Deer collision
Discussion
swisstoni 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.blade7 said:
RobM77 said:
Maybe it's my years of racing,
Besides, I think the train of thought I was expressing in that post is completely relevant. Why is it that people think any form or swerving or braking is going to end in sudden death? Genuine question, because they do think this and it comes up time and time again on PH. Not only is hitting the animal going to cause it pain, suffering, or death, but it could also come off far worse for the car than avoiding the animal. At its most basic, I'm referring to the Swedish elk test at any speed below the threshold speed - you avoid an elk in your face.
Edited by RobM77 on Wednesday 20th November 15:15
RobM77 said:
blade7 said:
RobM77 said:
Maybe it's my years of racing,
blade7 said:
RobM77 said:
blade7 said:
RobM77 said:
Maybe it's my years of racing,
RobM77 said:
blade7 said:
RobM77 said:
Maybe it's my years of racing,
Besides, I think the train of thought I was expressing in that post is completely relevant. Why is it that people think any form or swerving or braking is going to end in sudden death? Genuine question, because they do think this and it comes up time and time again on PH. Not only is hitting the animal going to cause it pain, suffering, or death, but it could also come off far worse for the car than avoiding the animal. At its most basic, I'm referring to the Swedish elk test at any speed below the threshold speed - you avoid an elk in your face.
Edited by RobM77 on Wednesday 20th November 15:15
If an elephant suddenly leaps out of the hedgerow you are probably best avoiding it.
The advice is sound to not suddenly swerve,
I don't think anyone is suggesting if you see a beast 200 yards away you shouldn't take evasive action.
No idea if they helped but I fitted some deer screamers to my car when I did a road trip of Scotland a few years ago.
I have hit a very large crow on the A50 which got wedged in the grill and brought home like a grotesque boomer badge.
Mates dad hit a badger in his XJR which messed up the bumper and fog lights.
I have hit a very large crow on the A50 which got wedged in the grill and brought home like a grotesque boomer badge.
Mates dad hit a badger in his XJR which messed up the bumper and fog lights.
LimaDelta said:
mikeswagon said:
red_slr said:
Not sure I trust that figure that's just under 200 a day.
I was thinking the same.I also posted a study, I can link more if you are interested? Where are you getting your figures from or are they plucked from thin air?
Page ii Section iii-v if someone wants to correct my reading
Wouldn't fancy hitting a deer. I did once hit a fox at 85 MPH when I was younger and more fun. I did manage to drive home the 200 miles with a bent intercooler, broken bumper, fog lights, and some plastic thing that ran entirely around the engine bay (2001 Polo) that I never entirely worked out the purpose of, and it still had bits of fox hair on the hatch. The car needed insurance company attention to fix it but not written off.
"The family of a teenager killed after his car burst into flames in a horror Highland crash have paid tribute to their “happy-go-lucky boy” – who is understood to have swerved into an oncoming car to avoid deer"
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highland...
My Boss's dad was in hospital recently and got talking to a young lad who had also swerved to avoid a deer.
He's in a wheel chair for the rest of his life
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https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highland...
My Boss's dad was in hospital recently and got talking to a young lad who had also swerved to avoid a deer.
He's in a wheel chair for the rest of his life
.RobM77 said:
Not even remotely true. You're quite desperate aren't you? Making stuff up, misquoting me. Stop being such a mindless bully and contribute something positive to the forum.
Waving the tired old bully card eh. If this is your idea of bullying you must have led a sheltered life.red_slr said:
LimaDelta said:
Estimated at around 70,000 hit by cars per year in the UK, they like to lick the salt off the roads which doesn't help at this time of year. We also have the highest deer population for 1000 years.
You are lucky you just clipped it. Could have been a lot worse.
Not sure I trust that figure that's just under 200 a day. You are lucky you just clipped it. Could have been a lot worse.
I reckon I notice a dead deer by the side of the road on average every 2 or 3 weeks. Not to mention the ones I don't see. And that's only on a very small 25mile section of the road network. Extrapolate that out across the entire (rural) road network in Dorset, that could easily work out at 5-10 a day... then extrapolate those figures across the entire UK... 200 a day seems entirely reasonable.
I have always wondered how does the insurance aspect work in these instances:
a) if you hit the deer? but no dead deer on road
b) if you swerve to avoid and damage car as result?
Obviously if you have a dash cam this is simple but at least 90+% of cars don't so surely there must be many false deer accident claims?
a) if you hit the deer? but no dead deer on road
b) if you swerve to avoid and damage car as result?
Obviously if you have a dash cam this is simple but at least 90+% of cars don't so surely there must be many false deer accident claims?
There is lots of shooting (pheasants etc) where I live.
I was walking along the road yesterday, into the village.
I had to step over a smallish, dead (I think) deer on the pavement. When I came back 1/2 hour later it had gone.
Was it just stunned? Or is one of my neighbours stocking up on venison for Christmas!
I was walking along the road yesterday, into the village.
I had to step over a smallish, dead (I think) deer on the pavement. When I came back 1/2 hour later it had gone.
Was it just stunned? Or is one of my neighbours stocking up on venison for Christmas!
blade7 said:
RobM77 said:
Not even remotely true. You're quite desperate aren't you? Making stuff up, misquoting me. Stop being such a mindless bully and contribute something positive to the forum.
Waving the tired old bully card eh. If this is your idea of bullying you must have led a sheltered life.Edited by RobM77 on Wednesday 20th November 16:29
jsd14 said:
I have always wondered how does the insurance aspect work in these instances:
a) if you hit the deer? but no dead deer on road
b) if you swerve to avoid and damage car as result?
Obviously if you have a dash cam this is simple but at least 90+% of cars don't so surely there must be many false deer accident claims?
Well its a moot point really. You aren't claiming against a third party so the claim is all on your own insurance policy, so its quite simple. a) if you hit the deer? but no dead deer on road
b) if you swerve to avoid and damage car as result?
Obviously if you have a dash cam this is simple but at least 90+% of cars don't so surely there must be many false deer accident claims?
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