Just hit the deer
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From: darrington wash
any one want a free deer??? already gutted hahaha just remove from my winsheild... HAAHAHAHHHAHHAHA
sorry to hear about that puppy...
sorry to hear about that puppy...
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For me it would be a judgment call , depending on the situation and what I was driving.
If I was in the Pump truck and could avoid it without incident I would try to avoid it, but I wouldn't rock the boat too much to avoid it if it was questionable, a lot of weight in boom up on the top end of the truck to be playing them games, I'd let it take out the rad instead, have a break and wait for the big hook to come get me.
If I was in a 4 wheeler I'd try my best to evade it if I could safely, again dictated by the situation, I'd probably take my chances trying to drive out of it, rather than have it on my lap ....
If I was in the Pump truck and could avoid it without incident I would try to avoid it, but I wouldn't rock the boat too much to avoid it if it was questionable, a lot of weight in boom up on the top end of the truck to be playing them games, I'd let it take out the rad instead, have a break and wait for the big hook to come get me.
If I was in a 4 wheeler I'd try my best to evade it if I could safely, again dictated by the situation, I'd probably take my chances trying to drive out of it, rather than have it on my lap ....
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Good to see everyone was alright (except the dog), but one thing I noticed is the amount of rust on that explorer, especially the A-Arms on the suspension, it looks like they were not even painted!
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Alot of people slam on there breaks when the see a dear, anybody know how that effects the vehicle? The nose comes downs, which leaves a nice lil ramp for the deer to fly up and in through the windsheild... Ive hit 2 deer. I have always been tought, not to swerve just floor it and run it over, better to kill the deer and hurt the car than kill your self by swerving into the ditch.
When you hit the gas, it will bring the front of the vehicle up, just a little bit, but it will, leaving a ramp for the deer to go under the car.
Just something i was tought in in drivers education, and also told while i was on the VFD. Dont swerve pedal down and take it out the deer.
When you hit the gas, it will bring the front of the vehicle up, just a little bit, but it will, leaving a ramp for the deer to go under the car.
Just something i was tought in in drivers education, and also told while i was on the VFD. Dont swerve pedal down and take it out the deer.
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There is a set of pictures kinda similar, i dont remember what kind vehicle it was but, same thing happened... But it wasnt a deer it was a horse...
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when I was in high school 20 years ago, a friend of mine was coming home from his part time job and came around a corner,and there was a deer standing in the road. he swerved to miss the deer,and his car went off a 20 foot drop off along the side of the road. He broke his leg. i asked him why he didn't just hit the deer,instead of trying to miss it,knowing the drop off was there? His answer? I didn't want to hit it and tear up my car!!
I do believe the deer would have did less damage to the car than the drop off and the tree that he hit when he landed did. That was a nice car too. 1970 chevelle 454 not a scratch,dent or any rust on it. This happened in our junior year and when we graduated,the car still wasn't fixed. I don't think there was a straight panel left on it.
I do believe the deer would have did less damage to the car than the drop off and the tree that he hit when he landed did. That was a nice car too. 1970 chevelle 454 not a scratch,dent or any rust on it. This happened in our junior year and when we graduated,the car still wasn't fixed. I don't think there was a straight panel left on it.
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Granted, you do take your chances hitting it as well… but in my experience your better off. I’ve seen dozens of deer + car aftermaths and none of them have ever taken out the windshield. I also agree that you need to make a judgment call, but this was on a blind bend of a narrow road in nearly pitch black conditions with deceptively steep grades on either side, I nearly rolled my truck just trying to pull off the road, but that’s another story. Anyways, I was just trying to say sometimes your best option is to just hit the deer.
Unfortunately driver skill probably played a part in this as well… for those of you who remember me asking about the longevity of a rolled 5.0 and have Club FTE access… same driver.
lol, as for the rust, that’s what several years of salted winters will do for you.
Unfortunately driver skill probably played a part in this as well… for those of you who remember me asking about the longevity of a rolled 5.0 and have Club FTE access… same driver.
lol, as for the rust, that’s what several years of salted winters will do for you.
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That red Dodge was something like my Taurus SHO, the deer jumped off a embankment and landed on the hood, no way to see it coming or miss it. My son was driving it. Lucky it only cracked the windshield and went over the top.