I stumbeled into the one about Minchinhampton common. They aren't joking. It turns out about 40 cars get writen off each year due to cow impact. I've been nearly caught out up there a couple of times. The cows have no sence of the green cross code, or of any urgancy. If they see a bit of grass they like the look of on the other side of the road, they'll go for it. You end up pracicing emergency stops quite a bit. This summer i remeber some poor woman freeking out. Up ahead a cow had stopped trafic, so all the cars stopped while the silly bovine tried to figure out where the hell it was going. Mean while, anothe cow had come along and started to lick the driver's window. Taking the lady driver by supprise. Her seat belt hindered her ability to leap into the passenger seat. I nearly widdeled me self
