Watch out for deer

[Oldcarguy]

My wife recently hit a deer on the state two lane road near our house. Her speed was around 35-40 mph and it was a direct frontal hit. Deer bolted out of the woods directly in front of her car. No damage to hood or front fenders but it took out the bumper shroud, grill, a/c condenser, etc. No headlight damage. 2014 Audi S5 cab in showroom condition. $6,400 to repair. Looks like new, body shop did a great job and my insurance company was responsive.

I’ve been riding motorcycles since I was a kid and central/upper NYS is beautiful but the deer are unreal. Really detracts from the experience.

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by Oldcarguy

I’ve been riding motorcycles since I was a kid and central/upper NYS is beautiful but the deer are unreal. Really detracts from the experience.

Fred, many years ago I was living in Colorado (many deer as well..) and back then my motorcycle riding friends used a gizmo (kind of whizzle, only audible to animals) that you installed on the fork and produced a high pitch sound with the moving airflow to alert the deer.

Perhaps was a novelty back then (that didn't work) as I have not heard anything about it since then..

[MrBen]

Here in Michigan those deer whistles are still pretty common. Don't know how well they work but somebody is making a few bucks off them

[Oldcarguy]

Originally Posted by Gilles

Fred, many years ago I was living in Colorado (many deer as well..) and back then my motorcycle riding friends used a gizmo (kind of whizzle, only audible to animals) that you installed on the fork and produced a high pitch sound with the moving airflow to alert the deer.

Perhaps was a novelty back then (that didn't work) as I have not heard anything about it since then..

Hi Gilles, when I was growing up in central Texas my dad used those on all his cars, trucks and bikes. They’re still available.

In fact I have a powered, active deer ‘pinger’ on my R1100S which I use unless I’m in town. Same controversy about whether it works but I figure it can’t hurt. It actually emits a complex, multi-tiered sound that is pretty weird and intrusive when you’re trying to enjoy a peaceful ride. No good solutions I guess.