Sheep are thick as fuck - just bags of bone and wool that react on instinct alone....You can't expect them to act sensibly!!
First Rule - approach at a speed where you can stop or at least swerve without losing control if the wooly fuckers step out.
Second Rule - if they are in a group, all at one side, all grazing, probably safe... If they are split up, on each side of the road, one side may well run over to the other - safety in numbers after all, even if that means running into the path of the loud monster approaching at speed... If it's a lamb that's separated, there's a VERY high chance it'll run to it's Mum - right in front of you - so back off and expect this.
Third Rule - on a sunny morning, the tarmac heats up long before the grass, so expect sheep to be lying on the road around every corner! On a hot day, they'll lie in the shade - any shade, even if that's on the road...
Fourth Rule - where there are sheep, there's shit - and it has a very low coefficient of friction, so don't be trying to get your knee down!!
Apart from all that, yes, it is a bit of a lottery - but I'd rather slow down and give myself a decent chance of stopping if need be, than plough on a hope the daft bastards don't run into the road....
hee hee, pheasants are case of pray! They come out of nowhere and they're pretty heavy birds
We were down in Yorkshire a few weeks back and I ducked as one narrowly missed us! At least with sheep you usually see them in enough time to prepare, not pheasants.....
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