Comments on: Driver Flips Car Numerous Times After Trying To Avoid A Deer http://www.northescambia.com/2021/11/driver-flips-car-numerous-times-after-trying-to-avoid-a-deer Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:23:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Derek http://www.northescambia.com/2021/11/driver-flips-car-numerous-times-after-trying-to-avoid-a-deer/comment-page-1#comment-471740 Derek Sun, 14 Nov 2021 12:23:19 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=460651#comment-471740 The donut spare should never be used for speeds over 50 mph. In 33 years as an leo i never seen or heard of a deer crash resulting in a fatal in Florida. I agree it is a hazard and you should reduce speeds at night to increase your reaction distance. For every mph, your vehicle is traveling at a velocity of approximately 1.5 feet per second (1,66fps actually) At 70mph that is app 105 feet per second. Slow down at night and at sunset when wildlife are more active. The donut spare should never be used for speeds over 50 mph. In 33 years as an leo i never seen or heard of a deer crash resulting in a fatal in Florida. I agree it is a hazard and you should reduce speeds at night to increase your reaction distance. For every mph, your vehicle is traveling at a velocity of approximately 1.5 feet per second (1,66fps actually) At 70mph that is app 105 feet per second. Slow down at night and at sunset when wildlife are more active.

]]> By: Linda http://www.northescambia.com/2021/11/driver-flips-car-numerous-times-after-trying-to-avoid-a-deer/comment-page-1#comment-471734 Linda Sun, 14 Nov 2021 11:19:43 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=460651#comment-471734 Buy deer horns for your car…they work…Auto Parts store sells them. Mount them in your front grill. Very small and inexpensive. Have not hit one since I put on my car. Used to hit them several times a year. Never swerved once. Buy deer horns for your car…they work…Auto Parts store sells them. Mount them in your front grill. Very small and inexpensive. Have not hit one since I put on my car. Used to hit them several times a year. Never swerved once.

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2021/11/driver-flips-car-numerous-times-after-trying-to-avoid-a-deer/comment-page-1#comment-471720 David Huie Green Sun, 14 Nov 2021 03:28:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=460651#comment-471720 REGARDING: "People have been killed by hitting the deer!" This is true. It DOES happen. It happens more often hitting a large object anchored in the ground. A total of 7,253 people died in fixed-object crashes in 2019, 185 deaths initiated by hitting deer. 40.2 times as many died not hitting deer. Not that they were dodging deer necessarily, but based on the number of dead deer along US 29 and the low number of humans who died in the process.... https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/collisions-with-fixed-objects-and-animals Meanwhile, it's good this one survived this incident. David for happier endings REGARDING:
“People have been killed by hitting the deer!”

This is true. It DOES happen. It happens more often hitting a large object anchored in the ground.

A total of 7,253 people died in fixed-object crashes in 2019, 185 deaths initiated by hitting deer. 40.2 times as many died not hitting deer. Not that they were dodging deer necessarily, but based on the number of dead deer along US 29 and the low number of humans who died in the process….

https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/collisions-with-fixed-objects-and-animals

Meanwhile, it’s good this one survived this incident.

David for happier endings

]]> By: TDG http://www.northescambia.com/2021/11/driver-flips-car-numerous-times-after-trying-to-avoid-a-deer/comment-page-1#comment-471704 TDG Sat, 13 Nov 2021 19:13:01 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=460651#comment-471704 @Judy, swerving to avoid an animal at typical country road speeds is a challenge for the average driver, especially if at night with the shorter distances and time available. Encountering a deer of the size needed to have the occupant killed by the engine ending up in the passenger compartment is likely a very unusual occurrence. Moose, or elk perhaps, but not a deer. My semi-educated guess is that it is better to hit the animal straight on if one is unable to stop in time. Swerving all too often ends up like it did above, and that is if one doesn't involve any other traffic. @Judy, swerving to avoid an animal at typical country road speeds is a challenge for the average driver, especially if at night with the shorter distances and time available. Encountering a deer of the size needed to have the occupant killed by the engine ending up in the passenger compartment is likely a very unusual occurrence. Moose, or elk perhaps, but not a deer. My semi-educated guess is that it is better to hit the animal straight on if one is unable to stop in time. Swerving all too often ends up like it did above, and that is if one doesn’t involve any other traffic.

]]> By: judy http://www.northescambia.com/2021/11/driver-flips-car-numerous-times-after-trying-to-avoid-a-deer/comment-page-1#comment-471627 judy Fri, 12 Nov 2021 13:42:41 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=460651#comment-471627 People have been killed by hitting the deer! I know of at least 2 incidents where people dies because the deer was so large it crushed the motor into the cabin of the car! Not to mention one that was killed because he was impaled by the antlers! I have driven my woods for a lot of years, and a smart person will try to avoid the deer!!! People have been killed by hitting the deer! I know of at least 2 incidents where people dies because the deer was so large it crushed the motor into the cabin of the car! Not to mention one that was killed because he was impaled by the antlers! I have driven my woods for a lot of years, and a smart person will try to avoid the deer!!!

]]> By: Gregory Mcintosh http://www.northescambia.com/2021/11/driver-flips-car-numerous-times-after-trying-to-avoid-a-deer/comment-page-1#comment-471602 Gregory Mcintosh Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:53:20 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=460651#comment-471602 Glad your ok Houston. See you when you get back to work. Glad your ok Houston. See you when you get back to work.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.northescambia.com/2021/11/driver-flips-car-numerous-times-after-trying-to-avoid-a-deer/comment-page-1#comment-471595 Stephen Thu, 11 Nov 2021 22:03:51 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=460651#comment-471595 Just hit the deer. Just hit the deer.

]]> By: Henry Coe http://www.northescambia.com/2021/11/driver-flips-car-numerous-times-after-trying-to-avoid-a-deer/comment-page-1#comment-471590 Henry Coe Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:48:26 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=460651#comment-471590 Passenger side rear tire looks like it could be a spare? I wonder if that contributed? Passenger side rear tire looks like it could be a spare? I wonder if that contributed?

]]> By: David http://www.northescambia.com/2021/11/driver-flips-car-numerous-times-after-trying-to-avoid-a-deer/comment-page-1#comment-471584 David Thu, 11 Nov 2021 19:22:01 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=460651#comment-471584 I am certainly glad this gentleman has survived this allident. The deer should be eternally grateful for this man's sacrifice. I am certainly glad this gentleman has survived this allident. The deer should be eternally grateful for this man’s sacrifice.

]]> By: Warbeast http://www.northescambia.com/2021/11/driver-flips-car-numerous-times-after-trying-to-avoid-a-deer/comment-page-1#comment-471568 Warbeast Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:46:17 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=460651#comment-471568 Wow, look at that car....What a lucky man! the Powers were looking over him for sure! I'm so glad he wasn't hurt, but I bet he's feeling it today! Wow, look at that car….What a lucky man! the Powers were looking over him for sure! I’m so glad he wasn’t hurt, but I bet he’s feeling it today!

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