I would just like to take a moment

[SirStev0]

Deer should be the reason why everyone is for hunting to control populations. The stupid animals are attracted to cars like a magnet. Huge pain.

 

[shocksyde]

Originally posted by: alfa147x
pics and what car

Car is an '08 Accord Coupe.

 

[waffleironhead]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: waffleironhead
Thats what you get for swerving. Anything smaller than an elephant ram full on(excepting humans). If you swerved to avoid a deer and ended up in a lake, I think you would have rather hit the deer no?

That sounds like a brilliant suggestion!

:roll:
hitting a mature adult deer straight-on, can kill you. Forget the deer, the fact that your car can be totaled and the crumpling and almost immediate stoppage could lead to death.
Best to try and avoid hitting large animals head on.

bullshit! A full deer hit will not crumple a car that bad, worse is missing a deer to wrap yourself around a tree or worse yet ending up in oncoming traffic.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: waffleironhead
bullshit! A full deer hit will not crumple a car that bad, worse is missing a deer to wrap yourself around a tree or worse yet ending up in oncoming traffic.

Where are you from? When I lived in PA, deer did crumple cars, and often because they ran into you, not you into them.

 

[waffleironhead]

Originally posted by: shocksyde

Originally posted by: waffleironhead
Thats what you get for swerving. Anything smaller than an elephant ram full on(excepting humans). If you swerved to avoid a deer and ended up in a lake, I think you would have rather hit the deer no?

There was absolutely no time to think in this situation. Your immediate instinct is to attempt to avoid the animal. I know swerving is a bad idea. I didn't have time to think "Hmm, I'm about to hit that deer that is 10 feet in front of my car and I'm going 50mph. I'd swerve, but that's definitely not an elephant, so I'm gonna plow right into it and hope it doesn't crash through my windshield right into my lap."

Sorry man if I came off harsh, bit I live in deer country and we teach our kids to hit deer rather than swerve. better to replace a car part than lose a life.

 

[coldmeat]

You swerved to the left? Into the other lane?

 

[waffleironhead]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: waffleironhead
bullshit! A full deer hit will not crumple a car that bad, worse is missing a deer to wrap yourself around a tree or worse yet ending up in oncoming traffic.

Where are you from? When I lived in PA, deer did crumple cars, and often because they ran into you, not you into them.

please add in what i was responding too. Yes cars will crumple, but not to the point of loss of life. Sure it can kill you(small chance), but the ODDS that you will DIE from SWERVING are greater.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: waffleironhead

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: waffleironhead
bullshit! A full deer hit will not crumple a car that bad, worse is missing a deer to wrap yourself around a tree or worse yet ending up in oncoming traffic.

Where are you from? When I lived in PA, deer did crumple cars, and often because they ran into you, not you into them.

please add in what i was responding too. Yes cars will crumple, but not to the point of loss of life. Sure it can kill you(small chance), but the ODDS that you will DIE from SWERVING are greater.

I also believe if you swerve, avoid the deer and crash, insurance will find you at fault.

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: waffleironhead
Thats what you get for swerving. Anything smaller than an elephant ram full on(excepting humans). If you swerved to avoid a deer and ended up in a lake, I think you would have rather hit the deer no?

If you've ever been in a situation like he was you would know that thinking about it isn't an option. You don't think, you just react. Also, if you've ever seen what a direct hit from a deer can do you'd rethink swerving. They can easily total a vehicle and if they go over your hood it can come through your windshield.

 

[lupi]

So, you thought to swerve wildly across the road instead of just hitting the brakes. Brilliant!

 

[shocksyde]

Originally posted by: waffleironhead

Originally posted by: shocksyde

Originally posted by: waffleironhead
Thats what you get for swerving. Anything smaller than an elephant ram full on(excepting humans). If you swerved to avoid a deer and ended up in a lake, I think you would have rather hit the deer no?

There was absolutely no time to think in this situation. Your immediate instinct is to attempt to avoid the animal. I know swerving is a bad idea. I didn't have time to think "Hmm, I'm about to hit that deer that is 10 feet in front of my car and I'm going 50mph. I'd swerve, but that's definitely not an elephant, so I'm gonna plow right into it and hope it doesn't crash through my windshield right into my lap."

Sorry man if I came off harsh, bit I live in deer country and we teach our kids to hit deer rather than swerve. better to replace a car part than lose a life.

That's okay, but it's in my opinion that instinct trumps decision-making when it's a matter of milliseconds.

 

[shocksyde]

Originally posted by: coldmeat
You swerved to the left? Into the other lane?

