A Close Brush With Death... - Page 6

Schroeder · 01-25-14, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by privateer

A little bit of knowledge for you.
More people are killed swerving to avoid hitting Bambi then are killed by hitting Bambi!
Bottom line? NEVER swerve to avoid an animal in the road!

Actually over here they teach you to not avoid animals up to cat size. If it's bigger it's better to avoid because deer and similar sized animals can go through your wind shield when hit and that isn't nice...especially if they survive and try to get out of your vehicle in panic mode while lying on you.

Wolferz · 01-25-14, 06:41 PM

I hit Smokey down in Tennessee. Drove right over the top of him, but, I was driving a Semi at the time. No way was I going to attempt an avoidance swerve with 40 tons under my arse.

He was coming, I was coming, he didn't chicken out.

Stoopid bear.

Maybe you should have hit the dog, Red. It would have solved two problems.
I've run the roads down your way. Literally. They're like roller coasters.

Buddahaid · 01-25-14, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

Actually over here they teach you to not avoid animals up to cat size. If it's bigger it's better to avoid because deer and similar sized animals can go through your wind shield when hit and that isn't nice...especially if they survive and try to get out of your vehicle in panic mode while lying on you.

Swerving it a pretty instinctual reaction when surprised so don't feel bad about it.

This swerving for animals story reminded me of a story from a coworker. Many years ago he owned a TR3 and had a deer run through the car from the right door and out the left. What was more amazing he had the hood up at the time but without the side curtains fitted.

Red October1984 · 01-25-14, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolferz

I hit Smokey down in Tennessee. Drove right over the top of him, but, I was driving a Semi at the time. No way was I going to attempt an avoidance swerve with 40 tons under my arse.

He was coming, I was coming, he didn't chicken out.

Stoopid bear.

Maybe you should have hit the dog, Red. It would have solved two problems.
I've run the roads down your way. Literally. They're like roller coasters.

Even if I would've hit it....my car had basically a whole plastic front end.

It would've seriously damaged it and I probably would've gone off the right side at 50 MPH and sailed through the air into the trees.

Even if I was on the road, the engine would've been really damaged. The hood was metal but the very front was all plastic.

The road itself, yeah. Roller coaster...but no roller coaster on earth touches that car roll.

Schroeder · 01-25-14, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

Even if I would've hit it....my car had basically a whole plastic front end.

It would've seriously damaged it and I probably would've gone off the right side at 50 MPH and sailed through the air into the trees.

Even if I was on the road, the engine would've been really damaged. The hood was metal but the very front was all plastic.

The road itself, yeah. Roller coaster...but no roller coaster on earth touches that car roll.

Don't underestimate the stability of the cars. The frames and bumpers are really tough by now and I don't think that the engine would have gotten any damage at all from hitting a dog.

Red October1984 · 01-25-14, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

Don't underestimate the stability of the cars. The frames and bumpers are really tough by now and I don't think that the engine would have gotten any damage at all from hitting a dog.

If i'm correct in who's dog it is, it's a pretty big dog. A mix between a Beagle and a Blue Heeler.

It had the chance of going through the windshield too.

01-25-14, 08:58 PM

Better to smash the front in on a Deer/Dog then a tree.
The stories of Deer kicking people are overstated compared to t5he numbers dead hitting a tree when swerveing.

01-25-14, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by privateer

A little bit of knowledge for you.
More people are killed swerving to avoid hitting Bambi then are killed by hitting Bambi!
Bottom line? NEVER swerve to avoid an animal in the road!

It took a lot of time to drill that into the wife, being foreign she just wasn't used to farm dogs chasing cars.
Then again, when a horse came through the front of the car she didn't even have a chance to react.

swamprat69er · 01-25-14, 09:48 PM

The only exception to that is a Moose. What usually happens is that your small car will take out it legs and it crashes through your windshield and lands on your lap, killing you.

swamprat69er · 01-25-14, 10:35 PM

aint nothin' to tanker doubles...'B' train that is. I did haul 'A' train (wiggle wagons) tanks a few times. Don't like them much. Have never hauled swinging beef. I have passed a few young fellas in Northern Ontario that were hauling swinging beef out of Alberta, me with loaded tanks. It is all a matter of knowing your load, the truck and your own capabilities. Knowing the road helps, too.

swamprat69er · 01-26-14, 12:37 AM

How did you know I was a Glenn Miller fan?

Red October1984 · 01-26-14, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

In the Ozarks??!! thet's "done slid" ol' son n' ya betta be a' toppin' 30 as the rev'nu'rs 'll git ya' runnin' yo daddy's still-hooch outta' them-thar hills in yo sup'd up ol' Chevy short block wid da' bigass trunk.

bet ya kin sho' 'nuff read that!

I can read your posts but I have no desire to anymore.

Yes I live in the Ozarks...and I used to have a big ass trunk on that car.

Now it doesn't matter. So please, either be serious or quit.

Lionclaw · 01-26-14, 04:11 AM

Ouch, looked like a nasty accident.

Nice that you came out of it relatively unscathed.

Herr-Berbunch · 01-26-14, 07:44 AM

Right, we're all glad Red's OK, and we've all told him what should or shouldn't have happened now let's leave it at that and move on.

BrucePartington · 01-26-14, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolferz

Insult can't be given unless taken.

01-25-14, 06:41 PM	#77
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	I hit Smokey down in Tennessee. Drove right over the top of him, but, I was driving a Semi at the time. No way was I going to attempt an avoidance swerve with 40 tons under my arse. He was coming, I was coming, he didn't chicken out. Stoopid bear. Maybe you should have hit the dog, Red. It would have solved two problems. I've run the roads down your way. Literally. They're like roller coasters. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

01-25-14, 09:48 PM	#84
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	The only exception to that is a Moose. What usually happens is that your small car will take out it legs and it crashes through your windshield and lands on your lap, killing you. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

01-25-14, 10:35 PM	#85
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	aint nothin' to tanker doubles...'B' train that is. I did haul 'A' train (wiggle wagons) tanks a few times. Don't like them much. Have never hauled swinging beef. I have passed a few young fellas in Northern Ontario that were hauling swinging beef out of Alberta, me with loaded tanks. It is all a matter of knowing your load, the truck and your own capabilities. Knowing the road helps, too. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

01-26-14, 12:37 AM	#86
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	How did you know I was a Glenn Miller fan? __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

01-26-14, 07:44 AM	#89
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Right, we're all glad Red's OK, and we've all told him what should or shouldn't have happened now let's leave it at that and move on. __________________

01-25-14, 08:58 PM	#82
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Better to smash the front in on a Deer/Dog then a tree. The stories of Deer kicking people are overstated compared to t5he numbers dead hitting a tree when swerveing.

01-26-14, 04:11 AM	#88
Lionclaw Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,006 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Ouch, looked like a nasty accident. Nice that you came out of it relatively unscathed.