I was driving down a country road late at night. I came up over a hill and a black cow was standing in the middle of the road. I’ve encountered this same scenario several other times and have made lane changes to avoid a collision. However, this time the way the cow was standing, I could tell it might run, so I didn’t risk making a lane change to try to go around it. I got on the brakes, and the cow turned and started running, in the direction away from me. About 20 feet away from the cow my tires finally lost traction and broke into a skid. I skidded up behind the cow and ever so slightly nicked it’s hind hove on my bumper as it trotted off.
