Members dwalmz Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Son of a bitch came outta nowhere and I clipped her on the right front side of my car. Damaged my passenger side marker light. Cracked it right in half. Patches of hair all over the area. Damn thing just kept on running like nothing ever happened! I know it's hurt though! 9/11! Hmmmm. And how was your morning?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ezstep Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 I hit one once (or she hit me) on the way back from a gig. Hit the passenger door, knocked off the mirror, dented the door and rear door, around $1400 in damage. My insurance guy told me that deer collisions ranked very high in all automobile insurance claims (something like second or third overall) in the South. I taught my kids to NOT swerve suddenly when an animal pops up. I would much rather that they hit and kill a deer or a dog or whatever than swerve and hit a tree or a semi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Glad you're ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members i_wanna_les_paul Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 I taught my kids to NOT swerve suddenly when an animal pops up. I would much rather that they hit and kill a deer or a dog or whatever than swerve and hit a tree or a semi. That's one thing I was taught early on. As an autobody repairman, my dad saw too many people roll their cars while swerving to avoid a bunny or something similar. I hit a fox straight on once since the dumb thing kept going back and forth on the road. I'm not about to roll my car or hit someone else head-on for an animal. Thankfully, I've never hit a deer. *raps head* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WillPlay4food Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 I hit a deer back in '97. I was doing 65+ on the highway in the fast lane and the damn thing tried to jump over my car. It made it over the bumper, landed on my hood, then got catapulted into the breakdown lane (3 lanes over). Car was totaled, but was covered under comprehensive so the insurance company gave me cash. Actually they gave me $500 more than I had paid for the car 5 years earlier so I was pretty damn stoked. Since the accident was covered under comprehensive, my rates didn't even go up either. Yes, I'm still with that insurance company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brake Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 On my way up here to school I hit a crow on the highway..{censored}ing thing wouldn't get out of the way and just kept running around in the same general area. Up and over the car about 25 feet in the air..better him than me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BottomHeavyKate Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Yikes - glad you're okay..... My mom hit a cow one year - she was gog 65 and there were a bunch of cars and tractors pulled over on the highway and this big calf hopped out right in front of her.... so I guess I should say she Puree'd a cow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JTEES4 Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 I hit a rabbit, I was on my bicycle at the time. It hopped around and died. I felt bad. I was maybe 15...so this was like 678 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members superiorparts Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 glad your ok! by the way, i'm telling PETA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike fitzwell Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Here in WI you have the option of keeping the deer after you hit it if you can find it. Yummy venison jerky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WillPlay4food Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Here in WI you have the option of keeping the deer after you hit it if you can find it. Yummy venison jerky! A guy with a spare tag convinced the statie to pop a cap in the deer I had hit so he could take it home. I remember him asking the statie to keep it as quiet as possible as his daughter was sleeping in the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slapthefunkyfour Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 You're pretty lucky. I've hit a deer once. Scary. My little brother hit a horse one time coming over the top of Teton Pass. It totalled the Nissan Pathfinder that was loaned to him by a dealership. His wife was in the passenger seat, 2 year old daughter in the back. The horses head came all the way through the windsheild, smashed in to the steering wheel, bent the steering column, and gently bumped into my brothers face. He got a tiny piece of glass in his eye, and nothing happened to his wife, and his daughter slept through the entire thing. Very, very, very lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xOriginalNinjax Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Just ask the Chicago crew about ME hitting a deer on the way home last year... I will NEVER live that one down. Plus...my car STILL hasn't been totally fixed from it...oh well. Of course, that was the same day I blew a tire that morning on the way up, and got lost on the way home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jannda Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Dinner anyone:facepalm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BigPigPeaches Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRfOPquP_1Y Need sound. NSFW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ezstep Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 Geez! NEVER hit a horse. Generally you will break its legs (high center of gravity) and its torso begins rolling up your hood and going through the windshield. If you MUST hit a horse, lie down in the seat as much as possible, because chances are he is coming at you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pickdust Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 Just ask the Chicago crew about ME hitting a deer on the way home last year... I will NEVER live that one down. Plus...my car STILL hasn't been totally fixed from it...oh well. Of course, that was the same day I blew a tire that morning on the way up, and got lost on the way home... Apparently, you used up all your bad karma last year! Glad you made it home in one piece this year! Of course your head balancing on that humongous thumb probably kept your karma in barrance! PD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xOriginalNinjax Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 Apparently, you used up all your bad karma last year! Glad you made it home in one piece this year! Of course your head balancing on that humongous thumb probably kept your karma in barrance! PD I apparently have bad YEARS not days... This has been a good year mostly...except I'm STILL working on getting a Schecter CV-series bass... This may be my week for a CV-4 though...I'll let you guys know in about 5 days........*crosses fingers* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 That's one thing I was taught early on. As an autobody repairman, my dad saw too many people roll their cars while swerving to avoid a bunny or something similar. I hit a fox straight on once since the dumb thing kept going back and forth on the road. I'm not about to roll my car or hit someone else head-on for an animal.Around here we frequently have 400 pound wild boars crossing the road. You don't want to hit these with your car, believe me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ec437 Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 Around here we frequently have 400 pound wild boars crossing the road. You don't want to hit these with your car, believe me. That thing's got such a low center of gravity that my heavy impact frame-railed bumper would snowplow the bastage right outta the way. I would probably have to get my headlights realigned though:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gonzobassman Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 Good thing you were not on a motorcycle! Probably would have been fatal. Glad you are OK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members georgestrings Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 Sorry to hear it - I had one actually run into the GF's car earlier this year... I was only doing 35mph, when a doe darted out from the side of the road, and rant into the side of the car - it cause around $1800 in damage, and I had to eat a $500 deductable... That stupid bitch is gonna make me relish the deer I shoot this hunting season... - georgestrings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoirAbattoir Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 It's always best to just roll right through them. If you try to swerve, you could end up in worse shape. Last year I drove through a herd of deer in rural Minnesota. I was really lucky, and only clipped a small buck right off the side of my left front fender. If I had swerved, I would have had one of the big bucks come right through my windshield and probably crush me to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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