Shooter10
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Larger animals versus your vehicle
As a retired over the road trucker for many years, I have seen the results of many very nasty encounters, but I think the worst one was when an elderly couple (from the color of their thinning hair, I assumed they were older) had hit a whitetail deer in Florida. I believe the vehicle was a Ford Fiesta, with a sloping hood, and the animal slid up the hood, came through the windshield, entered the vehicle, and took some time to die.
There was no way without a time consuming patholigist's examination to tell their age, sex, or much else, as those flailing hooves had totally destroyed their upper bodies. It was one of the most gruesome sights I remember ever seeing on the highways.
I used to use those little "deer whistles" but recently have not been able to locate them. Don't know if they were worth the expense and effort to keep them clean, but do not know much else a motorist can do to prevent such encounters.
As a retired over the road trucker for many years, I have seen the results of many very nasty encounters, but I think the worst one was when an elderly couple (from the color of their thinning hair, I assumed they were older) had hit a whitetail deer in Florida. I believe the vehicle was a Ford Fiesta, with a sloping hood, and the animal slid up the hood, came through the windshield, entered the vehicle, and took some time to die.
There was no way without a time consuming patholigist's examination to tell their age, sex, or much else, as those flailing hooves had totally destroyed their upper bodies. It was one of the most gruesome sights I remember ever seeing on the highways.
I used to use those little "deer whistles" but recently have not been able to locate them. Don't know if they were worth the expense and effort to keep them clean, but do not know much else a motorist can do to prevent such encounters.
