Drive Safely: Avoid Roadkill On Texas Roads This Spring Break

Spring Break travel will be ramping up soon, and families will be hitting the road to reach their waterpark, lake, and big city destinations. But beware, you may have a few 'bumps in the road' along the way. Literally. Check out this list of the top 5 small animals that are most likely to become roadkill on Texas roads.

Armadillos - You would think the animal that has its own armor would be able to prevent being roadkill. But with F-950 pickups on the road, even an animal that comes equipped with its own armor can maybe handle a Smart Car, but it has no chance with a pickup that has 8 back tires and covers the whole road, bar ditch to bar ditch.

Raccoons - More common in the Hill Country of Texas but definitely found on the roadways of Texas when drivers go 100 in a 75 MPH speed zone. Raccoons can become roadkill easily with a Smart Car going 100 MPH in the rural areas of Texas.

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Coyotes - Whether you call them "Ky-oats" or "Ky-oat-ees" they still commonly become roadkill on the highways and byways of Texas. These animals might be maimed by a Smart Car but yet again, will have no chance coming up against an F-950 with those 8 back tires racing down the highway at 100 MPH.

Skunks - If you are going to hit a skunk, you better surprise him so he doesn't see you coming otherwise the entire undercarriage of your vehicle will stink for many miles. With these small animals, it is a toss-up if they will be killed or maimed by a Smart Car, it depends on the angle of impact. But once again these animals have no chance with an F-950.

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Rabbits - Cottontails will have no chance with either the Smart Car or the F-950, but a Jackrabbit will probably cause major damage to a Smart Car while once again probably only maiming the Jackrabbit. Neither one will have any chance with an F-950 barreling down the road at 100.

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