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  Don't worry I did some quick math for you guys since it seems like some people are confused how a semi could destroy 13 bison.
  According to Google the average male bison weighs 1,000 - 2,200 pounds. 
  The maximum weight an 18 wheel semi can be is 80,000 pounds loaded. Empty with the trailer they come in around 35,000lb.
  Let's assume the bison were all healthy males at 2,200 pounds. 
  2,000*13=28,600lb for all of the bison combined.
  Just for fun we can assume the semi wasn't carrying a full load. Let's say the semi was somewhat full and weighed 60,000 pounds. 
  60,000 pounds traveling at a rate of 60mph beats 28,600lbs of meat standing in the road every day. Even if the semi was unloaded with an empty trailer the semi still wins.
  Pro Tip: give those semis on the road plenty of room when you merge in front. They are hauling some serious weight!
context: I walked with a heard in Wyoming and got the sense that they would fuck up a car that hit them. How did 13 die? >
  
  Apparently it was a large semi-truck >
  
  Like a semi-semi >
  
  A quarterly >
  
  Pickups actually used to be called by how much payload they could carry. So you had half, three-quarter, and one ton.
  They’re still called that of course, but even a half ton these days can carry a ton. And a one ton pickup can carry 3 and a half with duallies. 
  Random tangentially related truck fact of the day. Course I think there’d have been a slightly better outcome if they’d been hit by 2 to 5 tons of pickup as opposed to 18 to 40 tons of semi :/
  Edit: was a bit high with some of the weights and it bugged me. >
  
  This is why I hate it when people still use terms like half ton for modern pickups. >
  
  What bugs me more is the dearth of pickups with an 8ft bed. I’d swear that most of the ones I see are mall crawl specials with a crew cab, stupid lift, and a bed you couldn’t fit a damn thing in.
  Is it still a pickup if it’s the bastard love child of a pickup and an SUV? >
  
  Frankly, I'm just happy the population is back up to stable numbers, fwiw. >
  
  The federal government actively culls bison around Yellowstone. >
  
  Wow, that population must've really bounced back if they're over populated their. >
  
  There's bison in several places around where I live, including a state park. Every few years the park auctions some off to keep the numbers low enough for the area. You can buy ground bison at Walmart and it's in plenty of dog food brands.
  The only reason they almost went extinct is because we were actively trying to make that happen. >
  
  The near extinction of Bison was just a part of the native-american genocide at the time.
  Glad they bounced back. >
  
  Uh, the native americans did not bounce back. >
  
  I ment the Bison. >
  
  this is exactly why i don't think bison should be allowed to drive >
  
  What next? Bison no longer allowed to own firearms? This is a slippery slope down authoritarianism. >
  
  It’s bear arms, not bison arms. >
  
  That’s two right bear arms, be specific! >
  
  What am I supposed to do with these all these arms now??? >
  
  Bear with it >
  
  ok, that bearly passes as a good joke >
  
  If it is a newer semi there likely was a dashcam in it. I can only imagine what that footage looks like. >
  
  Older ones too. The insurance companies mandate it since brake checking semis for a fat insurance payout is apparently a thing now. >
  
  Holy shit I would not brake check a semi for any amount of money, anyone that does clearly do not regard their own life (or others)very highly.