Deer Parts

[Thales750]

If you see a deer up the road; there are certainly more of them.
Tap your horn repeatedly and you will most likely scare them away.

They are confused by moving high intensity lights, but not sound. Sound overrides their visional cortex, and establishes direction, allowing them to flee.

 

[ajetrumpet]

It seems I may be having an effect here at last.

the only effect you have on this place Colin is the one that burns peoples' A$$E$

 

[ColinEssex]

I think if someone hits a deer, and possibly kills it, they should be done for driving without due care and attention, or even dangerous driving.

If there is a possibility of deer in the road then drivers should take extra care.

There is no excuse for dangerous driving. Next time, it could be a child you hit.

Col

 

[GaryPanic]

I think if someone hits a deer, and possibly kills it, they should be done for driving without due care and attention, or even dangerous driving.

If there is a possibility of deer in the road then drivers should take extra care.

There is no excuse for dangerous driving. Next time, it could be a child you hit.

Col

thats rubbish - I have seen deer jump over hedges that are over 10ft high and there is no way you could see them - wild animals react differently to people -
you could be in the middle of woods at the dead of night and a deer jumps out in front of you - I don't think you would see a child like that - deer are designed by nature to blent into the background - children don't - they stand out - children at night time should wear bright clothes

 

[Brianwarnock]

The moose that nearly took me out in Canada was moving faster than Usain Bolt never mind a child. Col's not lost his touch for talking as an expert on things he knows nothing about.

Brian

 

[Rich]

The moose that nearly took me out in Canada was moving faster than Usain Bolt never mind a child. Col's not lost his touch for talking as an expert on things he knows nothing about.

Brian

All the ones I saw in Canada were stood around in gardens helping themselves to the gardeners vegetation, of course there are many road signs around reminding drivers about the dangers as there are here for wild ponies etc., but as per usual, tourists just ignore them

 

[ColinEssex]

Col's not lost his touch for talking as an expert on things he knows nothing about.

Brian

So you advocate driving without care even when you know there is a risk of an animal jumping out in front?

I have no sympathy for anyone stupid enough to hit a deer, and not be driving safely, in the correct manner. They should be banned at least.

Col

 

[GaryPanic]

So you advocate driving without care even when you know there is a risk of an animal jumping out in front?

I have no sympathy for anyone stupid enough to hit a deer, and not be driving safely, in the correct manner. They should be banned at least.

Col

Utter rubbish...

deer by design are hard to see - they are prey for other animals - there-for they blend into the background - I have seen numerous car accidents where deer have pop up in the most unlikely places -(in Towns) where you would not expect to see one
what about my neighbour she was driving in the countryside and the car coming the other way hit a deer - which just bounced onto the road the car hit the deer then the deer hit my neighbours car - so shes at fault - thats utter rubbish

Even the best drivers in the world can be in an accident with wild animals - to say that they were not driving correctly is complete and utter simpleton thinking -

In Germany they have provisions in Law for furry animal accidents

If your car is involved in an accident (and you have taken out the furry animla extention on the policy) then it does not effect your car isnurance claims history - they also take into effect that the landowner has a duty to retain the animal -again provisions for wild animals doing weird stuff) - Now germany is one of the most dogmatic countries around and even they can see that accidents with Deer and wild boar are beyond the ability of drivers to be held responsible for (speed/drinking being taken into account)

Now i am with you lets say in the New Forest where we know their are animals but elsewhere ..or in the woods where deer sign are up - but you know the deer cannot read the signs they do their own thing and in their own time

 

[Thales750]

I think it's really good that you're all discussing spelling and the correct way to use the English language.

It seems I may be having an effect here at last.

Col

p.s. Just watch the spelling of the word "feminine" Gary.

You might have had more influence, had you attempted to temper your single mindedness.

 

[Thales750]

The moose that nearly took me out in Canada was moving faster than Usain Bolt never mind a child. Col's not lost his touch for talking as an expert on things he knows nothing about.

Brian

No question about that. Living in the city has dulled his senses.

Deer run 45 miles an hour or so, and are prone to running into the sides of cars going 30. Try to avoid that Col.

 

[Vassago]

No question about that. Living in the city has dulled his senses.

Deer run 45 miles an hour or so, and are prone to running into the sides of cars going 30. Try to avoid that Col.

I can completely attest to that, I've been hit by a deer before...

I was driving through some wooded areas where the speed limit was 45 mph with my ex in tow. We were actually going slower than 45 mph because it was very dark and hard to see. As we were driving, we spotted a deer standing in the middle of our lane watching us approach. I slowed down to a stop without slamming on the brakes and stopped about a car length away from the deer. As I was trying to get the deer to move from the road, suddenly there was a loud thud on the driver's side front fender which shook the entire vehicle. I looked out the window to see a deer jump up and run back the other way across the street. The deer in front of us followed. Luckily, there was no damage.

