Ute vs Roo

[den]

Dad hit a kangaroo on the way home. The roo was a big male, about 7 feet tall. Mum and Dad are lucky the animal bounced right over the top and didn't come through the windscreen.

They're okay, but the ute and the kangaroo are totalled.









Well, bugger. But the company needed a new truck anyway. Now the accountant will let us buy it.

Comments

[smof.livejournal.com]

Holy shit. Makes roadkilling foxes look a little less hardcore :P

[valkyrwench.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Too bad about the 'roo and the truck, but I'm glad your parental units are okay.

[tatterdemalion.livejournal.com]

bloody hell

i'm glad they're ok

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

I'm loving your icon and it's making my eyes hurt. :)

[claire.livejournal.com]

No roo bar?

I've never seen a ute without a roo bar win. Sometimes both the ute and the roo lose.

[mooivos.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about the up close connection with the kangaroo. Very glad to hear your parents are OK!

[jim-lane.livejournal.com]

Bottom line: Your folks are OK.

There are only "one" (set) of your parents; there are millions of roos.

Be glad your parents came out on top (and that the wayward roo went "over the top"---)

BTW, what kind of truck was that? GM, Ford, Izusu, etc.?

[ngarewyrd.livejournal.com]

tis a Holden Rodeo (rebaged Izusu light truck, not sure what they call 'em in the US or Japan)

Batty, might be an idea to make sure that the NEXT ute has a roobar on it, cos y'know, Those roos are damn scary at the best of times, when they're coming at you at a fair rate of speed, Ouch


Glad that yer mum'n dad are okay though *nods*

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

Tell that to the roo's offspring. ;)

Seriously, though, while it's sad to hit critters on the road (other than prarie dogs...), it's a relief that your parents are ok, Batty.

Is the truck really in that bad of shape? It looks to me like the only damage is to the hood. Or did the whole engine compartment slide back a bit?

Have the best

-=TK

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

It's an Izuzu light truck - a "one tonner." This is a 8 year old Rodeo. The new models look like this (http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/action/modeloverview?modelid=9006)

It's done almost 500,000km and was well overdue for replacement.

[weyrdbird.livejournal.com]

OUCH!

Just like hitting a deer- extremely dangerous!

Glad your folks are all right!

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Kangaroos are like deer with barrels of sand strapped to their legs. They're much more bottom-heavy, and hitting them causes a lot more damage to vehicles.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

They're shaken, but okay. Which is nice.

[walkertxkitty.livejournal.com]

Looks like your folks were very lucky not to have been injured. I'm sorry about the roo collision but I'm very happy no one else got hurt. It looks like roos carry about the same weight as ploughing into a seven point buck back home.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

Full-grown males stand 2m (7 feet) high and weigh 100kg+ (220 pounds)

"Pounds" is probably a good measurement for kangaroos.

[hendikins.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Lucky they weren't injured, that could've easily been much worse...

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Yeeesh.

One of my friends in South Australia has a permanently wonky knee from his meeting with a kangaroo, but then, he was doing 110 at night on back roads and was on his motorcycle.

I mourn...

[tomobiki-yuu.livejournal.com]

for the loss of another rare creature in this world, there are so few creatures like that roo.

Re: I mourn...

[tropism.livejournal.com]

As I understand it, if it was one of the major species, there're millions and millions of creatures just like that roo. ;)

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[tropism.livejournal.com]

Bitty skinny legs on the bottom, solid hunk of meat on top. %)

[dizzdvl.livejournal.com]

Oh my! I'm glad your parents are okay. That looks like it was scary.

[kayshapero]

Yipes!

[tiado-ab.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that your folks are OK. That really reminds me of what that deer did to my car, when it got hit while my dad was driving. I wonder what kind of underlying damage there is under the hood, it might not be all that "totaled" after all. Then again, a new vehicle does sound nice.

Anyway, I'm glad that Roo didn't go through the windshield, or windscreen I guess. I'm glad that your parents are all right.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

"Roo through the windscreen" is the usual scenario. This bloke actually creased the roof of the truck as he went over the top so it was a near thing. He was probably on an upward bounce when they hit.

Left and right mudguards are pushed back to make it hard to open the doors, the radiator is pushed back but not enough to hit the fan, and the A/C is totalled. meh. it's winter. There are no fluid leaks, the battery and electrics are still okay but the headlights a spotting for possums now.

The truck is 8 years old and has done 400,000km. Could be a write-off on economic grounds. (And a new truck would be nice. 8) )

The important thing is that Mum and Dad are okay, if a little shaken.

[beki.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear that your folks are doing ok.. Wow..

[makovette.livejournal.com]

A near miss indeed, I'm very glad your folks are ok. Alas poor Isuzu though, we knew her well ;-)

Also, this is the absolute weirdest set of thread on your LJ evah, you should frame it or something ;-)

Almost feels like usenet back in the day around here. Is that a copy of uucp For Idiots I see on the bedstand? ;-)

CYa!
Mako

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

Just like the old days. 8)

I won't close it or ban anyone for it, though. Not my style.

[oceansedge.livejournal.com]

*HUGS*
Glad to hear your folks are ok. Give em our best, and we'll talk to ya Sunday night :)

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

You'll be able to see the truck up close. 8)

glad mom and dad are fine

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