Deer collision
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Mate hit one a week after buying an ex demo S3 . Not only did it take out the front bumper, grilles and anything plastic, also launched the bonnet hinge airbags . Insurance company were rubbish. Didn't believe him and he wished he took the name and number down of a guy walking his dog , who witnessed it. At the time, the guy said if he was alright and he said yes and thought he had no further need for info as it was a deer and his car. Impact was about 20 mph, as he slowed from 30 in a housing estate . Deer just got up and skipped into the woods opposite.
Ahhh, but will your car skid out and kill you if you try to avoid the deer, seems the Sweds have a test
https://teknikensvarld.se/algtest/
Arrrg, mine only get to 67kmph, that is it then, Rudolf is dead.
https://teknikensvarld.se/algtest/
Arrrg, mine only get to 67kmph, that is it then, Rudolf is dead.
SturdyHSV said:
Matt Cup said:
Krikkit said:
Edited by Krikkit on Wednesday 20th November 11:05
Any more pics of it or are they too gruesome for here?
Krikkit said:
CanAm said:
Shakermaker said:
Yes, last month I had a deer jump out in front of me - at about 3pm on a clear afternoon - and I swerved to avoid it. Didn't hit it though, but I did hit a nice solid oak tree and cause enough damage to write off my car.
Go for the deer rather than a tree every time. Apologies to the animal lovers, but trees are VERY unforgiving if you hit them.(edited to remove photos, as per request below)
Edited by RobM77 on Wednesday 20th November 12:03
SturdyHSV said:
Matt Cup said:
Krikkit said:
Edited by Krikkit on Wednesday 20th November 11:05
Any more pics of it or are they too gruesome for here?
Justin S said:
Mate hit one a week after buying an ex demo S3 . Not only did it take out the front bumper, grilles and anything plastic, also launched the bonnet hinge airbags . Insurance company were rubbish. Didn't believe him and he wished he took the name and number down of a guy walking his dog , who witnessed it. At the time, the guy said if he was alright and he said yes and thought he had no further need for info as it was a deer and his car. Impact was about 20 mph, as he slowed from 30 in a housing estate . Deer just got up and skipped into the woods opposite.
That does sound like a dear collisionA friend hit a badger a week or two ago in a Merc. Required new bumper, lights, grille, and no. plate.
Tough wee thing a badger.
When I worked in north Sweden a moose was the worst thing to hit. It wasn’t just the damage to the car’s metalwork but the unfortunate tendency for the moose’s stomach to burst...
The stench can never be removed.
Tough wee thing a badger.
When I worked in north Sweden a moose was the worst thing to hit. It wasn’t just the damage to the car’s metalwork but the unfortunate tendency for the moose’s stomach to burst...
The stench can never be removed.
andyxxx said:
LimaDelta said:
Estimated at around 70,000 hit by cars per year in the UK,.
I'm sure there are loads - but I can't believe that estimate.I do a fair mileage in un-lit, rural roads, and have had to brake mighty sharply just last week as Bambi ran across the road. I do hope that when the time comes I do not try and swerve, and just keep going straight, sorry animal lovers, but I know one grave where the recently married young lady lies who presumably swerved for a rabbit.
I've hit, and killed, two Muntjac in my 18 or so years of living in a rural Herts village, both on the same road (Winding Hill from Bishops Stortford to Much Hadham), albeit in different places.
Muntjac aren't big by deer standards (think large Lab size typically), but first time I had significant damage to brake lines as it went under the car - and I could smell cooking meat every time I drove for a week or two after it was fixed, even though the technicians told me they'd removed what they could. That was a 350Z. Second time was mostly superficial bumper damage on my 6 series Gran Coupe.
I've had a couple of very close shaves with Red deer, which are a whole lot bigger, but no damage to car or beast both times thankfully.
Many years ago, when we lived in very rural Northumberland (Bingfield) a 'neighbour' (relative term, they lived 2 or 3 miles away, but that can be close in Northumbrian terms) was killed when a Red deer jumped a hedge and landed through the windscreen.
Muntjac aren't big by deer standards (think large Lab size typically), but first time I had significant damage to brake lines as it went under the car - and I could smell cooking meat every time I drove for a week or two after it was fixed, even though the technicians told me they'd removed what they could. That was a 350Z. Second time was mostly superficial bumper damage on my 6 series Gran Coupe.
I've had a couple of very close shaves with Red deer, which are a whole lot bigger, but no damage to car or beast both times thankfully.
Many years ago, when we lived in very rural Northumberland (Bingfield) a 'neighbour' (relative term, they lived 2 or 3 miles away, but that can be close in Northumbrian terms) was killed when a Red deer jumped a hedge and landed through the windscreen.
I drive almost 20k a year on rural roads, have done for 30 years now. I've hit one Roe deer, scuffed it's rear off the bumper of my 16v XR2i back in the early 90s, minor crack on the 2i, and possibly skid marks from the deer.
These wild animals do have a habit of crossing in front of you without warning, but if we're talking about rounding a corner to find one in the road, what if that was a person, or a broken down vehicle? You'd brake/swerve then, so why not for Bambi?
The last thing I hut was an Owl, which despite their eyesight, didn't spot a Volcanic Orange MINI. It came out of the woods, and bounced off my windscreen, at which point I made some weird involuntary noise before going back.
These wild animals do have a habit of crossing in front of you without warning, but if we're talking about rounding a corner to find one in the road, what if that was a person, or a broken down vehicle? You'd brake/swerve then, so why not for Bambi?
The last thing I hut was an Owl, which despite their eyesight, didn't spot a Volcanic Orange MINI. It came out of the woods, and bounced off my windscreen, at which point I made some weird involuntary noise before going back.
Dont like rolls said:
Ahhh, but will your car skid out and kill you if you try to avoid the deer, seems the Sweds have a test
https://teknikensvarld.se/algtest/
Arrrg, mine only get to 67kmph, that is it then, Rudolf is dead.
The highest speed appears achievable by a Citroen Xantia Activa, then second is a Nissan Quashqai...https://teknikensvarld.se/algtest/
Arrrg, mine only get to 67kmph, that is it then, Rudolf is dead.
Both beating Audi R8, Mclaren 675LT, Mercedes AMG GT S, Porsche Carrera 4s...
Bizarre
LimaDelta said:
andyxxx said:
LimaDelta said:
Estimated at around 70,000 hit by cars per year in the UK,.
I'm sure there are loads - but I can't believe that estimate.Having said that, I just googled how many miles are driven in the Uk each year... 328 billion in 2018!!!! That’s 898,600,000 per day, so at 200 deer strikes a day, that’s one strike for every 4.5 million miles driven in the UK. Seems more reasonable when you look at the massive amount of car use!
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