Comments on: What if a Deer Crosses in Front of your Car? http://deerly-departed.com/car Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:57:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: cookie monster http://deerly-departed.com/car/comment-page-1#comment-110 cookie monster Tue, 12 May 2009 13:57:02 +0000 http://deerly-departed.com/?p=26#comment-110 Here's what I think: you should adjust your speed first if you see a sign like that, and be aware while driving, then if a deer would get in front of your car and if you decide you want to avoid it brake first then steer towards the backside of the deer. and pray. the problem with large animals, like deer, is that if you hit them straight on the chance exists that you get them true the windshield and on to you or your passenger. and if they have deerhorn, well good luck with that. The deer whistles do work well, look up the research. Here’s what I think:
you should adjust your speed first if you see a sign like that, and be aware while driving, then if a deer would get in front of your car and if you decide you want to avoid it brake first then steer towards the backside of the deer. and pray.
the problem with large animals, like deer, is that if you hit them straight on the chance exists that you get them true the windshield and on to you or your passenger. and if they have deerhorn, well good luck with that.

The deer whistles do work well, look up the research.

]]> By: kittcarson_99 http://deerly-departed.com/car/comment-page-1#comment-108 kittcarson_99 Sat, 09 May 2009 12:41:22 +0000 http://deerly-departed.com/?p=26#comment-108 <a href="http://kansieo.com/members">Caffeinated Content</a> The largest cause of death in this type of accident is when the driver tries to avoid the deer and winds up flipped over and in the trees. There is a small possibility that the deer will go through your windsheid at high speeds over 50MPH. But you are far more likely to die by loosing control of your vehicle attempting to avoid the deer. This is a huge problem on I-10 between Laffayette, LA and Baton Rouge, LA I drive this route almost daily and have witness numerous accidents of this type. Check out NHTSA website for the exact numbers, but the summary says this almost word for word. Caffeinated Content

The largest cause of death in this type of accident is when the driver tries to avoid the deer and winds up flipped over and in the trees. There is a small possibility that the deer will go through your windsheid at high speeds over 50MPH. But you are far more likely to die by loosing control of your vehicle attempting to avoid the deer. This is a huge problem on I-10 between Laffayette, LA and Baton Rouge, LA I drive this route almost daily and have witness numerous accidents of this type. Check out NHTSA website for the exact numbers, but the summary says this almost word for word.

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