I just hit a Deer - and nothing happend - I am so d@mn lucky

will1384 · 11-09-2005, 09:29 PM

I just hit a Deer - I was doing about 50mph and saw a Small deer -
it was standing near the road right at the edge, I started to slow
down got down to 25mph and it started to run out in front of me,
I pressed a little harder on the brake - my brakes lock up - I have ABS -
guess it dont work, and the road was wet from a light rain, I slid into
the deer at my guess about 15mph - it bounced up into the air about 4-5 foot
and fell into the ditch - it then ran away - I drove home and cant see
any damage

I am shocked - and happy

arebelspy · 11-09-2005, 09:45 PM

wheee.. just like a video game

-arebelspy

kevinlekiller · 11-09-2005, 10:01 PM

will1384 : Redneck Deer Hunter

lgbr · 11-09-2005, 11:03 PM

Deer **** me off. It's good you didn't get any damage though.

kevinlekiller · 11-09-2005, 11:05 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by lgbr

Deer **** me off. It's good you didn't get any damage though.

where you been , have you been hit by a deer? we dont see you much anymore , I kinda miss the weird threads you start.

tj!2k4 · 11-09-2005, 11:16 PM

no dinner tonight eh?

Curiosity · 11-10-2005, 12:11 AM

Get some of those deer thingies you stick on the front of the car, if they really work. (or paintball guns

)

kirbycope · 11-10-2005, 12:22 AM

will1384 = will1337

xdjxklusivex · 11-10-2005, 12:51 AM

dude is the deer okay???

gbh · 11-10-2005, 02:36 AM

Man you are lucky. I hit a deer a few years back in my jeep wrangler. It jumped out of the woods right in front of me - all I could do was break and hang on. It bent my bumper, dented my front right fender, bent my grille, and ripped off 1 fog light. I was sure it was going to come right through the windshield but at the last second it got pulled under my jeep. It scared the hell out of me. The deer actually managed to run off into the woods but I doubt it lived very long. There was deer fur and blood imbedded between my rim and my tire and in my fender.

Some advice for any inexperienced drivers driving in areas where there are deers. If you see a deer and he is 20 feet off the road and not even looking in you direction SLOW DOWN to like 5 miles an hour and crawl by. It may seem silly but they are amazingly fast and can jump and they love to jump out in front of a moving vehicle.

will1384 · 11-10-2005, 02:40 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Curiosity

Get some of those deer thingies you stick on the front of the car, if they really work. (or paintball guns

)

Yep but they look ugly - this deer looked so dumb if I unloaded
with my paintball gun it would stand there and wonder why its
fur is multi colored

one time there was a herd of deer on the road - I slowed to a stop
and they just sit there looking at my head lights, so I slowly started
driving up to one and just taped it ever so lightly and they all run
away - but they just sit there for over a minute - I could have got
out and kicked them - damn deer are dumb

will1384 · 11-10-2005, 02:46 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by gbh

Man you are lucky. I hit a deer a few years back in my jeep wrangler. It jumped out of the woods right in front of me - all I could do was break and hang on. It bent my bumper, dented my front right fender, bent my grille, and ripped off 1 fog light. I was sure it was going to come right through the windshield but at the last second it got pulled under my jeep. It scared the hell out of me. The deer actually managed to run off into the woods but I doubt it lived very long. There was deer fur and blood imbedded between my rim and my tire and in my fender.

Some advice for any inexperienced drivers driving in areas where there are deers. If you see a deer and he is 20 feet off the road and not even looking in you direction SLOW DOWN to like 5 miles an hour and crawl by. It may seem silly but they are amazingly fast and can jump and they love to jump out in front of a moving vehicle.

I ran over a full size deer after a big rigg hit it - I was doing
about 75-80mph - the car lifted of the ground - my car is a full size
4 door - it scared the poop out of me - and the car had fur and
blood all over the underside and bumper - did not do any real
damage - but had to get the car washed

ptk · 11-10-2005, 04:41 AM

think deers are headlight starrer...
lower your headlight and sound your horn

i lived in australia for 7 years... overthere, kangaroos are equarly dangerous.

MatrixPC · 11-10-2005, 02:24 PM

You better bring the car to the dealer/shop to check the brake out.
Glad you are okay.

will1384 · 11-10-2005, 08:14 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by MatrixPC

You better bring the car to the dealer/shop to check the brake out.
Glad you are okay.

Thanks

Normally I do all my own work - unless its cheaper to get a
mechanic to do it - and I do have a OBD 1 and 2 scanner
a autoxray, and every tool except a lift - but the scanner
wont tell me any thing on my ABS - so I may have to
get it checked

And a few months ago I paid a mechanic to redo my entire
suspension system - and he left one wheel sensor unplugged,
I just plugged it back up - the parts alone cost $450 and
he did the job for about $550 and it took all day - so
he might have got a little ****y about the deal only making
about $100 -

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