Kayteg1 wrote:
SidecarFlip wrote:
Interesting. All 3 deer hits I've suffered (2 totalled the vehicle and one was 2000 bucks in damage) we all from deer that came into the side of my vehicle, not the front and I never saw any of them because lights don't go around the sides.
Same here. The only deer I hit come from the left corner.
I have better than average reaction time, but 1/2 second at 60 mph is not giving you time to do anything.
All I could see was a shade in corner of my eye and immediate BUM.
Thanks to 1999 Superduty front bumper none of the radiators got ruptured and I could drive home.
Bumper look funny, reminding moose horns.
Now not truck mounted, but I just bought this babe.
I have a mountain about 1 mile away and that small gizmo will spot any movement on it.
Mountain peak is 1300' above the street level . Will see it in total dark as well.
So there is cheap revenge for stupid users of truck mounted LEDs.
All of mine were in SUV's not my F350. I don't drive my truck except to haul the TC and the goose neck around. Wiped out 2 SUV's (Insurance replaced both) and the last one, a Tahoe, took 2 grand worth of sheet metal damage but none of the deer succumbed to the impact, they walked away...lol One thing I've learned from experience is that a buck on the scent of a doe, sees nothing, just goes and if you are in the way, he smashes into you. Car, truck deer crashes are the number one damage accident in this state (Michigan) and it's 'bumper deer season' right now. I'm extremely careful this time of year in the early morning and evening as well as through the night.
