If I had a dollar for every one of those critters I have seen dead on the highway, I'd be quite wealthy. I think they are quite stupid animals. They run accross the road, and half way accross, they stop. It's like they changed their mind, or forgot where they were going. I'm yelling, "Get out of the road you stupid squirrel!" No wonder so many don't make it safely to the other side. Plus, birds of prey, are always looking for them.