)

[Salamander]

The odds are pretty good that my obituary will include some variation of “and then she ran out onto the road...”

;D

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

"if they are taken from that general area, they’ll just try to get back there and probably end up on the road, again.

Only if they are Willie Nelson turtles.