I took the toll road to bypass santiago, on my way from the NC to SD, yesterday.
It was around 0430 in the morning, traffic was light, very light, so i was driving a bit too fast.
That toll road is in very good condition, but very, very dark.
I was in the left hand lane, and there was a dahistsu (?) truck thingy ( the ones that you see full of construction stuff or bananas, all over the place ) in the right hand lane.
At the exact moment i was passing him, there was a darker spot in the middle of the dark road. Like right in the middle, on the white line.
A big fat and confused cow....
There was no way i could have stopped...... i must have been cruising along at 140km/h.
By some sort of miracle i just fitted through...... the cow on one side and the concrere barrier on the other ( the divider is not a steel barrier, but a concrete one )........ and there was the big " wooompf" of the air kind of sound you get as you barely miss something.
I have had multiple encounters with dogs, donkeys, cows, etc in the dr, but mainly on country roads, where you drive at a much slower pace ( making it easier to avoid them, or stop alltogother ).
First reaction was to let out at string of swear words, in french.
Sencond reaction was to thank my good star.
Drive safely !!
It was around 0430 in the morning, traffic was light, very light, so i was driving a bit too fast.
That toll road is in very good condition, but very, very dark.
I was in the left hand lane, and there was a dahistsu (?) truck thingy ( the ones that you see full of construction stuff or bananas, all over the place ) in the right hand lane.
At the exact moment i was passing him, there was a darker spot in the middle of the dark road. Like right in the middle, on the white line.
A big fat and confused cow....
There was no way i could have stopped...... i must have been cruising along at 140km/h.
By some sort of miracle i just fitted through...... the cow on one side and the concrere barrier on the other ( the divider is not a steel barrier, but a concrete one )........ and there was the big " wooompf" of the air kind of sound you get as you barely miss something.
I have had multiple encounters with dogs, donkeys, cows, etc in the dr, but mainly on country roads, where you drive at a much slower pace ( making it easier to avoid them, or stop alltogother ).
First reaction was to let out at string of swear words, in french.
Sencond reaction was to thank my good star.
Drive safely !!