Posted on 02/07/2006 7:12:48 AM PST by Chiapet
A walk on the wild side is one thing, but now motorists are discovering it's a jungle out there. Frozen squirrels, amorous cows and rowdy zebra are among the hazards drivers face on Britain's roads, according to the UK's biggest insurer, Norwich Union, which yesterday revealed that freak incidents involving animals top the list of bizarre motor claims.
The company has compiled a list of the "ten weirdest claims" it received last year, and at the top of the list was: "A frozen squirrel fell out of a tree and crashed through the windscreen on to the passenger seat."
In second place was: "The car was parked, when a reindeer fell on the bonnet."
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Others:
"A herd of cows licked my car and caused damage to the paintwork."
"While I was waiting at traffic lights, a wasp went down my trouser leg, which made me hit the accelerator and prang the car in front."
"I couldn't brake because a potato was lodged behind the brake."
(Excerpt) Read more at business.guardian.co.uk ...
I've had the same thing happen, except I was leaning forward when the bumblebee came in through the window. It bounced off my seat and went down the back of my shorts. Now that almost caused an accident. I pulled over as fast as I could and dropped my pants right on the side of the road. My friend who was in the passenger seat didn't really know what was going on, and was laughing so hard at me half naked on the side of the road that she couldn't breathe.
Biggest excitement I had was a yellow jacket getting down inside my jacket when I was in a downhill right hand turn.
I musta set a record for dismounting and disrobing, and it still hit me three times.
I had a bumblebee get in my helmet while I was going abou 70 mph.Shook my head to get it out.BIG mistake!
Then there's the fun of seeing a spider on your faceshield and saying to yourself "How does he stay on at 60 mph?" before the realization dawns....
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