Dumb luck: Back roads and deer
Feb 25, 2007, 05:44 PM
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Feb 25, 2007, 05:56 PM
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damn at least you didnt really nail any of them, lol that was good. i tell you i must say i dont beleive i have ever seen any deers in the road. i have seen bear crossing signs more in the northern florida area. most creatures we have trouble with in the roads are ducks, iguanas and thats about it here.
Feb 25, 2007, 06:01 PM
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One deer 17 years ago caused $5000 damage on my car, 13 years ago another deer caused $11000 damage on my then new car. I have been totally paranoid over deers for the last 13 years now. Be careful - a direct hit to a deer will cost a lot of damage, and they can pop out from anywhere, even on city roads in the East. Drive safe.
Feb 25, 2007, 06:12 PM
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OP, glad you're okay. Backroads and animals don't go together well at all. This is what happened to my truck when I hit a 1500lb bull. Don't know how much damage it caused. They stopped the estimate at $14,400...
Feb 25, 2007, 07:33 PM
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Driving schools... they are a very, very good thing and worth every penny. Being able to not over react, and cause more damage trying to avoid the accident. And knowing how to brake without ABS 
The rate of speed I was going, any other situation would've been a bad one; damage to the car, deer(s HAHA) in the passenger seat kicking if still alive.
Visual references; http://www.car-accidents.com/deer-ca...accidents.html The one with the Durango is what I fear most... and this...
Deer Gore (NWS), gross, and literally sickening... don't be mad at me if you click this link. http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.p...hreadid=777869
Yuck.
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The rate of speed I was going, any other situation would've been a bad one; damage to the car, deer(s HAHA) in the passenger seat kicking if still alive.Visual references; http://www.car-accidents.com/deer-ca...accidents.html The one with the Durango is what I fear most... and this...
Deer Gore (NWS), gross, and literally sickening... don't be mad at me if you click this link. http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.p...hreadid=777869
Yuck.
4tun8,
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Feb 25, 2007, 08:30 PM
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One other time was driving along at night. Had my little brother in the back seat. I heard a loud bang and my brother yelped. I asked what happened and he said a deer flew out of the woods and smashed its face up against his window. lol. there was deer drool all over the window.
Feb 25, 2007, 08:37 PM
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Where i live, there are deers always at night time in my front yard. I live where there are lots of hills, so they always come down and eat all of my wife's garden stuff. You were very lucky cause i had a friend who go pretty banged up cause he hit a deer doing 45 mph around a corner.
Anyways, good thing you ok.
Anyways, good thing you ok
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Feb 26, 2007, 01:25 AM
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Last night I came around a tight right hander on a back road going too fast and to my surprise, three freakin deer are in my lane and on the shoulder.
One darts in front of me, I locked up and missed it but less than a foot. It wiped the road grime off the drivers side of my front bumper. Another, on the shoulder, turned and bounced off my right rear door and quarter panel. It's snout and shoulder wiped the road grime off as well, from the front of the door back to above the wheel well. Looks like there might be a slight, slight, slight dent in the door, but nothing immediately noticable.
It's snowing, otherwise I'd take a pic to post up. Dumb luck... a couple MPH faster, or a couple inches to the left and they could have caused a lot of damage.
One darts in front of me, I locked up and missed it but less than a foot. It wiped the road grime off the drivers side of my front bumper. Another, on the shoulder, turned and bounced off my right rear door and quarter panel. It's snout and shoulder wiped the road grime off as well, from the front of the door back to above the wheel well. Looks like there might be a slight, slight, slight dent in the door, but nothing immediately noticable.
It's snowing, otherwise I'd take a pic to post up. Dumb luck... a couple MPH faster, or a couple inches to the left and they could have caused a lot of damage.
Feb 26, 2007, 01:29 AM
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last time i met a deer in the road i rolled my last car 4 1/2 times in a ditch. landed up side down with a tree stump coming through the roof of my car over the top of my head rest. luckily im short and lean down in the seat other wise id prolly be dead
Feb 26, 2007, 01:41 AM
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One deer 17 years ago caused $5000 damage on my car, 13 years ago another deer caused $11000 damage on my then new car. I have been totally paranoid over deers for the last 13 years now. Be careful - a direct hit to a deer will cost a lot of damage, and they can pop out from anywhere, even on city roads in the East. Drive safe.