I start to wonder if they did it on purpose just to scare the hell out of us...

 

[Thales750]

I can completely attest to that, I've been hit by a deer before...

I was driving through some wooded areas where the speed limit was 45 mph with my ex in tow. We were actually going slower than 45 mph because it was very dark and hard to see. As we were driving, we spotted a deer standing in the middle of our lane watching us approach. I slowed down to a stop without slamming on the brakes and stopped about a car length away from the deer. As I was trying to get the deer to move from the road, suddenly there was a loud thud on the driver's side front fender which shook the entire vehicle. I looked out the window to see a deer jump up and run back the other way across the street. The deer in front of us followed. Luckily, there was no damage.

I start to wonder if they did it on purpose just to scare the hell out of us...

See my post on using your horn.

 

[Vassago]

See my post on using your horn.

I did use my horn, the little prankster still wouldn't move! The deer just stood there and looked at us. It only took about 5-10 seconds before the other deer ran into the side of my truck, so it wasn't like there was much time to keep trying the horn or do anything else to make it leave the road.

 

[ajetrumpet]

I take it back everyone. The deer hit ME. And his insurance paid for it, by the way. He was a certainly a nice guy in that regard.

 

[Groundrush]

When I was younger visting my Dad in Zimbabwe, we almost drove into a couple of elephants thats appeared out of nowhere.

 

[Steve R.]

We used to live in rural Nevada, open range country. Some people we worked with had just bought a new truck in Reno and where driving back to Ely at night. They hit a cow doing 60 MPH! Needless to say the truck was totaled, they escaped OK.

 

[Brianwarnock]

. They hit a cow doing 60 MPH! .

That's one helluva fast cow, what was it trying to do, make cheese.

Brian

 

[Groundrush]

That's one helluva fast cow, what was it trying to do, make cheese.

Brian

It's now making Stilton

 

[Fifty2One]

Maybe they were trying to jack your car.
I have seen the same tactic by innerwoods critters trying to car jack from naive city people. Seasoned travellers through certain parts of the forest ghetto know you keep your windows up, doors locked and do not stop for anything...

I can completely attest to that, I've been hit by a deer before...

I was driving through some wooded areas where the speed limit was 45 mph with my ex in tow. We were actually going slower than 45 mph because it was very dark and hard to see. As we were driving, we spotted a deer standing in the middle of our lane watching us approach. I slowed down to a stop without slamming on the brakes and stopped about a car length away from the deer. As I was trying to get the deer to move from the road, suddenly there was a loud thud on the driver's side front fender which shook the entire vehicle. I looked out the window to see a deer jump up and run back the other way across the street. The deer in front of us followed. Luckily, there was no damage.

I start to wonder if they did it on purpose just to scare the hell out of us...

 

[The_Doc_Man]

With my typical luck, the only time I ever hit anything was many years ago while traveling through rural Alabama to visit relatives. I was driving so my parents could rest. It was a night drive because before the USA's Interstate Highway system, those old winding 2-lane blacktops were murder in the daytime with heavy traffic.

So anyway, there we were, some place between Toomsuba (MS) and Tuscaloosa (AL), when I hit it. We never saw the blood. We never saw a dent. But we knew what it was from the one piece of evidence we couldn't ignore. And apparently the booger saw me coming so committed a final act of defiance. I had just killed... a skunk.

Took us a week and four trips through an automated, steam-spraying car wash to get most of the stench off the vehicle. By then, the inside of the car had absorbed a certain ... how shall I say this? gut-wrenching, puke-inducing, eye-irritating odeur that hung around for another four or five weeks, despite the best odor absorbers we could buy at the time. The worst part is that it was around a curve and that "woods pussy" was mostly black. That little white stripe hardly showed up in the dark on a 2-lane blacktop. Further, while I was still young, I wasn't crazy. My parents were in the car so I wasn't speeding and I was definitely looking out for hazards. But that one escaped my notice.

On the other hand, we were pretty sure that we could leave the car unlocked. Nobody was going to steal it. Even though we were hoping...

On another theme, I noticed the spelled/spelt discussion. A similar case occurs for spilled and spilt. Further, I actually heard the word "spilt" in a movie. Near the end of "Ghost Rider," Johnny Blaze tells the Devil he will show up at any place where innocent blood is spilt. I've got to admit, the first time I heard that, I had to look it up. But sure enough, it is a legitimate usage.