stupid tree

dware173

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i was drivin down the road the other night and a stupid deer ran out infront of me i swerved to miss it and hit a tree.i hate deer
 

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I know your pain. 2 years ago my wife hit 2 deer in a week. The first one went right under her TJ. The second hit the brushguard and spun around into the fender and door. It was definitely a bad week for her.
 
AWWWW HELL NO! that deer would have been checkin out the old arb bumper!!! I am having this fight with my wife and daughter trying to to get them to under stand F*!@K that deer!!!! (((Dont take this as a lecture I am just venting!!!))) My daughter says "but there so cute" meanwhile she would be laying in a ditch somewhere dying of internal bleeding because a deer was too cute to fawking smoke on the side of the road!!!! last summer we(family) was driving down the road with a trailer behind the old family mini van. and out of the corner of my eye I see a cat running across a yard parallel to the road and suddenly it took a hard right right in front of us! the wife and daughter screamed as we smoked that sucker!!!! you could hear every bump and bang as it rolled under the car at 70 mph! WHY didnt you hit the brakes?!?!?!?! they were screaming. I had to explain that the two axles I was toting for a friend would or could have killed or injured us all if we had slammed on the brakes or we could have easliy gone into the ditch! Not me! I say smoke em and wory about body damage later!!!
 
You really just said what i was thinking....and have been preaching to my wife. We have a nissan x-terra. It handles ok for an suv, UNTIL you have to make a sudden lane change or chop the wheel or something. Swerve to miss a deer,cat or whatever, and you better be " up on the wheel" cause that suv is gonna do the ole weight shift thing and roll like a can. I tell her to drive right into it and stop when you can but dont swerve. But you never know what your reaction might be.
 
Dude, you have a Warn bumper on your junk, why did you swerve?

Sorry to hear you hit a tree though, but it could very well have been ALOT worse.
 
I think its a common reaction for some people to veer away from anything that comes out in front of them. I've seen people do it for a little plastic grocery bag that blows across the road and think WTF?
I've lived and still spend alot of time in central PA where animal crossings is something you have to deal with on a daily basis if you drive any amount. Have you ever seen what happens when a deer runs out in front of a "coal truck" ......:wheel:
 
Rich said:
Dude, you have a Warn bumper on your junk, why did you swerve?
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The way it folded like cardboard, probably a good thing he did swerve!

I agree w/ DVD... my pappy was on me from day one... NEVER swerve to miss animals! Kinda like NASCAR, you steer towards the object because it'll be gone by the time you get there! OTOH, sometimes there's nothing you can do to miss them (got a nice "trophy" in my old Nissan).
 
GONOVRIT said:
Have you ever seen what happens when a deer runs out in front of a "coal truck" ......:wheel:
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Yea, big red spot for about 100 yards! Used to see it all the time when I lived in CO. I too would've hit the deer. Trees are an amazingly unmovable object, whereas the deer would've bounced off. It's one thing if you're driving a car that the deer will come through the windshield on, but with a bumper like that, I'da hit the deer.
 
rattlecanpaint said:
Trees are an amazingly unmovable object, whereas the deer would've bounced off.
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I agree...I had one jump out into the side of my truck yesterday morning
:confused: ...:rolleyes:
 
I bet you swerved at least 3 times trying to avoid that sucker too huh?:lol:

That reminds me of an article I saw on insurance claims a long time ago. It had numerous parts of the person filing the claim discribing what happend. Like "The pedestrian couldn't decide which way to go so I hit him." and "I pulled into a driveway that wasn't mine and hit the tree that I don't have." and "I swerved 3 or 4 times but the tree hit me anyways." It was a pretty funny article to say the least.
 
A few thoughts.
I have seen more damage on the trail.

I will brake usually, but not swerve.

