Saved a turtle!

[DanielW0830]

I was riding to work yesterday when I noticed a bump coming up in the road ahead. As I got closer, I slowed down an noticed it was a painted turtle near the double yellow line.

(I wonder if anyone on a bike has ever hit a turtle? Would it disrupt the bike enough to make you go down? I digress... )

So I pulled over past the turtle and turned around.
as I turned around, one truck passed me, and the missed the turtle by about 1,2 inches.
The I started riding towards the turtle and another truck was coming the other way.

So I pulled over right beside the turtle and waved my hands to stop the truck. He stopped. Good for me. Good for turtle.
I ran over grabbed the turtle and brought it over to a small pond. :thumbup:

So there you have it. Another small creature saved by the quick thinking of an FZ6R rider!

 

[stevet]

You saved a life Daniel. Thanks for stopping. It feels good when you know you've done the right thing. It's also good to post this to help raise the awareness of others. Some of us inherently know better but many have to be shown. http://www.600cc.org/forum/images/smilies/thumbup.gif

 

[99vengeur]

I've done the same thing! I ride around a lake on my way to and from work, so I encounter them often. Feels good when you can stop and do the right thing.