Oh Deer...
10-01-2003, 02:16 PM
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Oh Deer...
This winter careful my fellow Prairie Redliners...
From CanadianDriver.ca
State of Michigan reports over 63,000 car-deer crashes in 2002
Dearborn, Michigan - According to the Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Centre, there were 63,136 deer-vehicle crashes in 2002, down approximately 4 percent from 65,993 in 2001. However, due to crashes that go unreported, the actual total remains closer to 80,000. On average, there are 173 crashes involving deer every day of the year in Michigan, or one every eight minutes.
A new public awareness campaign announced by the Michigan Deer Crash Coalition (MDCC) is aimed at reducing that figure by telling motorists to be extra alert when driving this fall.
Nearly half of the car-deer collisions occur in the October-to-December mating season when deer are very active, and crashes spike again in spring when the season's first grass appears along highway rights-of-way. Car-deer crashes peaked in 1996, but have stabilized at slightly lower levels in the six years since.
Michigan's car-deer crash problem has grown due to several factors. More homes and businesses built in historical deer habitat, along with the state's deer herd that is nearly four times larger than in 1970, force deer into ever- smaller, more populous areas.
Car-deer crashes in Michigan cause an estimated U.S.$130 million in auto repairs each year. Nationally, reported collisions alone cause an estimated $1.1 billion in damage. One study found that car-deer crashes kill more people in the nation than all commercial airline, train and bus accidents combined in a typical year.
From CanadianDriver.ca
State of Michigan reports over 63,000 car-deer crashes in 2002
Dearborn, Michigan - According to the Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Centre, there were 63,136 deer-vehicle crashes in 2002, down approximately 4 percent from 65,993 in 2001. However, due to crashes that go unreported, the actual total remains closer to 80,000. On average, there are 173 crashes involving deer every day of the year in Michigan, or one every eight minutes.
A new public awareness campaign announced by the Michigan Deer Crash Coalition (MDCC) is aimed at reducing that figure by telling motorists to be extra alert when driving this fall.
Nearly half of the car-deer collisions occur in the October-to-December mating season when deer are very active, and crashes spike again in spring when the season's first grass appears along highway rights-of-way. Car-deer crashes peaked in 1996, but have stabilized at slightly lower levels in the six years since.
Michigan's car-deer crash problem has grown due to several factors. More homes and businesses built in historical deer habitat, along with the state's deer herd that is nearly four times larger than in 1970, force deer into ever- smaller, more populous areas.
Car-deer crashes in Michigan cause an estimated U.S.$130 million in auto repairs each year. Nationally, reported collisions alone cause an estimated $1.1 billion in damage. One study found that car-deer crashes kill more people in the nation than all commercial airline, train and bus accidents combined in a typical year.
10-01-2003, 05:27 PM
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Originally posted by ws2000
I hit a deer once - little bugger got away though!
Just grazed it... and by the time I turned around to take another run @ it - gone!
I hit a deer once - little bugger got away though!
Just grazed it... and by the time I turned around to take another run @ it - gone!
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10-01-2003, 05:43 PM
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The deer are just a minor nuisance. It's those 1/2 ton elk and moose that'll put a good dent in your fender. 
Went to a highway call once. Reports of animal parts all over the driving lanes. When we got there, my partner hauled the head and shoulders off, I took a hind quarter, then we came back and got the other hind quarter. It took 2 more trips to collect the liver. The vehicle that hit never stopped. It was a small deer although it was a bit difficult to tell what it really was. Coincidentally, this was on "Deerfoot Trail".
Went to a highway call once. Reports of animal parts all over the driving lanes. When we got there, my partner hauled the head and shoulders off, I took a hind quarter, then we came back and got the other hind quarter. It took 2 more trips to collect the liver. The vehicle that hit never stopped. It was a small deer although it was a bit difficult to tell what it really was. Coincidentally, this was on "Deerfoot Trail".
10-01-2003, 08:06 PM
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There are two RX-8's in Saskatoon. I just happen to know both of these owners. What does this have to do with DEER?
Apparently, one of the RX-8's was totalled and written off after hitting a deer somewhere between Prince Albert and Saskatoon. I presume the RX-8 was not going the speed limit but I may be wrong.
Apparently, one of the RX-8's was totalled and written off after hitting a deer somewhere between Prince Albert and Saskatoon. I presume the RX-8 was not going the speed limit but I may be wrong.
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10-01-2003, 09:37 PM
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I know in talking to Zahir Rana, ( bought my NSX from him ) the local owner of the only street legal Ferrari F40 in this country. Zahir struck a Deer a couple years back in the F40. He said the Deer was not very large and appeared out of nowhere, it was however big enough to do aproximately $140,000 dollars in front end damage to his car. The F40 now sports the European front end and is simply stunning. I drove to Banff, back in June with the exotic car club and the roar his F40 makes at full boil is scintillating !! I am always extra cautious when driving on the highway as wildlife seem to make an appearance when you least expect it. As Dave said, a big Elk or Moose would be an ugly seen for most of our vehicles and occupants. I never wish to have such an encounter.
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