once i was riding and felt something hit my hand on the underside of the bars, looked down and saw this little chipmunk scurry off like mad into the grass! i felt horrible, because i hate to hurt an animal in any way....but i guess it just glanced off the bar and was ok but the whole way home I was all freaked out ...
Similar encounter, but the chipmunk was not as fortunate. I was riding along and it darted out from the left, i saw it but was so quick i couldn't stop. instead I banked right. the chipmunk saw me, and stopped.. acted like it was going to go back the direction it came, but then continued across the road...right under my back tire. My friend witnessed it and called me a murderer lol.