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01-04-2008, 09:32 PM
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Still don't want to brake for deer?
Just got a call from a friend.
Last week he smoked a doe. His pickup truck was unmovable, and the airbag deployed.
Now he tells me, $10,400 damage.
I can only imagine how much more $ if a rig hit it. Especially one without a deer bumper.
Now imagine if it wasn't a deer, but rather a moose. You don't have the luxury of time to tell the difference. It's either brake, or don't brake.
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01-04-2008, 09:41 PM
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I've never actually hit a deer, I've been hit by two deer though.
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01-04-2008, 09:53 PM
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Me too! '64 Comet and '58 Chevy in upstate NY. Tied one on the trunk and went to State Troopers to report it. Trooper said how'd he know I didn't jacklight the thing. Being a wiseguy 19 year old I said yep, then I rammed its head into my door til it left a dent, smeared some blood on the paint and then drove over here to tell you all about it. At least he had a sense of humor, looking back I guess he could have stuck my butt in a cell for the night.
About $5 for bondo, sandpaper and spray paint I think back then!
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01-04-2008, 10:04 PM
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Braking...good.
Swerving...bad.
Some people don't know the difference. :shock:
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Yup, after 29 years I have had only 2, yup 2 deer hits...left lotsa rubber on the road tho...probly some brake dust too! :lol: :lol:
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01-04-2008, 10:27 PM
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I seem to average one every 1.5 years. I now have a nice deer bumper.
I almost hit a moose once too. If I didn't brake, my truck would've been a total loss. It was a matter of feet.
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01-04-2008, 10:48 PM
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It was a matter of feet.
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Holy $**T!! how big were his feet? :shock:
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me 9
deer 0
I'm winning,including 5 at once in MN 8)
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Me too! '64 Comet and '58 Chevy in upstate NY. Tied one on the trunk and went to State Troopers to report it. Trooper said how'd he know I didn't jacklight the thing. Being a wiseguy 19 year old I said yep, then I rammed its head into my door til it left a dent, smeared some blood on the paint and then drove over here to tell you all about it.
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And then you should have said "Heeeere's your sign!!"
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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I want one of those bumpers just to protect my truck from other trucks at a truckstop. I saw a couple of days ago,...a driver backed right into the corner of this really nice Pete,...took out the whole pass side front area, and didn't stop untill he hit the tire :twisted:
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