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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 05:13 AM
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Animal struck by Honda Fit car, gets trapped behind grill

wow. im gonna add some wire mesh

Wily Coyote's Wild California Ride | NBC Bay Area

A coyote struck by a fast-moving car near the Nevada-Utah border apparently became trapped by the vehicle's grill and rode for several hours all the way west to the foothills east of Sacramento.
This coyote apparently got hit by a Honda and trapped in the front of the car.
After a long ride across Interstate 80, the wily critter was trapped and taken to the Penn Valley-based Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release center. It later managed to escape from a kennel. It hasn't been seen since, rehabilitation center volunteer Jan Crowell said Monday.
Crowell said she got a call Oct. 12 by some people who said the animal was stuck in the front of their car.

 
Old Oct 21, 2009 | 06:04 AM
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Repost. Its still a bit of a head scratcher though.

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/gene...yote-wins.html

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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 04:01 PM
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sorry about that. moderator feel free to erase this thread
 
Old Oct 21, 2009 | 04:48 PM
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LOL finally i got proof that installing gutter guards can be useful!! xD even though this is a double post i never saw the other one so nice find! =)
 
Old Oct 22, 2009 | 10:33 AM
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Since the mesh grills are usually installed by zip tying them to the plastic grill, I don't think they will offer any real protection against a 40# coyote at speed.
 
Old Oct 22, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Uncle Gary
Since the mesh grills are usually installed by zip tying them to the plastic grill, I don't think they will offer any real protection against a 40# coyote at speed.
i know i was only kidding

but anyways, going down a hwy and hitting an animal that fast...i highly doubt it would get stuck inside the grill between the ac condenser and bumper..

Most animals i've seen getting hit by a car going that fast either gets knocked really far away or they get shredded on impact..
 
Old Oct 25, 2009 | 01:52 AM
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DAMN! That shows you just how much work honda put into making our GE front end 'safer' in the event of striking a pedestrian. I remember them bragging about that a while back.
 
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