What's are some ways you AVOID a DEER on the highway?

[TripleHelix]

There's no disputing that swerving hard to avoid hitting an animal results too often in you winding up in the ditch, or much, much worse. But let's be clear here...hitting the deer likely gives you only a marginally better outcome. And as for hitting a moose...you don't even want to think about that.

The better answer is drive defensively.

If it's between having coverage or not if you do require medical, then I will take my chances with the deer...

[Tacoma]

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Here's a pic of my fleet, the 2 vehicles on the left have had driving lights added.



Not very pretty but VERY effective. I aim them outwards slightly to help illuminate the shoulders and ditches. The come on automatically with the high beams.

Just a fun fact: the Yukon pictured above has a 55w HID kit in the high beams, a 35w HID kit in the driving lights and HIR bulbs in the low beams. When I flick on the high beams all 3 sets of lights come on and it's like turning on the mid day sun....lol! My brother is a railroad engineer and he said it has better night visibility than a locomotive!

Are you sure they're legal? My understanding is that the Ontario HTA S.62(9) limits a motor vehicle driving on public roads (as opposed to private or off road) to 4 lighted lamps (you have 6 in total with high beams on) having an intensity of over 300 candela (not sure how this converts to watts, but you're likley over if you have more lighting power than a locomotive!).

[jed]

In AB, I had read the traffic act a few years ago, and in there all it said was lights had to be properly aimed.

Nice toybox, btw.

[herakles]

Not really almost always u take out the moose's legs and it flys over your small car or if u have a truck it will land in your box. I work in some remote places and seen it, and it is what's being taught in defensive driving courses in Alberta, where there is wild life.

I know it takes a lot of control to gas hard and hit that animal.

they tested this on mythbusters and it didn't work work, although, if you own a f1 car...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBus...)#Moose_Mayhem

[Flyer]

Between a deer and a tree, aim for the deer.

Between a moose and a tree, aim for the tree...

[CanadianMoFo]

If you are going to swerve, aim for the back end of the animal. They're only going to go forward. At least if you're aiming for the back end they may start to move forward enough that you miss them.

If it's a small animal (dog, skunk, etc...) I don't even try to swerve. No sense going into oncoming traffic or the ditch and risking injury to myself or passengers to save someones pet in the middle of the road.

CM