Request To Drivers

suebee · 11-09-2010, 08:51 PM

Thanks for this! This is SO important! As a northerner I'll add: watch out for moose too! You hit a moose and you will very likely die. It's no joke. Stay safe!

Blade · 11-09-2010, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by suebee

Thanks for this! This is SO important! As a northerner I'll add: watch out for moose too! You hit a moose and you will very likely die. It's no joke. Stay safe!

Thank goodness I don't have to worry about this! If I hit a moose, one of us have certainly made a wrong turn.

princessbelle · 11-09-2010, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Blade

Thank goodness I don't have to worry about this! If I hit a moose, one of us have certainly made a wrong turn.

hey it's possible. They do travel right?

Blade · 11-09-2010, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by princessbelle

hey it's possible. They do travel right?

Smacks self in forehead........yep they do....and they wear black hoodies and run from women with pink tasers.

princessbelle · 11-09-2010, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Blade

Smacks self in forehead........yep they do....and they wear black hoodies and run from women with pink tasers.

Ohhhhhhhhhhh you did NOT go there

Oiler41 · 11-09-2010, 09:27 PM

Happened to me today; just around the corner from the house, a young doe came out of the woods and stopped in the middle of the road; I turned on my high beams, she froze and then took off in the direction she was heading to being with. Doe number two was still on the other side of the road waiting to cross. I waited to see if she was going to cross as well, but she just stood there right off the edge of the road, frozen in place. I love seeing them so close to home but they are sometimes hard to see. Even a small patch of woods in the middle of suburbia is intriguing to them so don't assume you have to be out in the country or on a dark sparsely populated road to find them!

Glynn

Liam · 11-09-2010, 09:43 PM

I used to commute on a highway that ran close to a river, and purchased those little deer whistles that stick on the front bumper—they made a dramatic difference.

dixie · 11-09-2010, 10:39 PM

Oh good grief. Damn deer... I have them everywhere. LOL

I actually love deer and have a small herd that is so used to people they come right up to my front porch where I'm standing. (And yes, I am one of those weirdos who will carry on a "conversation" with them while they're there...lol) They have always been around the house, and I know firsthand what a danger they can be to drivers and such. I have a hard time keeping them from jumping off the bank onto the hood of my car when I go down my driveway. I also had one run out into the road, halt about the same time I braked, and then run head first into the driver side door of my completely still truck, almost knocking the side mirror off. Luckily the deer was ok.

I've heard those little deer whistle things do work well. I haven't tried one yet though.

Oh, and we also have to worry about bear incidents. Two cars were totalled just last week in two seperate run-ins with bears. One of the bears survived, but the other didn't.

Be cautious, be observant, and stay safe out there y'all.

katsarecool · 11-09-2010, 10:40 PM

I was involved in a deer strike several years ago. Saw the first deer run in front of my truck. I had just enough time to think and be grateful I had not it until I heard a loud thud. A deer had run into my truck broadside; smearing blood, fur and mud from headlight to taillights too causing $6,000 damages. I was very lucky that night. Last weekend I saw a 6 pt buck not 30 feet away in the neighbor's yard. It was beautiful. I called to it, he looked up and then dashed away.

sharkchomp · 11-09-2010, 11:22 PM

I've heard good things about the deer whistles too. Also - do not flash your lights!!! They may see their own shadow and run right in front of you. I don't recommend turning your lights off just for your own safety. I suggest laying on the horn - and I mean laying on it for several seconds as you slow your vehicle down. They'll run away from the sound of your horn. Also, if you see a deer xing sign it's there for a reason - slow down and pay close attention. Be safe y'all

~~~shark~~~~~~~~

DomnNC · 11-09-2010, 09:07 PM

Also, at dusk or first dark, if you scan the sides of the roads for little golden orbs of light, it's your headlights reflecting off the deer's eyes. That's helped me a lot at times.

11-09-2010, 09:43 PM	#7
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katsarecool Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her, Woman Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Between Athens and Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,236 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,849 Thanked 1,765 Times in 734 Posts Rep Power: 323366	I was involved in a deer strike several years ago. Saw the first deer run in front of my truck. I had just enough time to think and be grateful I had not it until I heard a loud thud. A deer had run into my truck broadside; smearing blood, fur and mud from headlight to taillights too causing $6,000 damages. I was very lucky that night. Last weekend I saw a 6 pt buck not 30 feet away in the neighbor's yard. It was beautiful. I called to it, he looked up and then dashed away. __________________

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sharkchomp Member How Do You Identify?: TG/stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Knoxville Posts: 426 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 419 Thanked 1,343 Times in 309 Posts Rep Power: 9701638	I've heard good things about the deer whistles too. Also - do not flash your lights!!! They may see their own shadow and run right in front of you. I don't recommend turning your lights off just for your own safety. I suggest laying on the horn - and I mean laying on it for several seconds as you slow your vehicle down. They'll run away from the sound of your horn. Also, if you see a deer xing sign it's there for a reason - slow down and pay close attention. Be safe y'all ~~~shark~~~~~~~~ __________________ take a fish boating

11-09-2010, 08:51 PM	#1
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Oiler41 Member How Do You Identify?: Human Preferred Pronoun?: He/Him Relationship Status: Happily Single! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nunya Posts: 1,225 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,355 Thanked 2,574 Times in 789 Posts Rep Power: 18276167	Happened to me today; just around the corner from the house, a young doe came out of the woods and stopped in the middle of the road; I turned on my high beams, she froze and then took off in the direction she was heading to being with. Doe number two was still on the other side of the road waiting to cross. I waited to see if she was going to cross as well, but she just stood there right off the edge of the road, frozen in place. I love seeing them so close to home but they are sometimes hard to see. Even a small patch of woods in the middle of suburbia is intriguing to them so don't assume you have to be out in the country or on a dark sparsely populated road to find them! Glynn

11-09-2010, 10:39 PM	#8
dixie Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: I usually just poke it with a stick. Preferred Pronoun?: Bitch Relationship Status: Intertwined deeply Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: We're all a little mad here. Posts: 6,627 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 10,972 Thanked 21,383 Times in 4,808 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Oh good grief. Damn deer... I have them everywhere. LOL I actually love deer and have a small herd that is so used to people they come right up to my front porch where I'm standing. (And yes, I am one of those weirdos who will carry on a "conversation" with them while they're there...lol) They have always been around the house, and I know firsthand what a danger they can be to drivers and such. I have a hard time keeping them from jumping off the bank onto the hood of my car when I go down my driveway. I also had one run out into the road, halt about the same time I braked, and then run head first into the driver side door of my completely still truck, almost knocking the side mirror off. Luckily the deer was ok. I've heard those little deer whistle things do work well. I haven't tried one yet though. Oh, and we also have to worry about bear incidents. Two cars were totalled just last week in two seperate run-ins with bears. One of the bears survived, but the other didn't. Be cautious, be observant, and stay safe out there y'all.

11-09-2010, 09:07 PM	#11
DomnNC Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Male Preferred Pronoun?: He/Him Relationship Status: Widow Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Permanently Banned 11/15/2011 Posts: 1,223 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,618 Thanked 2,582 Times in 837 Posts Rep Power: 0	Also, at dusk or first dark, if you scan the sides of the roads for little golden orbs of light, it's your headlights reflecting off the deer's eyes. That's helped me a lot at times.