Do you realize how much Jerky you could have had!???
 
dvandiver said:
AWWWW HELL NO! that deer would have been checkin out the old arb bumper!!! I am having this fight with my wife and daughter trying to to get them to under stand F*!@K that deer!!!! (((Dont take this as a lecture I am just venting!!!))) My daughter says "but there so cute" meanwhile she would be laying in a ditch somewhere dying of internal bleeding because a deer was too cute to fawking smoke on the side of the road!!!! last summer we(family) was driving down the road with a trailer behind the old family mini van. and out of the corner of my eye I see a cat running across a yard parallel to the road and suddenly it took a hard right right in front of us! the wife and daughter screamed as we smoked that sucker!!!! you could hear every bump and bang as it rolled under the car at 70 mph! WHY didnt you hit the brakes?!?!?!?! they were screaming. I had to explain that the two axles I was toting for a friend would or could have killed or injured us all if we had slammed on the brakes or we could have easliy gone into the ditch! Not me! I say smoke em and wory about body damage later!!!
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I'm with Darrin on this one. The wifey almost killed both of us in separate trucks moving to our new apartment when we first got married trying to not hit a raccoon. Since then I have told her everytime to hit the fawker and spare your own life and whoever may be in front, behind, and beside you.
 
oh trust me i would have hit it but my girlfriend was in the car and she freaks if she even sees them near the road.and also it was a spir of the moment thing i didnt have anytime to think about it.but the good news is i am gettin a good check from the insurance company so i can finaly do something fun wiht my jeep
 
upnover said:
A few thoughts.
I have seen more damage on the trail.
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Thats what I was thinking. Break out the sawzall. and remove all the unnecessary, offending sheetmetal.
 
Yep looks like time for flat fenders!
 
I hit a deer with my Impala - go figure!

Those Renegade stripes you got were always my favorite.
 
funk that tree man. where is it at? i will cut that sucker down and we will have a big bon fire
 
To those of you whose wives/daughters "freak" when they see deer/racoons/associated vermin on the road, I say they need to take an aggressive driving course. When one goes into "panic mode" behind the wheel, nothing good can happen. I've lost peers, and even worse, had friends who killed passengers when they got into a situation that could be controlled, but they didn't know how to. It's too easy to get your liscence in this country. Too many people consider it a right, not a priviledge, and take it for granted.

I'm suprised insurance paid out on this one. Did you know that in the state of NC, it's illegal to swerve to avoid an animal? If you slam on the brakes to keep from waxing that cute little cockapoo and somebody eats your bumper, it's your fault! This is one thing I remember because I, unlike most of my classmates, paid attention in Driver's Ed!

Sorry about the wreck. I, too, have taken evasive measures to avoid animals or debris in the road. I always know what's around me before I do, though, and it's not erratic. I've also hit animals before because I had nowhere to go except off the road, and despite what PETA thinks, the animal's life is NOT worth me risking mine. :D Have fun fixing your jeep up. I wish insurance would pay out checks to those of us who almost never make claims. Situations like yours make me feel like I'm pissing my money away. You hit a tree and make bank. I pay insurance on between three and five vehicles at any time, full coverage on one or two sometimes, and in five years I've gotten a free windshield. There should be some way for us to get some of our money back out of the racket.

Sorry to rant, you musta wadded my manties on a good day! :P I ain't mad at'cha, just pissed with the system.
 
catfishblues said:
To those of you whose wives/daughters "freak" when they see deer/racoons/associated vermin on the road, I say they need to take an aggressive driving course. When one goes into "panic mode" behind the wheel, nothing good can happen. I've lost peers, and even worse, had friends who killed passengers when they got into a situation that could be controlled, but they didn't know how to. It's too easy to get your liscence in this country. Too many people consider it a right, not a priviledge, and take it for granted.
I'm suprised insurance paid out on this one. Did you know that in the state of NC, it's illegal to swerve to avoid an animal? If you slam on the brakes to keep from waxing that cute little cockapoo and somebody eats your bumper, it's your fault! This is one thing I remember because I, unlike most of my classmates, paid attention in Driver's Ed!
Sorry about the wreck. I, too, have taken evasive measures to avoid animals or debris in the road. I always know what's around me before I do, though, and it's not erratic. I've also hit animals before because I had nowhere to go except off the road, and despite what PETA thinks, the animal's life is NOT worth me risking mine. :D Have fun fixing your jeep up. I wish insurance would pay out checks to those of us who almost never make claims. Situations like yours make me feel like I'm pissing my money away. You hit a tree and make bank. I pay insurance on between three and five vehicles at any time, full coverage on one or two sometimes, and in five years I've gotten a free windshield. There should be some way for us to get some of our money back out of the racket.
Sorry to rant, you musta wadded my manties on a good day! :P I ain't mad at'cha, just pissed with the system.
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I couldn't agree with you more!
 
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