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People tried those whistles here in Mississippi years ago. All they did was scare the deer and made them scatter. And when they scatter they run everywhere.
Good to know, guess I'll just continue to rev my engine in neutral before I approach the tree bends.
Wow, When an animal decides to run into the side of your car, you don't have too many choices other than take the hit. I'm really glad you could drive on. It would really be a bummer to have the car towed and have to find other transportation.
Wow, When an animal decides to run into the side of your car, you don't have too many choices other than take the hit. I'm really glad you could drive on. It would really be a bummer to have the car towed and have to find other transportation.
At least we agree on one thing. It is never the drivers fault.
Thought I would post this to show how strong the C8 corvette really is.
Interstate driving 75mph when a deer runs across the highway.
Slammed into the right rear quarter panel.
Serious road rash on the enclosed transmission cooler,
Car was able to continue the 500mile trip home without any mechanical/electronic issues.
Sorry for the car. You're lucky coolant didn't leak!
Deer are not as smart as squirrels! At least they try to get out of the way. We'll mostly!
If you can walk away from a deer-vs-car accident, consider yourself blessed. My wife worked in an ER near a highway and they had many truly bad cases where deer came through the windshield, people paralyzed for life, etc.
^^^ That is the concern with the C8 (and any low car.) They are stupid and will continue to run across the road. Often in our area they come from woods cross the road and eat plants in our homes on a Lake. If there are 4, when the first starts the others follow at speed. Can come up over the hood and with feet kicking smash the windshield and you.
The other morning at 7:45 there were two packs going from homes to the woods. I was going slow and they just ran across the road in front.
They are a major nuisance right now in our area - I hit and killed one the other day. Luckily I was in the truck and it kind of ran right info the front of the wheel well and got spit out the other end.... Somehow didn't do any damage.
I was driving a Dodge Caravan and an oncoming car hit a deer and knocked it into the front of my car. I stopped to see if there was any damage to my car, could not get the door open. It really messed up the fender and hood.
Almost as bad as when I hit a bear in Yellowstone. I'm a natural born killer behind the wheel.
I never hit a deer while driving a car or pickup truck, though I’ve come close several times. However, I did hit one while riding my motorcycle. About 75% of deer/motorcycle accidents results in injury or death. I was one of the lucky 25% as a combination of a last second maneuver by the deer and myself scrubbing off as much speed as possible without locking up the brakes resulted in the shin of my armored boot making contact with the deer’s nose. One of the many reasons I went from riding a motorcycle to driving a Corvette.
That is the concern with the C8 (and any low car.) They are stupid and will continue to run across the road. Often in our area they come from woods cross the road and eat plants in our homes on a Lake. If there are 4, when the first starts the others follow at speed. Can come up over the hood and with feet kicking smash the windshield and you.
