Hitting deer with sports car?

On 7 Feb 2005 22:02:30 -0800, "Laura Bush murdered her boy friend"
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wrote:
>> How dangerous is it to hit a dear with a low ground clearance sports
>> car compared to a normal height car? My biggest fear is the animal
>> coming right through the windshield. Is this a legitamate concern? My
>> car is 2000 Toyota Celica GT. I suppose there are other cars that
>have
>> it much worse like a miata?!
>>
>> Also what about bigger animals like elk etc?
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>Don't worry about hitting an elk or moose. They're extemely rare save
>on back roads where you can only do 20 mph anyway. Mule deer out west
>are another story. Some of them weigh as much as a small elk and
>they're everywhere and they have little fear of man. I came around a
>corner once on a highway and there were 30 of them just milling around
>on the road. And they just stood there staring at me like a bunch of
>damn cows.

Murderer - those could've been people!

On 7 Feb 2005 15:15:48 -0800, wrote:

>How dangerous is it to hit a dear


I dunno - what kind of car was Laura Bush driving?


> with a low ground clearance sports
>car compared to a normal height car? My biggest fear is the animal
>coming right through the windshield. Is this a legitamate concern? My
>car is 2000 Toyota Celica GT. I suppose there are other cars that have
>it much worse like a miata?!
>
>Also what about bigger animals like elk etc?
>
>Thx!
>
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In article >,
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>DO NOT hit the deer. Learn to drive slower in areas where there are
>likely going to be deer. Learn to drive FOR CONDITIONS. Some people
>seem to think that they can drive with their foot to the floor all the
>time and then wonder why they hit a deer. I live in a rural area, and
>see hundreds of deer on the roads. I have never hit one.

Funny thing. I'm one of those drivers people accuse of driving with
their foot to the floor all the time. I drive in deer-infested areas
(particularly Valley Forge Park and the nearby environs). But I've
never hit a deer. Other people I know, one of whom has a reputation
for slow and careful driving, have hit deer. So I don't think speed's
it.

A lot is luck, of course. Especially when you consider that some
people who have "hit" deer didn't hit the deer with the front of the
car. Sometimes the damn deer just jumps straight at the car.

However, I say go ahead and hit deer, if you don't value your car.
Since there aren't any wolves or other medium-to-large predators
around, the automobile is the deer's only "natural" enemy. Keep those
populations in check, people. But use an SUV or minivan or maybe a
Kenworth; sports cars like mine just aren't good enough for a clean
kill.
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