My swerve into the left lane was modest, it was my over-correction into the right lane that caused me to fishtail. I'm definitely glad there wasn't a car in the other lane, though.

 

[shocksyde]

Originally posted by: lupi
So, you thought to swerve wildly across the road instead of just hitting the brakes. Brilliant!

No time to think. Of course I hit the brakes.

 

[l0cke]

In CO you can eat the deer you kill

 

[aesthetics]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: aesthetics

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: LilPima
Ouch... I'm sorry!

Its okay, dear!

Should we leave you two alone?

No, you're invited.

Only if you don't bring the she-matt

 

[Jeff7]

I'll also second the notion that you really don't have time to consider all possible routes, such as "hit vs swerve." These damn things can bolt out of the darkness of even an open field (it's even more fun in wooded areas), and there might not even be enough time to move your foot from the gas to the brake pedal.
I grew up in "deer country" too. Sometimes farmland nearby would be host to herds of at least a hundred of them as they wandered about.

Sometimes you get warning, sometimes not.

Concerning swerving into the opposing lane: If you're continually aware of what's around you, and it's already in your mind that the opposing lane is empty, then it's not a problem.

In any case, split second decisions are not always good decisions, especially if you have not had rigorous training to instill specific reactions to specific situations.
I don't know of any state that has training courses to teach proper deer-evasion tactics.

Makes me kind of glad to live near the city now. I haven't seen a deer in a long time; I hardly even see squirrels trying to cross the road. Oddly enough, the most common roadkill I see is skunks.

 

[LilPima]

Originally posted by: aesthetics

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: aesthetics

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: LilPima
Ouch... I'm sorry!

Its okay, dear!

Should we leave you two alone?

No, you're invited.

Only if you don't bring the she-matt

LOL! Matt and I are not the same person.

 

[AVAFREAK182]

I still call pics or shens.

EDIT: BTW LilPima, get a life, 14 PPD is a joke.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: shocksyde
Thanks, Jackass.

I'm pretty sure my car's stability assistance saved my ass tonight. I was driving around 50mph behind a line of cars and the deer appeared out of nowhere. I swerved to the left and clipped it on it's hindquarters with my front passenger side and saw it flip wildly over my car. After I hit it I swerved back to the right and fishtailed pretty violently until I came to a stop.

Had I not had stability assistance, I would have definitely lost control of the car and slammed into a tree or, even worse, this was next to a golf course with a large lake. Just thinking about what could have happened is pretty troubling.

It's hard to tell because it's dark out, but it looks like my headlight, bumper, grill and front passenger quarter panel will need work or replacement. Robble robble.

So, again, thanks, you bastard.

Update: Looking over insurance documents, looks like I'll be able to get this fixed without any deductable, so that's cool. Hope the insurance doesn't go up, though.

don't blame the deer. deer were here long before roads and cars.

 

[amdskip]

I hit a deer with my car and was very lucky. I swerved into oncoming traffic and moved back over at the last possible second and the deer hit the back passenger door and then the bumper. The door is dent a tad and the paint is chipped off the bumper. I was very lucky nothing worse happened.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: EGGO

Originally posted by: waffleironhead
Thats what you get for swerving. Anything smaller than an elephant ram full on(excepting humans). If you swerved to avoid a deer and ended up in a lake, I think you would have rather hit the deer no?

Moose?

Yeah, the moose up here are large enough that when you hit them at speed with a lot of vehicles you clip their legs out from under them. Then the body comes through the windshield and kills you.

 

[shocksyde]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

don't blame the deer. deer were here long before roads and cars.

OK, I'll blame Bush.

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: shocksyde

Originally posted by: moshquerade

don't blame the deer. deer were here long before roads and cars.

OK, I'll blame Bush.

People seem to be happy doing that about the economy even though the stuff that destroyed the credit market was in motion during prior administrations.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: shocksyde

Originally posted by: moshquerade

don't blame the deer. deer were here long before roads and cars.

OK, I'll blame Bush.

awesome :laugh:

but really, i've hit deer before. they are all over here. it sucks, your insurance company pays for it. i feel bad for the deer. one time the deer lay struggling on the side of the road and a guy came out of his house nearby and put it out of its' misery. i was glad for that. the guy was a bit scary looking though. :Q

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Bignate603

Originally posted by: shocksyde

Originally posted by: moshquerade

don't blame the deer. deer were here long before roads and cars.

OK, I'll blame Bush.

People seem to be happy doing that about the economy even though the stuff that destroyed the credit market was in motion during prior administrations.

shhhh, that's a big secret. :Q