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Originally Posted by NYGUY (Post 1169020)

:ohdear:....I am at a loss for words (at least the ones I can post on here)!!!

You could certainly post these words:

"When my dog is off my property, I will keep it on a leash."

Almost nailed 2 golf carts who both barreled thru the stop sign @ the Bailey Trail gate of of the Lake Miona Rec Center--UNBELIEVABLE

Ahhh, life in the Villages....

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Originally Posted by Chatbrat (Post 1169096)

Almost nailed 2 golf carts who both barreled thru the stop sign @ the Bailey Trail gate of of the Lake Miona Rec Center--UNBELIEVABLE

That's a tough one, and if you're coming through the Bailey Trail gate from BV, the gatehouse blocks your view of the cart path on the left.

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Originally Posted by VApeople (Post 1168659)

A few years later, I was driving with my future wife one evening and a dog ran in front of us. I slowed down but did not swerve to either side, and I hit the dog really solid. I probably killed it.

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Originally Posted by NYGUY (Post 1168702)

You didn't stop to find out if you killed the dog? Please tell me you did stop!!!

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Originally Posted by VApeople (Post 1168854)

No, we did not stop. We had spent the day at Crescent Beach and were driving back to Gainesville and I hit the dog a little east of Hastings. It was getting dark and it was a busy narrow road with a ditch on the right side. I kept driving.

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Originally Posted by NYGUY (Post 1169020)

:ohdear:....I am at a loss for words (at least the ones I can post on here)!!!

NYGuy, I join you in your disbelief.
No one expects a motorist to swerve into the path of an oncoming vehicle and risk your life, and that of others, to avoid a dog.
But I would expect you to brake and pull over. To help if at all possible. And to show some feelings, some compassion and regret. :ohdear: