There are scientists who actually study bug strikes on vehicles. They use it to measure insect decline, and if you're wondering, it's massive. I think one article I read had it as high as 40% over the last 20 years in some areas.

Insects are dying. Especially close to cities. Cars are to blame, but probably even more the human impact on nature, destroying the natural living space.

remember how white vehicles were always covered with dead bugs? and how people used to put nets on their front bumper?

Not just back roads, it used to be almost everywhere. Even riding your bike you often had bugs smash into your face. It's really eerie now that it's not a thing anymore.

We're paving over open space as fast as possible

It's the same with birds.

Growing up I used to get woken up by the sounds of thousands of birds tweeting and chirping.

Now I'm lucky to hear a bird that isn't a crow

It's all my fault. I accidentally hit an entire swarm of bees with my car in the 90s and it's all gone downhill from there. Hell of a thing to clean off.

What about shark infested houses?

Same person

The consequences of unprotected handholding

She got what she deserved, pedestrians shouldn't be on the street where the cars and speedsters are /s

On a bad day I can do that by myself in 15 minutes

While we're on this very topic, isnt it technically his mind that goes through his asshole?

I'm ngl. The amount of carcasses I see along the road everyday heading to work has made me want to stop driving for years now.

I'm not even vegan but seeing all those rotting animals decorating ditches day in and day out fills me with rage.

And knowing some stupid fucks go out of their way to hit animals makes my blood boil.

I don't care about most bugs.

But the very real and high risk of hurting a beloved animal did play into my choice to be an escooter/biker.

Killing people is also super high up there, but it's just less likely.

I'd guess, all of them.

It's easy to get all sympathetic with a mammal that has a face, but insects? Have you seen an insects face? No thanks.

Cute animal = aww don't kill it so we can live

Insect = they can all die for all I care

• vegans, probably.

.... And don't at me about how many there are or anything. Or that they don't suffer like mammals do.... The biomass of cows alone outweighs humans, and I'm sure chickens aren't far behind. I'm also certain that there's been studies showing that insects react to stimulus, and we have just as much information about their experience of pain as we do for animals. Quiet.

To be fair, a lot of vegans have made that choice because of how animals suffer in factory farms. That's valid and I won't debate it; but you're probably not crying over dead bugs. So this really isn't aimed at you. You're good. Your reasons are valid. I'm not a vegan but I can recognise that the treatment of animals in factory farming needs to be improved. At the same time, I have accepted that Bessie tastes really good in spite of how she was treated. I made my choice. I live with that.