On my moped and a squirrel comes into the road ahead, I am of the mind to don't try to hit it and don't try to miss it. I just brace myself for the event that it will run under my wheels.
I feel that if I am swerving to miss the little imp and it of course changes direction, the other that straight up angle of my wheel will cause me to wash out over his soft body and go down.
I some times practice this dead straight aim on other corpses so I can anticipate the feel for future encounters.