Originally Posted by
MileageAddict
Well... here in rural Virginia, USA we have herds of deer that do the same thing.

Funny you say that as I have a memory of a kangaroo bounding across the road north of Cairns. I never needed to slam on the brakes but it made me aware that there are probably many kangaroo killed by cars.
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And many cars killed by kangaroos as well!
Dave