Posted on 01/12/2016 5:03:41 AM PST by SJackson
They’ve left no notes behind. And it’s fairly certain they’re not doing it for the insurance money. But “suicidal deer†are apparently such a big problem in Paxton, Ill. that its county is installing signs to warn drivers.
Calling the deer “suicidal,†of course, may be something of a misnomer. More likely, they just don’t know to be cautious around speeding vehicles with bright headlights. But whatever the reason, it’s certainly an issue in Paxton: 33 vehicle collisions with deer were reported in 2015, according to The Paxton Record.
Button Township Highway Commissioner Ron Hilligoss stumbled onto the idea of the eye-catching signs during a conversation with his nephew.
“My nephew sent me a picture of one of these signs out in Colorado about six months ago,†Hilligoss told The Record. “He texted it to me, and I thought it was really a good thing because it gets your attention. So we had had a Ford County Highway Department meeting and I said, ‘Can you get me these signs?’â€
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That happened to me a few years back. 85 mph 2003 Lexus vs Thumper on Highway 10 outside of Odessa Texas. The Lexus won only in the sense that no one was hurt. The cars drivers side quarter panel was ripped clean off. The deer came over the guardrail and before it could hit the ground I sent it back over the guard rail.
New tractor trailers can’t take a front center impact from deer like the older ones could.
Had to do an “oh crap” maneuver around a deer in a 65 zone, semi behind me smacked it center dead on.
Lights, grill, radiator, all gone.
If it had been an 80’s manufacture, the deer would have been hamburger instead.
Interesting. So either he hit that deer at 60mph in the parking lot or he continued to drive with the deer in his grill.
She’s got her headlights on high beam, all right!
;^)
Nice potato masher!
Too funny.
Now that I’ve run out of your coffee, the local deer are just as docile as can be,
and they seem very happy to live in our forest where we do not allow hunting.
So, no. It’s not your fault, not by a long shot. I’ll testify to that in court if you
need to get my story on record.
;-)
“But whatever the reason, it’s certainly an issue in Paxton: 33 vehicle collisions with deer were reported in 2015, according to The Paxton Record.”
There are more than 33 car/deer accidents a WEEK in my county, if not more.
I live in elk country, and if you hit one of those bad boys your days might be over. I had a friend who hit a bear with his Mini-Minor, and the only thing running after that was the bear.
Heard it 2-3yrs ago, and still LMAO everytime I hear it.
Seemed like a good sport about all the joking, what else could she do? ...hide, guess.
I drove on I-79 in SW PA one fall, and there was literally at least one dead deer per mile for about 30 miles. A couple of short stretches had three or four dead deer lined up on the shoulder.
I think Michigan has something like 70K car/deer accidents a year, but it is estimated that almost half never get reported!
You would think they would put up signs for the deer warning them to look both ways before crossing..........
*Oh my gracious Agnes ... that is what that bump was.*
The deer, however, was popped neatly over the top of the car, and when last sighted was skedaddling off in the original direction. Airbag didn't even deploy. Unfortunately the turbo inhaled pieces of shrouding when the front grill was collapsing. Insurance feller just shook his head and said, "she's done." I used to hunt deer for fun, but now...it's for revenge.
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