Driving home from friends who live way out in the wilds of New Hamster, I was proceeding cautiously (not cautiously enough, apparently) in a southerly direction when to my surprise, look who ran across the road: No bits (of ChuggyPyg or Bambi) laying in the road, or hanging off; only thing to show is a slight crack and a rather prominent dent. I daresay Bambi had a sore leg next day! I think myself to be very lucky that it wasn't a moose, or I wasn't traveling at highway speed! ChuggyPyg has a couple of "deer-whistles" mounted on the bumper, but they only work above 30mph, so at the speed I was driving (~20) I guess they were about as useful as the proverbial "one-legged man at an arse-kicking contest"!
my daughter hit one on 89 from here to vermont. 55 mph, hood, bumper, right fender, passenger door, windshield, misc. 5 grande for repairs, car was never the same.
Ouch! I spent the weekend thanking Gawd (…or whoever) for the fact that (a) it wasn't MrMoose, (b) I wasn't doing highway speeds and (c) that Bambi didn't come in through the windshield! (I guess I was lucky! )
lucky you were going under 20 mph my daughter will attest that at 55 mph, there isnt even time to step on the brake.
I had a similar incident in Michigan many years ago and a rental Impala. Bambi didn’t survive. But I was able to get a car wash and some duct tape and re-affix the fog lamp into position without the rental company being wise to it. The rural Midwest in the fields is a land of opportunities in regards to wildlife. Just stay alert.
Well, I hope your daughter didn't have any long term after-effects of her encounter! I spent the rest of my journey looking out for wayward Bambis, but once I got onto the interstate, I just made sure that I had a pathfinder; no, I'm not a tail-gater, but I thought that any Bambis out that late on I-93 and Rte-3 would encounter them before me! I hope she was OK, but five grand! …sheeeeesh!
After I graduated high school many moons ago, we went in a trip from northeastern Pennsylvania to Toronto and at 4 AM just outside of Scranton a semi met a deer. It came from underneath the truck and toward our car. We ended up running over it and you could feel it pass under the floor boards. My friend who was driving asked: “was that insulation”? I said no and we pulled over. No damage or wires cut, just a lot of blood there. We kept on the trip and when we got to the border, we spent several hours at the border crossing. But we made it through.
she and her passenger were well protected by the prius. i was impressed that she was able to maintain her composure and slowly work her way over to the brake down lane
I just did that very same drive a couple of days ago (Toronto to Allentown). Thankfully, no Bambi were in the roadway.
