Today i was driving to my dads on a back road. I was just driving alon, driving along, doing about 35-40mph. When all of a sudden 4 or five deer run out in front of me. I slammed onthe brakes and steered left to avoid them. But i could'nt. I ended up clipping the last one with the right side or the bumper/grille. Damage includes: rightside headlight, hood/grille, and radiator (when i hit, the top right radiator bracket(i guess its called) broke and the radiator went into the fan). And thats what happened. I am very upset because of my truck and i feel bad i hit the deer. But they were dumb enough to jump in front of a dakota. Yes, the deer did die a couple minutes after i hit it.

 

deer suck they are a big problem around here. after you get your truck fixed you should invest in a guard for the front of your truck

 

Yea, thats a good idea.

 

And another thing, dont swerve to avoid them. Just hit them. Falls under "act of god" with insurance companies and comprehensive insurance takes care of it (ie no deductable). Swerve and hit something like a tree, then comp pays and you probably will be paying a deductable and it could affect your rates.

Then again, hitting a deer isnt as bad as hitting a tree, pole, guard rail or rolling over.

 

i'd much rather smack a deer than roll the truck over in a ditch. you can fix front end damage. you cant very well fix a completly totaled rolled pickup. or your life for that matter

 

I smoked a deer acouple years ago with my cavi. I only had it on he road for a month. it totalled the car. so I ended up just parting the car out after that. but I would never swerve to miss something. theres more of a chance to roll over or hit something else.

 

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Thats the problem, i dont have comprehensive insurance or collision (to keep costs down). But i am only 17.

 

I never understood this philosophy. The costs aren't really down now are they? Well, no use crying over spilled milk. You will need to make some junk yard trips to keep costs down now. I guess the new saying is "Don't Dodge it, Dakota it."

 

Haha